Jazon and the Dead stark comic book visuals set this game apart from others in the genre. The game uses gritty textures and a rich palette of blacks, reds and greys to present the bleak story, mood and setting of Jazon’s wasteland. Jason and the Dead is heavily inspired by old horror and B- movies (Night of the Living Dead and Braindead), with visuals influenced by comic book artists such as Mike Mignola, Charlie Adlard and Frank Miller.

As the game starts, Jazon wakes up disoriented in the restroom of a bar and he doesn’t remember a thing. As he leaves the bar, he finds a ruined world ruled by zombies and scumbags. As Jazon travels across the wasteland, he must discover his past to save the future. Along the way he meets Zoey, a wasteland veteran who just wants to forget about her history. Together they visit the oracle in the mountains, who foresees a prophecy leading them on an epic odyssey to save humanity from complete annihilation.

Jazon and the Dead features a player-driven story where tough choices must be made along the way. Players must use problem solving to outsmart the shambling enemies, or if things get too Intense, utilize a mix of gunplay and martial arts to keep the undead at bay. With a moody sci-fi setting and soundtrack inspired by 80’s films along with spooky comic book-style visuals, the unsettling game is punctuated with cheeky gallows humor.

Indie developer 2nd Studio is seeking $65,000 in FIG funds to launch the game on PC and Mac in 2017.

In development for over three years, Jazon and the Dead is the first original title from the Danish studio, who’ve previously done gaming visual development and art production for clients including Disney, Pixeleap and Kiloo.

Jazon and the Dead is a labor of love helmed by creative director Nikki Starostka, technical director Dennis Jensen and programmer Kasper Mikkelsen of 2nd Studio, with a script by Michael Valeur (writer of Total Overdose and Blackout).

Key Features

• Player-driven story where you must weigh the consequences of your choices. The story is divided into acts, each with bridging cinematic scenes that focus on different aspects of human nature.
• Fight your way through hordes of zombies with a heavy gun or bloody fist. Ammunition is scarce so you need to make every shot count! Dash and push zombies out of your way to survive through close combat.
• Explore a world inspired by 80’s sci-fi B-movies with chunky old technology and lots of blood and gore. Your journey takes you through deserts, abandoned towns, underground caves, surviving cities and military facilities.
• Puzzle your way out of tense situations before the slow, brain devouring creatures reach you. Work cleverly with corpses in the world -- as weights or to stand on to reach your destination.
• Groovy 80's inspired soundtrack. Nothing less will do it.