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System Survivors

A psychological crowd puzzle-platformer about obedience, connection and survival.

System Survivors environment concept with survivors crossing a ruined city

About the project

System Survivors is a psychological crowd puzzle-platformer built around a troubling instruction: an unseen authority tells a moving group who must be left behind. The presentation frames the journey around obedience, connection and survival. Early puzzles make sacrifice appear necessary, while the longer narrative asks players to question those rules. Its intended destination is empathy and hope, with symbolic rather than graphic loss.

Development notes

The next milestone is a complete first chapter, starting with clearer interactions, animation transitions and puzzle readability. Later work includes richer relationships, more traversal systems and full ending sequences. Accessibility features such as remapping, scalable text and reduced motion remain goals in the presentation. NodeRealm will share progress without presenting those plans as finished features.