: Basic survivors who can be trained into specialized roles.
By July 2021, the game featured several distinct unit classes and resource management systems: :
: Long-range, high-damage units effective against heavy mutants.
: Specialized in scavenging scrap metal and food from debris and growths.
: Essential for researching technologies, operating specialized machinery like the cement mill , and building advanced fortifications.
: Inspired by the Kingdom series, players control a commander (Ivan or Anna) who must manually run between defenses to issue orders, as the AI is intentionally passive and lacks autonomy.
: Armed with submachine guns for ranged defense and surface expeditions.
This paper examines , a side-scrolling base defense strategy game developed by Pixeye Games and released on June 3, 2021. The specific build referenced, v29.07.2021 , reflects the game in its critical early post-launch state, following a major June 19 update that introduced an automatic save system to address one of its most significant initial criticisms. Core Concept and Setting