Renounced

Renounced is a survival RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by nuclear war. You explore abandoned settlements and dangerous ruins, gather resources, and fight enemies while managing your health, injuries and mental state. Each day brings decisions that affect your chances of survival.

Raids and survival

Raids take place on maps where loot, enemies and other activities are generated randomly, so each raid can differ. If you die, you lose both the items you found during the raid and the equipment you brought into it. Your character’s condition involves more than health points: you must treat bleeding, bullet wounds, lacerations, contusions and other injuries, as well as radiation exposure, and monitor mental health. Injuries can affect combat and everyday tasks.

Skills and crafting

The skill system has three categories: physical, mental and practical. Each skill improves four characteristics. For example, improving strength increases carrying weight, running speed, health and stamina. Chemistry and crafting skills also unlock recipes for making items. You gather resources to craft items, weapons and armor, and develop weapon proficiency and survival techniques.

Traders and tasks

You interact with NPCs who trade, barter and share stories about their past. They can become allies or foes, and relationships with them can affect your survival by opening up new opportunities and paths. To trade, you must bring items to the merchant in person. Merchants’ assortments change dynamically, and they exchange loot for unique equipment as well as selling goods for money.

Merchants also offer tasks. Dying while on a task fails it, costs you the raid’s loot and lowers your reputation with that merchant. Completing tasks is one of the fastest ways to improve merchant reputation, alongside trading.

Enemies and equipment

You may encounter wolves and bears, bandits, military personnel, merchants and their guards, as well as neutral animals such as rabbits and deer. The game features over 400 types of equipment and about 50 weapons.