Help Me Bring a Post-Apocalyptic City-Building Game to Life

Rebuilding a city is more than survival. It's about giving people hope again.

Hello! I'm an independent game developer from Argentina, working on a post-apocalyptic city-building and idle management game in Unity.

I'm building this project on my own, one system at a time, with the goal of creating a game where players can rebuild a settlement, manage scarce resources, make difficult decisions, and gradually restore a connection between isolated survivors.

My long-term vision is to turn this prototype into a complete game that can continue growing through new areas, buildings, events, and content updates.

I'm opening this campaign because I want to dedicate more consistent time to development and move the project from its current prototype stage toward a polished, playable first release.

What is the game about?

The world has been devastated, and your settlement is only the beginning.

You start with a small Capital and a handful of survivors. From there, you must build shelters, establish production, gather useful materials from the ruins, and connect your buildings with roads so the settlement can function.

Every resource matters. Scrap can support new production, food keeps your population growing, and more advanced materials unlock further possibilities. As the Capital develops, new buildings and challenges become available.

But rebuilding isn't just about collecting resources.

The population needs food and housing. Workers are necessary to keep production running. Radioactive storms can reduce productivity and bring unexpected losses or discoveries. When difficult events occur, you must decide how to respond with the resources you have available.

One of the central goals is Radio Esperanza: a series of missions that represents the effort to restore communication and bring hope back to a broken world.

I want the experience to combine the satisfying progression of an idle city-builder with meaningful resource management, gradual expansion, and a distinct post-apocalyptic identity.

Where is the project right now?

The game is already beyond the idea stage.

I'm developing a playable prototype in Unity, with foundational systems for:

• Building and connecting structures through a grid-based settlement.

• Producing and managing multiple resources.

• Upgrading the Capital to unlock further progression.

• Managing population, housing, food consumption, and available workers.

• Completing Radio Esperanza missions.

• Experiencing changing weather, random events, and decisions with consequences.

• Purchasing permanent upgrades and maintaining progress between play sessions.

These systems are still being tested and balanced. The current version uses provisional visuals, and the project needs further development, testing, interface improvements, and artistic work before it can become a polished public release.

I'm sharing this stage honestly because I want supporters to understand what already exists and what their contributions can help make possible.

Why am I asking for support?

As a solo developer, my most important resource is time.

Financial support would help me dedicate more consistent time to the game while covering the practical costs associated with development. That includes helping sustain me during development, as well as investing in visual assets, audio, interface improvements, testing, and the preparation of a first Android release.

I'm not presenting this campaign as a finished product or promising an unrealistic release date. The goal is to build on the current prototype, improve the experience through testing, and make steady progress toward a version people can actually play.

Every contribution would help reduce the pressure of balancing development with other financial responsibilities.

What will the funding help accomplish?

My priorities are:

1. Strengthen the core gameplay.
Test and improve construction, production, population management, resource costs, progression, and random events.

2. Improve presentation and usability.
Make the interface clearer, improve the visual identity, and develop a more cohesive atmosphere for the settlement and its surroundings.

3. Prepare the first public version.
Work toward a stable Android build, test saving and loading, refine the progression, and prepare the game for release requirements.

4. Expand the world over time.
My longer-term plans include recovering additional areas, introducing more specialized buildings and challenges, and developing the Radio Esperanza storyline toward a meaningful end goal.

The exact scope and timing of these milestones will depend on the amount raised, development progress, and testing results. I want to prioritize a solid first experience rather than promise more content than I can realistically deliver.

What do supporters receive?

First and foremost, you'll be helping an independent developer bring a game to life.

I'll share development updates, progress reports, screenshots, and the challenges and decisions involved in building the project. Where possible, I'll invite supporters to participate in feedback and testing.

As the project develops, I also plan to offer appropriate recognition for supporters who would like to be acknowledged, subject to the options available through this campaign.

Any future playable builds or additional benefits will depend on their readiness and the practical scope of development. I won't promise access to unfinished features on a fixed schedule just to raise funds.

This is the beginning, not the end

I don't want to build a game that appears, gets one release, and then disappears.

My ambition is to create a foundation that can support meaningful updates and a growing settlement, with new places to explore, new challenges to overcome, and more reasons for players to return.

I'm still at an early stage, and there's a great deal of work ahead. But the foundations are taking shape, and I'm ready to keep building.

If you believe in independent development, enjoy city-building and management games, or simply want to help a solo developer make this project possible, your support would mean a great deal.

Thank you for taking the time to discover the project and for helping me bring this little world back to life.

Every contribution helps me take another step toward turning this prototype into a game people can play, enjoy, and return to.