Dev Blog, October 2023 - The World
Hello aspiring Tribe Leaders.
We hope you enjoyed the Playtest Alpha we released last month! Our development team is already back in the midst of expanding the game and its content. In the meantime, we wanted to share with you our vision for the world of The Tribe Must Survive, giving you a taste of what you can experience with the full game!
The Tribe Must Survive takes place at the dawn of humanity, when the natural phenomena were beyond our comprehension. Thus, the Tribe Members rely on stories and legends to explain them. These stories might conflict with each other, and the line between natural and supernatural is often blurry. You cannot always be sure if the threat you are facing is natural, supernatural, or born out of sheer madness!
Though the game is set far in the past, its world already has an extensive history. Great cities have crumbled. Wondrous beings have fallen to extinction. Dire warnings have faded from memory. The cycle of destruction and birth keeps repeating itself. By exploring the world, you will find pieces of these histories, and perhaps learn to better understand what you are facing against.
The gameworld is strongly inspired by the cosmic horror genre; worlds inhabited by beings whose true nature is too immense and horrifying for us to comprehend. You can expect to witness hints of these beings in the game, since even if they cannot be understood by mortal minds, their mere presence will inevitably impact the world.
Of course, living in such an unforgiving world has left its mark on the Tribe. These are tough, stoic people, whose lives have been defined by hardship and horror. Yet they go on, refusing to die.
To that end, anything is justified, and different opinions will give birth to Factions and Conflict. Keeping the Tribe united will require careful balancing, or you might be forced to sacrifice one Faction for the sake of another. Whatever the case, chaos must be contained. Because if the Tribe ends up tearing itself apart, there is little hope for survival.
Whether it be through technology, mysticism or iron-clad ideologies, the Tribe Members are determined to push back the Darkness. It will be up to you to decide which tools you want to rely on.
Among the many strange beings of this world, there are also those the Tribe believes to be their Gods. Their true nature is unknown. Some even question their existence altogether, claiming them to be nothing more than hallucinations of the Tribe’s collective psyche.
Those who have chosen to follow these Gods seem to be willing to do anything to gain their favors. What this might ultimately lead to, no one can tell. Do the zealots truly believe that their God will bring salvation, or are they using these beliefs to gain what they want?
Only one thing is clear: as the Tribe’s belief in a God grows stronger, so does their power.
That's it for now! Stay tuned for further development updates, and share your thoughts on what topics you'd like us to cover in the future. And remember to wishlist The Tribe Must Survive on Steam, and click the Follow button on the store page to receive notifications about our announcements.
You can also join our TTMS Discord server, where we will share more information and you can get directly involved in the discussions.
And remember; whatever it takes... The Tribe Must Survive!
We hope you enjoyed the Playtest Alpha we released last month! Our development team is already back in the midst of expanding the game and its content. In the meantime, we wanted to share with you our vision for the world of The Tribe Must Survive, giving you a taste of what you can experience with the full game!
The World
The Tribe Must Survive takes place at the dawn of humanity, when the natural phenomena were beyond our comprehension. Thus, the Tribe Members rely on stories and legends to explain them. These stories might conflict with each other, and the line between natural and supernatural is often blurry. You cannot always be sure if the threat you are facing is natural, supernatural, or born out of sheer madness!
Though the game is set far in the past, its world already has an extensive history. Great cities have crumbled. Wondrous beings have fallen to extinction. Dire warnings have faded from memory. The cycle of destruction and birth keeps repeating itself. By exploring the world, you will find pieces of these histories, and perhaps learn to better understand what you are facing against.
The gameworld is strongly inspired by the cosmic horror genre; worlds inhabited by beings whose true nature is too immense and horrifying for us to comprehend. You can expect to witness hints of these beings in the game, since even if they cannot be understood by mortal minds, their mere presence will inevitably impact the world.
The Tribe
Of course, living in such an unforgiving world has left its mark on the Tribe. These are tough, stoic people, whose lives have been defined by hardship and horror. Yet they go on, refusing to die.
To that end, anything is justified, and different opinions will give birth to Factions and Conflict. Keeping the Tribe united will require careful balancing, or you might be forced to sacrifice one Faction for the sake of another. Whatever the case, chaos must be contained. Because if the Tribe ends up tearing itself apart, there is little hope for survival.
Whether it be through technology, mysticism or iron-clad ideologies, the Tribe Members are determined to push back the Darkness. It will be up to you to decide which tools you want to rely on.
The Gods
Among the many strange beings of this world, there are also those the Tribe believes to be their Gods. Their true nature is unknown. Some even question their existence altogether, claiming them to be nothing more than hallucinations of the Tribe’s collective psyche.
Those who have chosen to follow these Gods seem to be willing to do anything to gain their favors. What this might ultimately lead to, no one can tell. Do the zealots truly believe that their God will bring salvation, or are they using these beliefs to gain what they want?
Only one thing is clear: as the Tribe’s belief in a God grows stronger, so does their power.
That's it for now! Stay tuned for further development updates, and share your thoughts on what topics you'd like us to cover in the future. And remember to wishlist The Tribe Must Survive on Steam, and click the Follow button on the store page to receive notifications about our announcements.
You can also join our TTMS Discord server, where we will share more information and you can get directly involved in the discussions.
And remember; whatever it takes... The Tribe Must Survive!