The Man Came Around Demo

Governments have a way of crumbling to pieces after a while, since it’s very difficult to think of a country that remained unchanged for more than a few decades, politics-wise. People usually manage to break free when it comes to tyrannical regimes, especially if they stick together and are ready to sacrifice themselves for the greater good.

The Man Came Around is a top-down survival game with RPG elements and a bit of stealth in there to spice things up. The whole thing is more of a message against tyranny, anti-democracy laws and racism, given the fact that you have to face many moral choices along the way. On the other hand, the gameplay is fairly engaging as well, depending on your patience.

The story revolves around five people that decide to run away from an oppressive government and make it on their own. However, they are being hunted down by the said government, which forces them to stay hidden and survive on scraps. Along the way you will also have to make tough decisions that may challenge your beliefs, which is great if you like multiple playthroughs.

Since this is also a roguelike RPG, some of your characters can die along the way if you are not careful enough. It’s possible to finish the main story with just one character alive, and it can be either one of them. This is a great way to encourage replayability, because the plot differs slightly if you manage to keep more characters or alive, or at least different ones.

As far as the graphics are concerned, you have to make do with black & white artwork, which is not a bad thing in this case. You can tell that the artists are very talented, especially when it comes to the symbols that are integrated into the art and the nice character design. However, the levels are a bit too dull and empty sometimes, which may hurt the overall experience.

When it’s all said and done, The Man Came Around might just make you think about certain issues in today’s society. On the other hand, the developers need help in order to complete the game, and you can lend a hand by being a part of the project’s Kickstarter campaign.