Substrata: The First Layer is a grim, atmospheric survival RPG blending locomotive management, expedition scavenging, tactical squad combat, and narrative visual novel encounters** set in an expansive subterranean megastructure.
⚙️ CORE GAMEPLAY FEATURES
🚂 Consist & Resource Management:
Your locomotive is your only home and lifeline in the dark. Balance every drop of fuel and ration of food as you travel between forgotten sectors. Route power to essential train modules, craft emergency medical kits and field supplies in the workshop car, and keep the engine's heartbeat alive.
🎒 Real-Time Scavenging Expeditions:
Deploy your crew on foot into treacherous underground ruins, abandoned transit sectors, and infested tunnel networks. Search forgotten caches, haul salvage back to the train, and extract before the dark closes in and dangerous predators emerge.
⚔️ Tactical Turn-Based Combat:
Face aggressive subterranean horrors—from territorial mole-rat packs to mutated creatures. Position your scouts, manage stamina and squad health, and coordinate focus fire.
📖 Choice-Driven Narrative & Visual Memoirs:
Uncover the forgotten history of Substrata through meaningful story encounters. Piece together the truth behind the lost world above, negotiate tense encounters with rival scavenger factions, and unlock illustrated memoirs as your company descends into the deep.