Indie · March 18, 2021
Endzone – A World Apart (2021)
About Endzone - A World Apart In 2021, a global ecological disaster plunged the world into chaos and brought humanity to the verge of extinction. Only few were able to escape into underground facilities called 'Endzones'. 150 years later, mankind returns to the surface - under your command! In an extremely hostile environment full of radioactivity, contaminated rain and extreme climate change, you'll have to prove your worth as a leader. Build a settlement on the hostile surface of the earth with over 70 different buildings and take care of your men, women and children. Gather & refine many different resources and manage your economy by building an efficient infrastructure with streets and depositories . Experience dynamically simulated, believable environments ! Every ground cell in the game has its own humidity and radiation values . Survive in a world of constant threats including radioactively contaminated ground, droughts, toxic rain, sandstorms, and raiders . Send expeditions to forgotten places and make meaningful decisions that change the fate of your people . Experience a living settlement and fulfill side missions to cater for your settlers needs. A variety of challenging scenarios with specific winning conditions and a distinct storyline will put your survival skills to the test. The world as we know it is gone. Build a new home for the last human survivors on earth! Give them shelter and a house. Fulfill their basic needs with steady water and food supplies, educate them, ensure their survival and help them stay motivated with over 50 different buildings. As the leader of your settlement, coordinate and assign different professions and tasks. Let your people gather & refine many different resources and manage your economy by building an efficient infrastructure with streets, depositories and markets. Every ground cell in the game features dynamically simulated humidity and radiation. Watch as rain clouds irrigate your soil or prepare for constant fights against contaminated rain bringing devastating radiation to your lands. The climate has changed! Prepare for recurring and agonizing droughts and plan ahead by stocking up food and water. Every cycle is a new challenge! Withstand the unstoppable sandstorm, as it destroys buildings and brings deadly radiation. The invisible danger of radiation is still haunting the surface with contaminated rain. Protect your people from radiation sickness with special gear. Clean water with active coal filters, build roofs on your fields and dig up the ground as a last resort to remove radiation from your land. The world is in shambles but some of the manmade fragments still remain. Send expeditions to ruins and long forgotten places and make meaningful decisions that change the fate of your people.
Indie releases from 2021
39 Indie titles launched in 2021 — top 6 by review volume.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- City Builder · 423
- Survival · 353
- Strategy · 346
- Post-apocalyptic · 333
- Simulation · 254
- Base-Building · 245
- Indie · 183
- Colony Sim · 157
- Building · 156
- Sandbox · 127
- Management · 117
- Singleplayer · 110
- Resource Management · 106
- Economy · 81
- Real-Time · 72
Peer Indie titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Position in Indie
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 9.5k Steam reviews | Top 28% in Indie |
| Positive rating | 77% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 88% |
| Metacritic | 72/100 | Genre average 77 — top 80% of Indie titles |
| Engagement hours | 17 h average | Top 38% for session depth among Indie |
Reception Metrics
Steam community
77%Mostly Positive · 9.5k reviews
7.3k positive · 2.2k negative
Metacritic
72/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
6.9/10
Curator recommendations
8.0k
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (9)
- English
- German
- Simplified Chinese
- Japanese
- Russian
- Korean
- French
- Spanish - Spain
- Portuguese - Brazil
Press Quotes
“In a crop of games that may as well be clones, Endzone has something that sets it apart.” PC Gamer “Endzone has the potential to be the best apocalypse simulator ever.” Windows Central “Relaxed like Anno, hard like Banished.” PC Games
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
17h
moderate (15–40 hours)
Median
4h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
2h
Current engagement
Achievements
69
Steam unlocks available
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
Accessibility
- Captions available
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Release & Availability
| Release date | Mar 18, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Gentlymad Studios |
| Publisher | Assemble Entertainment, WhisperGames |
| Base price | $2.49 -90% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 4 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · [email protected] |
Editions & Packages
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