Wind Up Deadman takes place in a world where survivors of a bio-disaster live in a solitary tower in the desert and rely on cassette tapes to preserve their memories.

Players assume the role of an archive runner named Zephyr, who entrusts his soul to a robot as they track down his lost memories.

Erased, implanted and reinterpreted memories dynamically influence the game’s narrative and shape Zephyr’s personality on the hunt to uncover the legacy of the past.

Continuing a commitment to story-first games, NEOWIZ has entered into a new publishing agreement with Korean indie game developer SaneNuts Studio to release Wind Up Deadman.

“Wind Up Deadman meshes branching narratives with a powerful character-building system in a way we haven’t seen in other games, aligning with our story-driven philosophy and making it a perfect addition to our publishing catalog,” said a NEOWIZ representative. “We’ve seen SaneNuts Studio’s ability to grow an IP with their previous work, and we hope our partnership further elevates this new CRPG to a wider, more global audience. Whether it is first-party or third-party, we want to develop titles that push the envelope of modern narrative experiences.”

Wind Up Deadman is in development for PC.