OVERBURDEN
A downloadable game for Windows and Linux
You wake up in a bunker after a nuclear strike.
The access tunnel is sealed. The surface is unreachable. The Chief is dead.
Moved by optimism and poor decision-making, you decide to drill your way out.
The drill was never fully calibrated. It burns oil too fast. Consumes propane unpredictably. Destroys bits under load.
Sustained vibration attracts something. You have about five minutes.
Good luck.
About
An experimental tactile horror game about manually operating an unstable industrial drill to escape a failing underground bunker.
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Credits
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The game also takes some degree of inspiration from early work of Mike Klubnika.
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Really solid and creepy, reminding me a lot of Iron Lung with more room to explore. Maybe some lore building pieces that entice the player to leave the drill room could amp the tension up.
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Such a great game! Awesome job!
Thank you!
Thank you for playing!
Thank you very much!
Hi! I recently published a deep design analysis and review of Overburden on my indie game magazine, IndieGameInsight.
I really appreciated the experimental bunker atmosphere and the mechanical gameplay loop built around the drill system.
If you're interested, you can read the full article here: https://indiegameinsight.com/overburden-review/
Thanks for making such an interesting experimental project!
Thank you!
one bug i found was i accidently dropped a key on the ground and it immediately disappeared into the backrooms lol.
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So i dropped key under the chair and now i cant pick it up
Thank you for reporting the bug!
You can also lose the oil cans behind the table with the radio, not sure about the fuel cans though as I didn't try.
Thanks! I have updated the dropping system in 1.0.2, it should be more difficult to lose something now.
It was quite enjoyable, could have used a bit more tensity i think but not bad overall.
Thank you!
looking forward to what you make next!
Really enjoyed playing and trying to escape as fast as possible! Great job!
Thank you for playing!
What a greeeat job you've done here! Really good atmosphere and very complete, I got the A ending. The game feels really polished and the concept is great. I had the brilliant idea to cram almost every interactive object into the room with the control panel, so I didn't have to go out and see who was wandering around hahahah. Excellent work!!!
This sounds like a valid strategy, haha. Thank you for playing!
Looks awesome just like the last game I played from you - I'll be sure to record it as soon as possible!
Keep up the awesome work
Thank you for the support!