Dead Man's Diary takes classic survival mechanics such as crafting items, exploring hostile environments, and even the need to find places to sleep or food, but enriches the gameplay with a gripping story and realistic puzzles. The action takes place in the post-apocalypse after nuclear war has left the world in ruins. The hero is a survivor who must leave the safety of their bunker when supplies run low. Without shelter or any weapons, he explores the desolate and hostile world discovering numerous secrets and uncovering tales of the post-apocalyptic world.

You're on your own in a world full of danger! You can drink only if you discover water, survive the night only if you have a safe place to sleep - eat only what you have found or hunted. Explore a destroyed world and experience a dark story. The gameplay adopts typical survival game mechanics such as crafting items or exploring a hostile world along with the need to find places to sleep or food. And enriches it with a gripping story and realistic puzzles.

The latest iteration of the Unreal Engine runs smoothly under the bonnet and conjures up realistically bleak landscapes on the screen. TML Studios had already gained plenty of experience with the engine in previous projects, such as The Bus (in which the team realistically recreated parts of Berlin), and could rely on established internal processes and trained staff in the development of Dead Man's Diary.

The beautiful graphics are complemented by high-quality audio production - the backstory unfolds via the hero's dramatic internal monologs as well as diary entries set to evocative music.

"Dead Man's Diary is a project delivered straight from the heart of our team - it's a story we've wanted to tell for a long time and we're very happy that the game is now coming to market. We can't wait to finally welcome players into our post-apocalyptic world," says Thomas Langelotz, CEO and founder of TML-Studios.

Key Features:

• 27 action-packed levels: The levels of Dead Man's Diary are full of deadly perils. The players are always fighting for survival
• Exploration of varied environments: In the game world, players encounter dark forests, ruined cities, and abandoned industrial complexes, as well as other exciting terrains. Each of these places hides numerous secrets and tricky puzzles that are just waiting to be solved.
• Complex puzzles: Players are confronted with puzzles that are as challenging as they are satisfying to solve .
• Strong narrative focus: Dead Man's Diary tells the story of an outcast forced to make his way through a world destroyed by nuclear missiles. The story is told in the form of fully-scored diary entries and soliloquies by the protagonist.
• Crafting and survival management: Life after the apocalypse is hard. Players are tasked with always making sure that they have enough food to survive and that their equipment is up to scratch. All equipment can be upgraded by players at a workbench to improve its quality.
• Over 50 hours of play: The expansive game world and comprehensive story ensure long-lasting gaming fun.

Dead Man's Diary is coming to PC (Steam) on March 30, 2022, followed by console versions later in the year.