Beyond Mankind: Background and Features
The earth is no longer ours.
39,000 years ago, a budding human being suffered a random
genetic mutation. The replicators of this gene, named What Remains (WR), were bigger, stronger, and faster than the common human. They clustered into small covert communities, gradually eliminating their genetic competitors, until they decided to
annihilate mankind altogether.
In the middle of the 21st century, they engineered the Great Disaster. Nuclear warheads transformed Earth into a frozen hell. The Replicators could rapidly evolve to adapt to this new environment, acquired great strength and aggressiveness, and became the dominant species.
Only the space colonies remain to
preserve human civilization. Their scientists have created an Einstein-Rosen space/time bridge to send a mission back to the Würm glaciation. Their aim is to obtain genetic samples from when the first mutation appeared and find a way to destroy it.
Two missions were sent to Heinrich Event 4, the coldest moment that humanity has ever known, but contact has since been lost. The player has been assigned to the rescue party, but are hypothermia and Pleistocene megafauna the only threats?
Beyond Mankind is a
narrative Action RPG with survival mechanics. It is divided into
three chapters that present both a dystopic near future and an ancestral world, an isolated glacial valley full of Pleistocene megafauna and hunter-gatherer hominids.
Features
SARPG - Survival Action Role-Playing Game
Try a new genre in gaming that combines survival mechanics with action and role-playing.
Two Overall Settings
Start in a dark future and be part of humanity’s last hope. Discover a militarized society where individual liberties must come second to survival.
Then travel to a grim past to brave an ice age and its inhabitants.
Quality Content
Both overall settings, chosen for their interest, have been painstakingly created from historical and scientific sources.
Science-Like Character Creation
Create a character through a complex attribution system where one picks genetic traits and background.
Complex Narrative
A main story is accompanied by plenty of side quests, all involving difficult decisions and their fateful consequences.
NPC Interaction
Make choices in branching conversation trees. Form relationships with the NPCs – each with their own personality and needs – to earn their friendship, loyalty, or even love. Acquire followers and companions.
Survival
Survive – and help others survive – in many different environments. Seek shelter and make sure to monitor your core temperature, physical condition, and mental state.
Integrated Inventory
Make camp to view your inventory. There, you can light a fire, set up your tent, manage resources, cook food, and craft items. The game provides a variety of foodstuffs, weapons, and other equipment and materials.
