Fit check
Is Stories from the Outbreak worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Roguelike RPG players who want tactical, turn-based combat
- Players who enjoy making difficult choices about a survivor team
- Players seeking a zombie outbreak story set across Latvia
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for real-time combat rather than turn-based tactical encounters
- Players who prefer a fixed, linear run over roguelike replayability and permanent unlocks
- Players seeking a lighthearted setting rather than a story about survival in a hostile outbreak
Our take on Stories from the Outbreak
The journey runs from Riga toward a ferry bound for Iceland, with survival decisions made while crossing zombie-infested Latvia.
What is Stories from the Outbreak?
Lead survivors from Riga toward a ferry bound for Iceland while the New Death turns people into zombies and a paramilitary group controls much of Latvia.
Turn-based combat calls for tactical choices about team composition and character progression. Between fights, search for supplies, travel across the landscape, and face written events with decisions about the group’s fate. Survivors have distinct abilities and personalities, and trinkets grant passive bonuses. Encounters draw on more than 25 enemy types. The game includes over 80,000 words of story content, covering the outbreak and character histories, alongside hidden surprises. New trinkets can be unlocked through permanent progression, and challenge modes offer additional ways to play.
How Stories from the Outbreak plays
- 01Survivor decisions
- Written events and choices can affect the fates of team members during the journey.
- 02Enemy encounters
- More than 25 enemy types combine into hundreds of possible encounters.
- 03Persistent unlocks
- Later playthroughs can include newly unlocked trinkets and challenge modes.
- 04Story content
- Over 80,000 words cover the outbreak’s lore and characters’ backstories.
Stories from the Outbreak compared to similar games
Stories from the Outbreak combines turn-based roguelike combat with survivor management and written choices during a journey across Latvia. Shogun Showdown also uses turn-based roguelike combat, but its description focuses on positioning, attack tiles, combos, and building a deck before facing the Shogun. Back to the Dawn centers on investigating and escaping a prison.
Stories from the Outbreak: platforms & release
Is Stories from the Outbreak worth it?
It is worth it if: roguelike RPG players who want tactical, turn-based combat. Skip it if: players looking for real-time combat rather than turn-based tactical encounters.
Where can I download Stories from the Outbreak?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Stories from the Outbreak's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Stories from the Outbreak on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
