Prologue: Go Wayback!
Navigate a dynamic wilderness where every trek is a roguelike test of survival skills.
Official gameplay trailer for Prologue: Go Wayback!. Published by PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions. Captures core gameplay, tone, and world design.
Prologue: Go Wayback!, developed and published by PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions, is set to release on November 20, 2025. Available on Windows, Epic Games, and Steam, this adventure-simulation title challenges players with its roguelike mechanics and open-world exploration. Each journey presents a new wilderness, demanding careful planning and adaptability in the face of changing weather, resources, and wildlife. Instead of permanent bases, players must improvise tools and tactics to tackle transient objectives, creating tense replayable runs.
Game Information
- Developer
- PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions
- Publisher
- PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions
- Platforms
- Windows, Epic Games, Steam
- Release Date
- 2025-11-20
- Genres
- Adventure, Simulation
Pros
- ✓Procedural world design keeps gameplay fresh
- ✓Tactile survival systems reward planning
- ✓Emergent storytelling through environmental clues
- ✓Focused, high-stakes session pacing
Cons
- ✗No persistent base-building for long-term progression
- ✗Run-based structure can feel punishing
- ✗Steep learning curve for environmental cues
- ✗Limited multiplayer options at launch
Key Features
- •Explore procedurally generated biomes with dynamic weather
- •Plan expeditions using limited gear and improvised landmarks
- •Adapt strategies to changing conditions and emergent threats
- •Craft on-the-go tools from scavenged materials
- •Manage stamina, warmth, hydration, and wound status
- •Encounter NPCs that alter run choices
- •Solve terrain-based puzzles like dam reroutes and cliff scrambles
- •Replay runs with roguelike rules that reset major resources
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Gameplay In Prologue: Go Wayback!, you’ll find yourself dropped into a wilderness that's as unpredictable as the weather in a Breaking Bad plot twist. Developed by PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions, the game challenges players with its roguelike approach to survival and exploration. Each run generates a new environment, filled with shifting weather patterns, resource placement, and wildlife encounters. You'll need to scavenge for supplies, craft tools from found materials, and adapt to the ever-changing landscape.
Forget about setting up a permanent base. This game is all about transient objectives. Every run is a unique experience, requiring you to plan, improvise, and respond to emergent threats on the fly. The tension is palpable as you manage your stamina, warmth, and hydration while navigating through procedurally generated biomes.
Story & Setting Prologue: Go Wayback! doesn't hold your hand with a linear narrative. Instead, it lets you create your own stories through the environments you explore and the choices you make. As you travel through the procedurally generated landscapes, you’ll encounter NPCs and environmental storytelling that influence your decisions and the outcome of each run. It’s up to you to decipher the clues and piece together the narrative woven into the very fabric of the game world.
Key Features - **Explore** procedurally generated biomes with dynamic weather and resource layouts. - **Plan** your expeditions using limited gear and improvised landmarks. - **Adapt** your strategies to cope with changing conditions and emergent threats. - **Craft** on-the-go tools and repairs from scavenged materials. - **Manage** your stamina, warmth, hydration, and wound status with meaningful consequences. - **Encounter** NPCs and discover environmental storytelling that alters run choices. - **Solve** terrain-based puzzles like dam reroutes and cliff scrambles.
Platforms & Availability Prologue: Go Wayback! is slated for release on November 20, 2025. It will be available on Windows, Epic Games, and Steam. Keep an eye out for pricing details as the release date approaches.
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Game Info
- Developer
- PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions
- Publisher
- PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions
- Release Date
- 2025-11-20
- Platforms
- Price
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