Deadnaut

Deadnaut drops you into the derelict ships of long-dead civilizations, where every mission is a new mystery. As Screwfly Studios' second game, it sharpens the tactical, squad-based play that defined Zafehouse: Diaries, placing you in command of five Deadnauts who must explore, investigate, and fight their way to extraction. Ships are procedurally generated, teeming with alien hostiles, automated defenses, and hidden dangers. Your job is to manage their talents, relationships, fears, and flaws while adapting to whatever threats the mission throws at you. Navigate cramped corridors, manage oxygen, morale, and stress as alarms blare and enemy AI adapts to your tactics.

• Squad-based tactics: Lead five Deadnauts through exploratory missions, combat, and environmental hazards. Each crew member has unique skills, talents, relationships, and flaws; success comes from coordinating actions, healing, reviving, and keeping line of communication open under pressure.
• Character generation: Forge backstories, shape team dynamics, and tailor gear. The game supports random Deadnauts for quick starts or a robust character generator for deeper customization.
• Every game is unique: Every mission is procedurally generated, and campaigns adapt to player choices, ensuring no two runs feel the same. You’ll uncover clues, solve environmental puzzles, and decide when to push on or extract.
• Flexible tools: An arsenal of weapons and shields is at your disposal, but you can also approach missions with stealth and ingenuity using cloaks, sensors, and hacking to move unseen or disable threats.
• Threats and defenses: Derelict ships are filled with mysterious enemies and hostile security systems that react to your approach. Expect traps, alarms, and AI defenses that require quick thinking and versatile plans.
• Psychology and management: Deadnauts carry fears, motivations, and dispositions that influence their behavior. Stay in contact, monitor mood, and manage relationships to prevent breakdowns or mutiny in critical moments.
• Playstyles: Choose how you play—frontline assault with a heavily armed squad, or a cautious, stealthy run using sensors, cloaks, and shields. The flexible design supports multiple strategies and emergent outcomes.
• Replayability: Randomly generated Deadnauts and a deep character generator mean fresh crews and fresh challenges each time you play.
• Challenge: Deadnaut is deliberately hard: not every plan works, so you must adapt on the fly and make the best use of your crew’s talents.

Deadnaut is designed for PC players who crave deep strategy and emergent storytelling. It challenges you to think tactically, manage people, and improvise as environments and threats shift. If you loved Zafehouse: Diaries, Deadnaut expands that formula with procedural variety, richer character dynamics, and a sharper focus on exploration and survival.