Set in an early-2000s alternative history America, Dawn takes place decades after the collapse of a second industrial revolution. After global oil reserves were depleted, the discovery of aura crystals—capable of generating near-limitless energy from a single gemstone—ushered in a new age of magical technology. Industries drained entire regions of the crystal, and its overuse bled into the air and soil, creating pollution beyond anything humanity had imagined. It took only three days for the world to fall into extinction. But life always finds a way. You are a corpse, resurrected seventeen years after the apocalypse. The only thing keeping you alive is a flower embedded in your skull. Night becomes your refuge, for when daylight comes, so do the abominations of the world. To survive, you must explore dangerous ruins, fight mutated flora, scavenge scarce supplies, and maintain your sanity amid the horrors around you. WELCOME TO THE GARDEN Enter The Garden, a vast unnamed valley nestled on the coast of New Hampshire. This sprawling natural landscape is dotted with the ruins of the industrial revolution. Explore a world full of handcrafted locations and characters, where every structure is unique and tells its own story. FEAR DAYLIGHT Hide by day, scavenge by night. Experience a unique day-night cycle where during the day, the monsters of The Garden hunt anything still alive; at night, these creatures become dormant, largely ignoring survivors. The night is yours. SCAVENGE A FALLEN WORLD Forge, sew, and craft using materials scavenged from across the ruins. Break down household objects, dismantle car engines, and search industrial remnants for valuable salvage. KEEP YOUR CORPSE ALIVE Being a walking corpse means you don't get hungry, thirsty, or ill. Your mind is just the same as always. Keep yourself sane in this cruel world by finding the smaller comforts such as homebaked goods, incense, and quiet nights by the fire. Your life is tethered to the life of your skull flower. Keep your flower alive by hydrating and fertilizing it, for whenever it is not in sunlight, it begins to wilt. MAKE ALLIES Meet the very few others who were resurrected, just not quite in the same way as you. Interact with the quiet but friendly skeletal population who came back before you. Help them with tasks they cannot complete alone and build your reputation, learning secrets, tips, and their personal stories. BRUTAL COMBAT ENCOUNTERS Face the horrors of the apocalypse in challenging one-on-one encounters. Wield a variety of weapons, from a hatchet or cog mace to a crossbow or pipe bomb. Use magic to evade and reposition yourself, and call upon the extraordinary abilities of melodies to turn the tide.
