Misery

Misery is a co-op survival roguelite in which you play as PMCs guarding a secret research institute in the Republic of Zaslavie. Before the war, the Scientific Institute for Research of the Zaslavie Exclusion Zone (SIRZEZ) studied anomalies and artifacts. The artifacts became a source of conflict between international military blocs, neither of which would let them fall into enemy hands. That conflict led to nuclear war.

A siren warns that a nuclear bomb is incoming, giving you 60 seconds to grab what you can and reach the bunker. From there, you venture into the Exclusion Zone each day to scavenge procedurally generated locations, including abandoned military bases and research stations, radioactive wastelands and ruined cities. You need to return to the bunker before nightfall.

The Exclusion Zone

The Zone holds deadly traps, other survivors willing to kill for food and resources, mutated creatures with unique behaviors, and anomalies. Their origins and workings are unknown: some phenomena can help you, while others can kill you. Anomaly areas often conceal artifacts, rare and valuable items changed by anomalies and charged with unique effects.

Build your bunker

The bunker becomes your home, and you expand it room by room. You can install gas-, solar- or gnome-powered generators, build crafting stations, grow food and cook meals. You can also furnish and decorate your shelter with things brought back from raids, such as a table, dresser, worn-out sofa or rug.

Survive together

You and your teammates must watch your vitals. Hunger, thirst and radiation sickness can kill you, while people can lose their minds and turn on their teammates. Stress can also make you hear whispers, see things that are not there and feel watched; if you lose your grip, the bunker may not keep you safe.

After a raid, you can relax at the bar in the institute basement, have a drink, talk with other survivors and trade loot and rare artifacts with the merchant. The game also lets you explore with friends, watch each other’s backs and spend time together by the fire.