The Zone: Stalker Stories (tuxdb.com)

This is the Zone -- a post-apocalyptic world where strangeness and confusion are the norm, filled with treasure, danger, exploration and strategic card battles.
Advance through environments filled with deadly anomalies and twisted abominations. Unearth artifacts of incomprehensible power, and use them. Develop your psionic abilities to the limit and blow away your enemies with the power of your mind.
Inspired by games such as Slay the Spire, S.T.A.L.K.E.R and Darkest Dungeon, the Zone seeks to seamlessly blend exploration, card battles and RPG elements, with a rich story crafted by industry veterans (Mount&Blade, The Next World).

FEATURES

Gorgeous hand-drawn art
Gripping story told in slick visual novel style
A wonderul, dangerous world to explore
Deep inventory management - Assemble your deck and abilities by carefully choosing your equipment, even changing everything in mid-combat
Hundreds of different items and abilities to mix and create your perfect playstyle

June Update Delay

The next version is on the way but not ready.

In semi-related news, my new job is going very well, and the lifting of financial stress been very good for my mental health. Working (both at the day job and on Zone) has become fun again.

In extremely-related news, our new artists are creating at a good clip, and we're working on gradually replacing the game's current crop of non-hand-drawn temp art with nicer stuff. I'm actually in the process of hiring even more people right now to keep things moving forward. Definitely excited for the future.

In closing, a sneak peek of something which you will be able to encounter in the upcoming new biome...

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