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Pilgrim: Descent Protocol

A new game from EMG is headed to Steam Early Access.

Planet Dwarvuk has been deemed unworthy by its own AI, which has summoned an ancient alien race to erase the world. Silence the signal before the destroyers arrive, or watch Dwarvuk fall.

Sci-fi exploration meets cosmic horror survival with hoverbike traversal and relay runs. Scavenge resources, stabilize and deliver plasma cores, manage oxygen and fuel, and either race the clock or explore at your own pace.

You can play Pilgrim: Descent Protocol on itch now, free, while I get the Steam Early Access build ready.

Links

What’s in the current build (v0.3.0)

  • Find, stabilize, and deliver plasma cores to relays

  • Easy (no timer) and Hard (global descent timer) modes

  • Hoverbike traversal; manage fuel, oxygen, health, stamina, and ammo across a deoslate open-world

  • Outposts for restock and BitCredits

  • Optional Sola: Dynamic LLM Dialogue (local-only; no internet required)

  • Full game-loop

  • + More!

Notes

  • Early version; I’ll update based on feedback

  • Low-light environments, time pressure, and arachnid-like enemies

If you try it, I’d appreciate bug reports and balance notes (itch comments). Thanks for the support!