Steam game

Return: Unknown

Return: Unknown is a survival adventure game set in post-apocalyptic Manhattan. Once a thriving metropolis, it has been abandoned by civilization following the outbreak of a global virus, offering both challenges and countless opportunities.

Coming soon

By Witte Studio

Windows
View on Steam
Return: Unknown - Witte Studio. Popular.
Screenshot of Return: Unknown gameplay showing in-action mechanics Screenshot 2 of Return: Unknown - additional gameplay view Screenshot 3 of Return: Unknown - more gameplay footage Screenshot 4 of Return: Unknown - final gameplay screenshot

Overview

About this game

Return: Unknown

An abandoned metropolis. Endless possibilities. And you right in the middle of it.

Dive into a survival adventure set in a post-apocalyptic Manhattan, inspired by the freedom of great open-world games and the dark atmosphere of a fallen city. After a global virus wiped out civilization, a living and dangerous world remains, offering you complete freedom.

By day, explore streets, buildings, and towering skyscrapers, gather resources, and build your own path to survival. But when night falls, everything changes.

The infected become more aggressive, move through the shadows, and turn the darkness into a deadly threat. The city that belongs to you during the day becomes their territory at night.

Survive by managing hunger, thirst, exhaustion, cold, and heat, while even keeping an eye on your body weight, which directly affects gameplay. Every decision matters.

Use vehicles such as cars, boats, airplanes, helicopters, and mini-submarines to travel across land, water, and air. Build anywhere: on the ground, on rooftops, or high above on skyscrapers, or reinforce existing structures to create a secure base.

Whether alone or with others, you decide how to survive. Fight, trade, explore, or create your own safe haven in a ruthless world.

Dynamic weather, changing seasons, and unexpected events such as power outages constantly reshape the world and force you to adapt.

Play alone or with others, survive in co-op, or compete on servers with up to 128 players.

Features:

  • Open post-apocalyptic world set in Manhattan

  • Inspired by freedom, atmosphere, and survival pressure

  • First-person and third-person perspectives

  • Deep survival systems (hunger, thirst, temperature & body weight)

  • Vehicles: cars, boats, airplanes, helicopters, and mini-submarines

  • Free building or reinforcing structures on the ground, rooftops, and skyscrapers

  • Crafting, farming, hunting, and resource systems

  • PvE & PvP (infected and other players)

  • Dynamic weather, seasons & day-night cycle

  • Special events such as power outages and airdrops

  • Trading system

  • Singleplayer & Multiplayer (co-op and servers with up to 128 players)

Info:

Players can host their own servers or play in peer-to-peer mode. Whether you want to create your own world or join others, Return: Unknown gives you full control over your multiplayer experience.

Studio lineup

More from the same developer

More

No cost picks

More free games like this

More

Same category

Same tags, different developer

More

More like this

Similar games

More Adventure games