In fact, the core of Dysmantle is crafting, or I should say, gathering the elements that you need to craft items. While food is completely optional, there is no reason not to make recipes that improve your character. Instead, if you collect food items and a recipe, plus craft cooking gear, then you can create eatable delicacies that give you a permanent boost to your stats moving forward. You don’t have to worry about things like hunger and thirst like you normally would in most survival games. So, this is definitely a survival game, but I would almost classify it as a “survival light” title. Most of them just want to punch you to death, although some have special powers, ranged weapons and things like that. All of the people are gone, but they are replaced with these odd zombie-like creatures covered in crystals. He emerges into a largely intact world, but one that has been abandoned and overrun by vegetation and monsters. That is exactly what he did, emerging eight years later when the food pantry in his underground fortress finally started to run out. The general plot of Dysmantle is that the world was ending, and the main character decided to load up his bunker and prepare for the worst. ![]() Given that the developer of Dysmantle is 10tons Ltd, the makers of such diverse titles as Undead Horde, Crimsonland, Neon Chrome, JYDGE, Tesla vs Lovecraft and more, it’s not too surprising to find such an eclectic mix of things to do in the game. Dysmantle is one of the zombie apocalypse type of games, though it severely mixes genres and adds in a lot of features that you don’t often find together in a single title. Luckily, I reacquired and reacquainted myself with it. ![]() I had been following the game with the oddly spelled title on and off as it developed, but missed the November launch. So I was pleased to find that Dysmantle had launched on Steam, after spending quite a lot of time in early access. There have even been some really good indie projects, like Arid, which takes survival titles to new settings. The Subnautica series continues to make a splash with gamers, moving to NextGen consoles and also launching the Below Zero sequel. ![]() After many stops and starts, The Long Dark is finally roaring towards its conclusion, and getting better with each new episode. Those of us who enjoy survival games, and especially post-apocalypse settings, have had it pretty good lately.
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