Walkout: A (Short) Apocalypse Story

Walkout: A (Short) Apocalypse Story 

Enter into a story-rich interactive fiction that blends post-apocalyptic adventure, character-driven romance, and meaningful player choices.

Will you survive long enough to build a new life? Will you find love?  Or will you let the Wasteland change you into someone else entirely?

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Alpha 0.1.2: 

• Approximately 7,000+ words
• New alpha build planned every two weeks

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Summary

Seven generations have passed since the Cataclysm shattered the Old World.

The ruins and the relics of that past have long been stripped bare by survivors, but, now, a New World emerges from the ashes. Those who endured did so through violence, sacrafice, and cunning.

You and your two closest friends have made a dangerous decision: to walk out from one of the largest settlements of the region and risk everything for the unknown of the Wasteland.

Will you be able to conquer the harsh and unpredictable Wasteland? 

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Features

• Explore a dangerous post-apocalyptic world through interactive storytelling
  
• Choose your name, gender, appearance, and personality
• Shape your reputation as a Troublemaker or a Peacemaker
• Build relationships with survivors across the Wasteland
• Make choices that influence the story and its conclusion
• Discover love through multiple romance paths

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Romance

Love can still exist at the end of the world.

Walkout features multiple romance options shaped by your decisions, personality, and the relationships you build throughout the story.

The player character will have access to one of two romance paths depending on the gender seleection at the beginning of the game. The story is written with these specific romance routes in mind in order to provide focused character dynamics and narrative development.

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Relationships develop gradually throughout the story through trust, shared hardship, loyalty, and the choices you make across the Wasteland.

Male Romance Options

Edmund

Dark, intelligent, and unpredictable, Edmund survives through strength, skill, and quiet determination. Beneath his stormy moods lies a fiercely loyal man willing to share everything he has with the people he trusts. His guarded nature makes growing close to him difficult, but deeply rewarding for those patient enough to understand him.

Laurence

Friendly, optimistic, and endlessly loyal, Laurence brings warmth to even the harshest moments of the Wasteland. Though many mistake his kindness for weakness, he is both clever and capable in a fight. A skilled craftsman with a generous heart, Laurence believes life is still worth living despite the ruins.

Female Romance Options

Mora

Reserved, sharp, and deeply secretive, Mora hides her past behind cold steel-grey eyes and biting wit. Though prone to melancholy, she possesses fierce determination and unwavering loyalty toward those she trusts. Earning her affection is not easy, but beneath her hardened exterior is someone desperate to believe in people again.

Vinnie

Bright, compassionate, and resilient, Vinnie refuses to let tragedy extinguish her optimism. After losing nearly everyone she loved, she still chooses kindness, creativity, and hope in a brutal world. Her warmth draws people together, and beneath her cheerful nature lies a quiet determination to keep surviving no matter the cost.

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Development

Guide future development by voting on polls on my Patreon page.

Current Poll: Should 'Walkout' use AI-generated images?

Note: Walkout (and all other written works) by Ryan Morholt will never contain AI-generated writing.