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An episodic single-player computer RPG inspired by the classics of the late 90s, set in a world fusing dark fantasy and dieselpunk.

Project Resurgence is a narrative-driven roleplaying game set in the land of Lumen, a gritty and volatile world being rebuilt after a great disaster. In this mysterious environment, there are no right or wrong answers—only actions and consequences. To discover the secrets of this world, you must first uncover your own veiled past, by any means you see fit. As you fight, sneak, or persuade your way toward the truth, one question constantly hangs: will you bring order or let chaos reign? If you can navigate the myriad terrors both monstrous and human, then maybe—just maybe—history will remember your name.

• Discover each episode’s self-contained storyline set in a new section of the world. Like seasons of a TV show, each episode also feeds into a larger overarching plot all starring your custom character.
  
• Highly reactive branching storyline changes based on your choices in immediate and long-term ways, with the ramifications of those choices cascading across later episodes.
  
• Novel-like dialog presentation uses vivid descriptions to make conversations lifelike and immersive. Your specific character traits also unlock extra choices, encouraging replayability.
  
• Resolve objectives nonviolently. Fighting isn’t always the best option, so why risk life and limb when you can try to sneak or talk your way past trouble?
  
• Create your custom hero, choosing from a variety of options to specify Sex, Gender (preferred pronoun), Tribe, Background, Quirks, and Appearance.
  
• Earn experience from objective advancement, not grinding. You level up by pursuing your character’s goals and playing the way you want, not just by killing everything that moves.
  
• Be as versatile or specialized as you want. Class-free advancement lets you tailor characters however you see fit; you aren’t shoehorned into a specific role or ability set.

• Take direct control of your allies to survive the many dangers of Lumen. Your companions will act independently if left alone, or you can direct their every movement.
  
• Tactically-focused combat encourages players to strategize and make the most of their resources on hand.
  
• Switch freely between Turn-Based and Real-Time Combat modes when violence breaks out. Change modes at any time to always handle danger at your preferred pace.
  
• Turn-Based Combat let’s you take it slow, and direct your party based on their individual Initiative and Action Points (AP) scores.
  
• Real-Time Combat cranks up the intensity, but you’re free to pause and queue up commands at any time.
  
• Unleash powerful Talents (melee/ranged attacks, spells, etc) to gain an advantage. Talents draw on limited resources, but regenerate quickly after each encounter.
  
• Master the 15 utility Skills (Brute Force, Stealth, Persuasion, etc) to approach challenges from different angles. Each skill is useful in a variety of ways and opens up new playstyles.

Long ago, a deadly black Mist spread over the world of Lumen and forced the people to flee underground. They split into five tribes, and lived independently until the Mist began to recede over a thousand years ago. Upon returning to the surface, they found the land blackened and scarred, littered with towering spikes of black onyx and pools of luminous liquid. Slowly, life returned to the land, as it always does. The entirety of the known world consists of the southeastern tip of a large continent, and the five islands off its coast. Everything else is still shrouded in Mist. The grand capital of Dehrgada City has been built on the mainland, combing the culture and aesthetics of all 5 tribes.


Ragnar - Gifted hunters and woodlanders, the Ragnar are the tribe most connected to the natural world. Focusing more on the primal aspects of the human body, such as melee weapons, nature skills, and simple equipment, the Ragnar excel in disciplines that others would call basic.

Baric - Renowned for their ingenuity and infamous for their cunning, the Barics have a checkered history with the other tribes of Lumen. Gifted with unstoppable minds and an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, the Barics emerged from the underground and saw the world as a prize for the taking.

Selysian - The most reclusive of the five tribes, the ways of the Selysians have always been shrouded in mystery. The first to discover the supernatural properties of the abundant ambrosia crystals found in their mountain home, the Selysians found that with intense discipline and training they were able to harness the energies of the crystals with their own minds.

Dresdi - Shrewd and industrious, the Dresdi are a mostly nomadic people, often living in small caravans that travel across their island from oasis to oasis. Due to the harshness of their home environment, the Dresdi strive for mastery in a variety of skillsets, namely anything that improves their ability to survive.

Ashurad - Gifted, versatile, and resilient, the history of the Ashurad has been one of calamity and loss. Their origins have been lost, both due to the passage of time as well as subjugation by the Barics, leaving them a people now fractured in mind and spirit.