Game developers Payne Robinson and Peter Tinaglia—the creative masterminds behind Execute—are back with a brand-new title that is guaranteed to test both your tactical prowess and your stomach. Their latest project, Medium Rare, is a dark, turn-based survival dungeon crawler heading to Steam in 2027, set in a grim, post-apocalyptic world where cannibalism isn’t just a grim reality—it’s the only growth industry left.
A World Beyond Desperation
In Medium Rare, traditional resources have completely run dry. Gold, gems, and magic scrolls hold no value in a decaying subterranean wasteland where survival is a daily bloodbath. Instead, players must navigate unforgiving, procedurally generated dungeons where every encounter is a matter of life, death, and… dining.
Payne Robinson and Peter Tinaglia are leaning heavily into deep survival mechanics paired with tough-as-nails, turn-based combat. The core gameplay loop forces players to manage hunger, exhaustion, and sanity while battling terrifying monstrosities and rival survivors. However, the game’s defining twist is its brutal progression system: you are what you eat.
Turn-Based Tactics Meets Body-Horror Progression
Forget finding legendary gear in chest drops. In Medium Rare, upgrading your character means harvesting your fallen enemies—and former allies.
- The Ultimate Growth Industry: Devouring specific biological parts of defeated foes unlocks new abilities, mutations, and stat boosts. Craving higher agility? Consume the legs of a swift subterranean hunter. Need thicker armour? Feast on the plated hide of a ravenous beast.
- The Cost of Survival: Consuming human flesh comes with a severe psychological price. As your character gains physical power through cannibalism, their mental stability deteriorates, leading to hallucinations, unpredictable combat behaviour, and paranoia among your party members.
- Deep Turn-Based Strategy: Position, turn order, and resource management are paramount. Every move in combat could mean the difference between landing a decisive blow or becoming someone else’s dinner.
What to Expect on Steam (2027)
Building on the atmospheric tension and design excellence seen in Execute, Robinson and Tinaglia are aiming to push the boundaries of the turn-based dungeon crawler genre with Medium Rare. The game promises rich dark-fantasy pixel art, a haunting original soundtrack, and high replayability through branching narrative choices and complex character evolution paths.
Will you maintain your humanity and risk starvation in the dark, or will you embrace the brutal flesh-eating trade to rise to the top of the food chain?
Medium Rare is slated for release on Steam in 2027. Gamers who love dark, atmospheric survival games like Darkest Dungeon, Fear & Hunger, and RimWorld will definitely want to keep this nightmare fuel on their radar.
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