Das Geisterschiff is a turn-based cyberpunk adventure/dungeon crawler hybrid with survival horror elements where you play as a mecha pilot working for one of the megacorps.
By 2072 the Earth turned into a scorched wasteland, forcing the population to move underground while two megacorps are stuck in an endless war over the territory and resources. After graduating from the military academy you've decided to join one of them.
Key Features

Non-linear dungeons filled with dangerous encounters, traps and puzzles;
Survival horror on steroids: no healing, no ammo pickups, no mercy;
Nuanced turn-based combat within dungeons;
Unique wireframe-like graphics supported by atmospheric electronic soundtrack.

Important Announcement (tm)

Dear Fans,

After thorough analysis of player feedback, we've decided to make several big changes to Das Geisterschiff to make sure our game remains fun and accessible to the widest possible audience.

Reworked Combat

Instead of a boring, 'what-is-this-1945?' turn-based combat system, Das Geisterschiff will adopt two-step tango combat from true dungeon crawling classics that nobody played.

Color Options

The bloody orange color palette received mixed reception and a color change option has been requested for many weeks.

We are adding the following options to the game:
[th]Colors[/th]
[th]Description[/th]

Red & Black	Virtual Boy-style palette for old school gamers.
Black & Red	Reversed Virtual Boy-style palette for old school gamers.
Pink & Cyan	Retrowave-style palette for connoisseurs.
Shades of Pink	Fabulous palette for fabulous players.

Achievements

According to the feedback, a game without achievements is worthless in 2019.

We've spent months coming up with good and meaningful achievements one can wear like a badge of pride. Take a look:
[th]Name[/th]
[th]Description[/th]

Impatient	Skip the tutorial.
Reading is Hard	Die during the tutorial.
No Pain No Gain	Die 1000 times.
Left a Large Crater	Fall into a pit 10 times.
More Balls Than Brains	Waste all ammo during the mission.
I'm not cheating, honest!	Beat the Tunnels map in less that 10 minutes.
I said I'm not cheating!	Beat the game without dying.
True Professional	Beat the game without killing critters.

Microtransactions

We've decided to introduce minor microtransactions to let struggling players finish the game.

Here's the list of options currently under consideration:
[th]Name[/th]
[th]Price[/th]

Light Armor Plate	$0.24
Medium Armor Plate	$0.49
Heavy Armor Plate	$0.74
Weapon Magazine	$0.49
10 Save Points	$0.99
Access to Full Map	$0.99
Quest Marker	$0.99

If you're worrying about predatory and anti-consumer practices, you can relax -- there will be NO changes to the difficulty.

We're very excited about these changes and can't wait to hear your thoughts.

Happy April Fools!

[ 2019-04-01 14:05:08 CET ] [Original Post]