Outbreak Island — Dev Diary #1

Hello everyone!

My name is Egis and together with my wife, I am developing Outbreak Island, an open-world detective survival simulator. We like games of this genre, so we decided to make our own :) This is our first project as the Tiny Magicians team, although I have a few finished games in my portfolio. So far Outbreak Island is the biggest project in my career, and I am sure that you will like this game. In addition, thanks to the support of the publisher HypeTrain Digital we have engaged professional developers.

Today we want to tell you more about Outbreak Island and its creation.



We are developing the game on Unreal Engine 4. Outbreak Island will have a story mode and a survival mode. The world of OI will be constantly changing - weather, time of day and unexpected encounters with local inhabitants will create unique situations and provide unpredictable gameplay.



Taking on the role of Robert Chapman, you arrive on a mysterious island to investigate a missing person case. Due to a storm, you are cut from the outside world. So you must survive on the island, solve the case, find a way to escape or you might end up staying here forever.

Right now we're working on the dialogue script so we can get professional voice actors. We're also working on the quests and deepening the Outbreak Island lore.



The detective feels thirsty and hungry. He might get tired or injured from a fall, an encounter with wild animals or... something else entirely. To survive, you will have to scavenge for food, medicine and other supplies. Whether you hunt or be preyed upon is up to your survival skills.





Camera is your main tool of survival. Distract the infected with Camera's flash. Access your camera remotely and study the behaviour of the locals. Take pictures of anything suspicious to get clues and investigate the disaster.





Uncover the secrets of an uncharted island. There is an abandoned town, farms, and even electricity. Where did it come from? And where did the local population go?





Keep yourself safe with handmade traps, shelter, useful equipment, and weapons.



Add Outbreak Island to your Wishlist and join our Discord and Twitter! We'll be posting dev diaries every month and showing the development progress. For now, Outbreak Island is scheduled to release in Early Access in Q3 2021.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OutbreakIsland
Discord: http://discord.gg/DPC98xU