South Korean developer Royal Crow is adding a Lovecraftian twist to their upcoming extraction shooter, Waste The Fallen, which will be headed to PC via Steam. Players can also sign up for the alpha playtest via the official site.
In Waste The Fallen, players descend into the Deep, where the Fallen, grotesque creatures born from the world’s collapse, and rival scavengers, known as the Deviants, stand between them and survival. Players must gear up, overcome the dangers below, and make it out alive, either solo or in squads of up to three players.
Each run sends players into decaying zones filled with weapons, materials, and rare finds hidden across each map. No two runs play the same, with the Fallen, rival Deviants, and environmental threats ensuring no stash is ever safe.
The deeper players push, the better the loot, but the greater the threat posed by the Fallen. Resources gathered on each run can be used to upgrade the Bio-Arm, which every Deviant possesses, allowing players to unlock new abilities over time.
The Fallen stalk the ruins of the Deep, the environment itself turns hostile, and the longer a run continues, the more the world seems wrong. In keeping with the Lovecraftian tropes, Waste The Fallen treats horror as something scavengers feel, not just something they see, with a Sanity system that challenges players to manage their sanity as they explore.
Survival depends on reading the silence, listening for gunfire, and knowing when to fight and when to retreat.
An oversized safebox protects more of what players earn, and fast, accessible crafting helps players bounce back after a bad run, so a single failed raid never wipes them out. Ignore the Deviants, or hunt them for their loot. Balancing risk against reward is key to every expedition.
Between expeditions, players return to a hideout they can grow. By upgrading crafting stations, unlocking better blueprints, and forging new gear, they can prepare for deeper runs. The hideout offers a space to regroup before the next descent, while supporting long-term progression that rewards every successful extraction.