Post Apocalyptic

Dysmantle

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The Game

Dysmantle, developed by 10tons ltd. is a post apocalyptic RPG in which you can break nearly every item you encounter. As it says in the name of the game it’s all about dismantling everything you see. As you break objects down you will get resources used to crafter better equipment that can allow you to break down bigger objects. Thus you gradually work your way up from breaking living room tables and fences all the way to destroying cars and walls.

The story follows a main character who emerges from his bunker to discover that his island has been evacuated and the only inhabitants are the zombie-like ex-humans. Zombies will respawn every time the player replenishes their health at a camp site and the only way to permanently kill them is to enable a special signal on the nearby signal tower. As the story progresses you begin work on a spaceship that will get you off the island. The island itself is a huge open world map with different climates and dangers in each area.

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Worth it?

The game is free on PS Plus Extra tier or will set you back around £20 brand new, £10 for a cheap CD Key. Overall it will keep you busy for upwards of 40 hours and if you’re a completionist can keep you busy for more than 60 hours. The constant breaking of items really doesn’t get old for some time and the desire to upgrade and improve tools and items also keeps you playing. There are a couple moments when you think the story is approaching it’s end only to find out that there’s more to be done, personally I found that dragged out the end a bit but I can also see how they give you more time to enjoy the game and gear up for the end game.

Overall a very satisfying game with an incredibly simple but satisfying gameplay loop and an amazingly detailed open world map with plenty of secrets and little side quests to discover. Definitely worth checking out and very addictive.

Tips

  • Always focus on upgrading your main dismantling tool and getting new ones when they are available (e.g upgrade your crowbar fully, then get the baseball bat and upgrade fully, etc)
  • Different tools are used for different types of object – tires for example require a sharp tool like the machete for example
  • Collect as much of everything as you can – all materials are useful, even leaves as you find out later in the game, collect as much as you can of all resources you encounter
  • Use the farms and make food, food provides permanent stat increases and buffs, food supplies are also handy with certain quests and collections in the late game. Don’t use food to restore health unless you’re really desperate
  • Do the puzzle tombs in order to get the orbs and install deadly transmitters, that way you can rush the signal tower in each region then know that each zombie you kill won’t come back
  • Get the lumber mill and smelter as soon as you can from the central region (729º, 491º and 576º, 458º). When you discover them you will get the blueprints for them and you can build them wherever you want
  • In order to open the timed chests you need to run directly to them from a campfire – the timer resets when you leave a campfire

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The Wanderer

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The Game

The Wanderer is a mobile game made by Jamie Parish, an indie developer. The game draws inspiration from other post-apocalyptic titles (a few nods to Fallout), you will be challenged to survive and wander around the irradiated plains of what used to be a civilised world. At the beginning you are given a base camp where you can manage and store your resources, upgrade certain devices that will aid your survival and generally rest and reset between exploration missions. The core gameplay loop consists of you venturing out from your camp to various points on the map where you hope to find resources. Each hour of movement will cost you water and food, which you must replenish with the resources that you find. You will also have to maintain your health, illness and radiation levels as various foods or events can have an impact on those.

The game gives you some neat customisation options when starting out as well as a list of options that can make your playthrough even more challenging (should you choose to enable them). You will also have skill points to spend and you’ll earn more each time you level up. On your adventures you will often encounter random events where you will have a choice between several interactions – sometimes you may run into someone who requires some items, other times you may get attacked by irradiated monsters or bandits. When you arrive at points of interest you will be able to collect resources, these will reset each time you return to your home base. While there isn’t much to the core loop it can be quite addictive as you try to collect the resources you need to upgrade your tools and the ultimate goal is to repair the old van, which will massively aid you on your journeys.

Worth it?

The game has come a long way from its humble beginnings and there is really very little to fault on it. It’s great as both a casual game or something you spend hours on, trying to gather the right resources. There are some very minor gatcha elements like a log in reward, reward chests and you can watch videos to help boost XP or buy premium currency (which allows you to fast travel or respec), but for the most part these are completely unneeded and not intrusive at all.

Overall it’s a great little game and has all the key elements to keep you engaged for longer periods of time – things to build and upgrade, plenty to explore, some tricky resource management at times, quests, achievements, levels and even things like daily login rewards. It can be great for either a short play where you just go and explore a few locations or for extended sessions where venture much further from your home base or work towards building that van and upgrading your camp as much as possible. Definitely worth checking out as it is still being updated and actively improved,

Tips

  • If you are over exposed to radiation you will mutate – this will prevent you from getting radiation or illness from eating bad food, but you will lose health every hour. This can be easier to manage than constantly buying radiation masks
  • Revisit places near to your base – these reset every time you go back to your home base.
  • Focus on upgrading your backpack and base storage
    Recruiting the dog companion can be very useful as it can do really good damage at a higher level, however you will need to give it food and water
  • Don’t bother healing the dog as it will restore health provided it’s got food and water
  • Invest some points in Agility and Strength in order to increase the size of the hitbox in combat, as sometimes combat is pretty unavoidable
  • Ammo sells for quite a few caps
  • Karma will affect the sort of things that you find when scavenging – better karma, better loot

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