Underplayed Gems

Beyond Mankind: The Awakening (2021)

Beyond Mankind: The Awakening cover
Developer
Brytenwalda
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Rating
2.3 of 5, 113 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 4.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A bleak, slow-burn journey through a frozen wasteland where careful exploration and tense firefights punctuate a weighty, choice-driven story.

old schoolindiepost-apocalypticmature narrativetense combatimmersiveexplorationatmospheric

What players say

Players describe it as an ambitious but unfinished game, like a proof of concept rather than a full release. Many note the mismatch between forced survival mechanics and a linear, corridor-like shooter that takes around 3-7 hours. Some praise it for a creative, old-school sci-fi feel when bought on deep sale, while others call it a cheap money grab from the Viking Conquest developers.

Screenshots

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