A Contusion

A Contusion follows you as you try to escape a compound after being badly injured. You remember neither how nor why it happened. Your mentor guides you through danger until a twisted reality erases their voice, leaving horror, shooting and an escape that ends in a flash and a contusion.

Combat and survival

Darkness is dangerous, and any attack—whether yours or an enemy’s—can kill you, cause a serious injury or leave you unscathed. You can use 16 kinds of bullet weapons, shotguns and melee weapons, along with 6 types of bullets, 4 types of shotgun shells and 7 melee weapon modifications. Equipment includes 15 types of light, medium and heavy body armor, as well as helmets, shields, grenades and first aid kits. You can also find more than 70 perks and 20 powerful artifacts.

Enemies and locations

Five enemy factions bring different mechanics: heavily armed criminals; mutants with random DNA; bloodthirsty, almost invulnerable undead; robots that improve themselves with armor, sensors, weapons, a self-destruct system and even dead human bodies; and an ominous black goo.

Fights take place across five types of procedurally generated levels: catacombs, underground bunkers, warehouses, sewers and outdoor areas.