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

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.

Trailer

Screenshots

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