Fit check
Is The Last Cargo worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Survival horror players who want randomized objects in a mysterious building
- Players who want choices to determine among six different endings
- Players interested in resource searches involving food, ammunition, and other items
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a fixed environment may not suit a game that randomizes many surrounding objects during each playthrough
- Players looking for a forgiving experience may not suit a game that describes itself as difficult and emphasizes learning from mistakes
- Players seeking a multiplayer game may not find a suitable mode here
- Players wanting a crafting-focused survival game may find the focus on exploration and resource searching too narrow
Our take on The Last Cargo
The defining detail is the wheelchair-bound protagonist’s search for autonomy inside a prison-like building, where survival horror is tied to indoctrination and changing surroundings.
What is The Last Cargo?
The Last Cargo is a top-down survival horror game set in a mysterious building where many surrounding objects are randomized during each playthrough.
The character uses a wheelchair and explores floor after floor while searching for food, ammunition, and other useful items. Its central theme is indoctrination and the effort to recover autonomy and subjectivity. Consequences and variable conditions influence additional factors in the game. There are 18 perks, each with three development stages, and six different endings that depend on player choices. The game includes three difficulty levels and an optional permadeath mode. Its stated focus on drawing conclusions and learning from mistakes shapes the survival experience.
How The Last Cargo plays
- 01Randomized Objects
- Many objects in the surrounding environment are randomized during each playthrough.
- 02Perk Development
- The game includes 18 perks, each with three stages of development.
- 03Choice-Based Endings
- Six different endings depend on the player’s choices.
- 04Optional Permadeath
- An optional permadeath mode is available.
- 05Three Difficulty Levels
- The game offers three difficulty levels.
The Last Cargo compared to similar games
Mr. Prepper focuses on preparing for a possible nuclear war by building an underground shelter and crafting while dealing with an authoritarian government. The Last Cargo instead centers on exploring a mysterious building, searching for food and ammunition, and reaching one of six choice-dependent endings. Vagante is a dark fantasy adventure about traveling through lands populated by monsters, demons, and crooks, while The Last Cargo uses a top-down survival horror setting and randomized objects.
The Last Cargo: platforms & release
Is The Last Cargo worth it?
It is worth it if: survival horror players who want randomized objects in a mysterious building. Skip it if: players seeking a fixed environment may not suit a game that randomizes many surrounding objects during each playthrough.
Where can I download The Last Cargo?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Last Cargo's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Last Cargo on?
Windows only.
