**Hey everyone 👋**

I’ve been building a survival horror game in **UE5** that tries something different. This serves as an early build, and would love any feedback you guys have. There's bugs, theres issues, but this is an early build, and I believe it shows MASSIVE potential.

**What sets this survival game apart from all the others?**

📱 Immersive HUD — everything is tracked through a smartwatch (health, skills, map, inventory).

🐕 Dog companion system — feed them once a day, play as the dog and scout ahead, distract enemies, and even reunite after your character dies.

🚚 Vehicles + trailers — trailers are physical mobile bases you can cook, craft, and sleep in… but losing one hurts.

🍲 Nutrition system — manage Vitamins A, C, and D instead of just hunger. Junk food gets you by, but cooked meals give buffs. Having a low vitamin percentage accurs debuffs, where as keeping your vitamins at healthy levels gives buffs. Cooked meals give the most nutrition, meaning you cannot survive soley of junk food

🗣️ NPCs and Dialogue - While not fully fleshed out yet, the basis is there, and there will be quests, skills, and people to talk to , just like fallout

📚 Skills and Stats - Inspired by fallout, the game features a skills and stats system that allows for complete player agency

🧟 Mass hordes — Using Unreal 5's Mass Ai systems, allows for massive hordes of zombies on screen without hurting performance.

🔦 Horror mechanics — inspectable items, locks, puzzles, bolt cutters, and more — all working in multiplayer.

🌍 1:1 scale city (Fort Wayne, IN) — fully explorable with real streets, buildings, and interiors. (This video is a one street demo in NYC)

🎮 Multiplayer co-op — all of this runs with 4 friends, not just single-player.

\*\*\*It’s still early, but this is the foundation for what I hope becomes a full franchise. Any feedback means a ton 🙏 \*\*\*

***Thank you for any feedback!***

The Road Behind Us - Early Gameplay