Dead Reckoning (video game)

Dead Reckoning is a narrative-driven strategy game developed by Triple Ace Games and published by Cubicle 7 Entertainment. It adapts the Deadlands: Hell on Earth role-playing game setting into a single-player video game experience. The game blends strategic resource management, tactical combat, and branching narrative choices within a post-apocalyptic Western horror world.

Players take on the role of a leader attempting to guide a group of survivors through the ravaged landscape of Deadlands: Hell on Earth, a setting where a cataclysmic event known as "The Reckoning" unleashed supernatural horrors upon a Wild West-themed America. The game focuses on making difficult decisions that impact the morale, resources, and overall survival chances of the player's group.

Gameplay involves exploring the wasteland, scavenging for supplies, recruiting new members, and engaging in combat with hostile factions, mutated creatures, and supernatural entities. The tactical combat system typically emphasizes positioning, cover, and the unique skills and abilities of individual characters. Success often depends on careful planning and efficient resource allocation.

A key feature of Dead Reckoning is its focus on narrative choice. Players encounter various moral dilemmas and challenging situations that force them to make difficult decisions. These decisions influence the story's trajectory, impacting relationships with non-player characters, the availability of resources, and the ultimate fate of the player's group. The game aims to offer multiple playthroughs with different outcomes based on player choices.