Earth Untamed

Earth Untamed is a short, replayable survival horror experience focused on exploration, psychological pressure, and risk-versus-reward decision making.

Set in a flooded world abandoned by civilization, the game places you in the role of one of the last survivors--underpowered, isolated, and constantly at risk. Survival is not about domination, but about awareness, restraint, and knowing when to turn back.

🌊 A World Left Behind

Earth has been reshaped by climate collapse. Cities lie half-submerged beneath rising waters, and humanity survives only in scattered remnants. During the melting, an ancient alien beacon was unearthed--one that called its creators home.

The story is told entirely through the environment. There is no dialogue or exposition. Ruins, distant structures, and unsettling landmarks imply what happened--and what is still coming.

🧠 Sanity Is the Core Threat

Sanity is the defining mechanic of the experience.

• Sanity drains as you move farther from your safe base

• Returning home instantly restores it

• When sanity is lost, the world changes

• Shadow enemies emerge and actively hunt you

There are no gradual meters or modifiers--only safety, or danger.

🔥 Risk vs Reward Exploration

Each venture begins at a central safe base. From there, you explore flooded ruins in search of key objectives.

You must constantly decide:

• Push deeper and risk insanity

• Place a temporary campfire to extend your reach

• Or retreat to safety before it’s too late

Death resets the venture. Progress comes from learning the world, not overpowering it.

⚔️ Minimal, Defensive Combat

Combat is intentionally limited.

• One weapon

• Simple melee or ranged engagement

• Enemies are dangerous, especially when hunted

Avoidance is often safer than confrontation.

🎮 Vertical Slice Scope

This project is a student-developed vertical slice, designed to deliver one complete and polished gameplay loop.

• Hand-built level (no procedural generation)

• Two enemy types

• Single safe base and limited campfire system

• Target session length: 10–15 minutes

Earth Untamed is not about saving the world.
It’s about surviving long enough to understand what it truly is.

Team

• Jesse Mercer
• Aaron Goodwin
• Carter Hardrick
• Juan Contreras
• Joshua Pulliam