Dead Reckoning: The Long Drift is a slow-burn colony ship management sim about the journey to a new world — and everything that goes wrong along the way.
You don't control individual colonists. You set policy. You make decisions. You watch the consequences compound across generations.
What the game is:
Turn-based yearly decisions across a multi-generational voyage
1,000 colonists in cryo, 300 named, all mortal
Five drift paths — Genetic, Ideological, AI Takeover, Regression, Class Stratification — that slowly corrupt your UI and close off options
A faction system that emerges from your choices, not a menu
17 distinct endings, each with a full illustrated epilogue, as well as numerous dynamic endings
CRT pixel art aesthetic with a dark ambient score
Launches May 29.
Wishlist now. Questions or feedback — join the Discord.