A co-op roguelike in a wrecked world: explore a random map, scavenge, fight monsters and avoid starving.
Civilization has already fallen, and you and up to five other survivors are trying not to follow it. Maximum Apocalypse is a cooperative roguelike: the map is generated randomly, so every run is a new wasteland. On your turn you have four actions to explore, play cards, equip weapons, scavenge for supplies, draw or fight whatever is shuffling toward you. Each survivor has a class, and the Fireman, for example, is deadly up close, so the group has to play to its strengths. Starvation is as real a threat as monsters. Expect a tense scrounging-and-fighting expedition for one to six, about ninety minutes, where a bad draw can turn a quiet turn into a crisis.
Who it's for
You want a cooperative survival game with replayable maps, for four people who like planning together under pressure.
Not for you ifβ¦
You want a fixed campaign with a story, or you dislike games where bad draws can sink a run.
Vibe's take
Tense and improvised, with the group constantly trading off exploring, fighting and feeding itself. Every random map and every draw can change the plan.
newer than 51% of games
collected more than 61% of games
Best with 4 Β· publisher: 13+
longer than 77% of games Β· typical 30β90 min
One warm-up round Β· 2.1 out of 5 Β· heavier than 55%
A normal range of ratings
Lots of text, fluency helps