Greetings survivor,
A scout has returned, this is the place!
The key to our future lurks somewhere, amongst all of . . . this?
Somehow, life finds a way, it has to.
Before we go anywhere, rebuild anything, we need to explore and know more.
Welcome to Floodland, “what the hell happened?!”
It was the Event, right?. A cataclysmic CME, a giant expulsion of plasma from our Sun that decimated civilization. Or was it hackers, or a new kind of bomb. Eitherway, electronics the world over were fried, everything went dark, everything went silent, and so everyone was doomed.
No, no, none of that was it, the world didn’t end with the singular Event. The apocalypse was much more mundane than that. There was no terrible nuclear war that transformed the world overnight. No Hollywood style monumental tsunami ended society as we know it. It was a pandemic and the changed climate that did us in. A cost of living and energy crisis. A global depression, rampant terrorism and all those damn wars.
No, you’re both completely wrong, it was our greed, our out of control consumerism, tribalism and people like you spreading fake news. Then we had all of those natural disasters. Those forest fires, earthquakes, and of course the floods. It was a constant stream of tragedy after tragedy, of bad decisions and negligence until society hit a tipping point, until we could no longer manage and everything fell.
You’re all remembering it wrong, I think time may have gotten to you a little. None of that was new, as a species we’d dealt with it throughout history, yes? I’m sure things may have been rough for you at the time, but globally we would have recovered, if it wasn’t for the Event that is. It was the Event that ended it all.
The event concept art
People tried to prevent societal collapse of course, governments all around the world implemented extreme emergency measures, revolutionary new ways to generate electricity were researched, safe zones were developed, but it all came to naught. Resources were spread too thin and there were too many who needed saving. It was all far too late.
In a hostile inhabitable world and without a functioning society, those who had survived swiftly dropped in number, but humanity is nothing if not adaptable. All around the world, many lived. Whether it was on their own, or with a small group of like-minded people, humanity did not end and is far from extinct. Many years have passed since, the dust has settled, the waters have calmed and with the worst seemingly behind them, groups have begun to form, clans of like-minded people who are now looking to settle down and build a home.
They’ve survived, it’s time to start living.
The world of Floodland concept art
Floodlands is set in the ruins of the familiar, you lead a small group of survivors as they try to create their own settlement and develop their community on the little bits of land that aren’t fifty feet underwater. Your goal is to find a rumoured powerful generator that can supply unending electricity. Knowledge on where exactly the generator is located, how to operate it and even if it still works is long lost. The generator is little more than a myth, a dream, and there are much more pressing issues to deal with, but your people have that glimmer of hope to hold onto.
The world of Floodland concept art
It won't be easy, nobody doubts that. There will be setbacks and conflict, there will be struggles and loss, but they’ve been through the worst, they’ve been through the apocalypse and are still here. The ruins of the old world can be seen everywhere, dilapidated buildings, rusted shipwrecks and collapsed towers house useful supplies, relics, books filled with useful knowledge and perhaps other survivors, all waiting to be rediscovered. You’ll need to utilise everything you can find to keep your settlement happy and progressing forward to the better tomorrow that you have been entrusted to envisage.
Wishlist us on Steam and keep up-to-date with our weekly DevBlogs which will continue to delve into the mudded waters of Floodland. The tide has risen and there is much to prepare you for before the November 15th release.
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We’ll be back on september 15th to immerse you in the rich art and music of Floodland,
Happy surviving.
- Your Floodland Team