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Bad Rhino Studios · Published by Bad Rhino Studios
Content notice: Frequent fantasy violence, blood, and gore with general mature content, not appropriate for young children.
Last updated 2 Oct 2026
The Rotting Chronicles is a survival action game set in a zombie-ravaged city where you must fight, scavenge, craft, and rebuild to survive. Run solo or with up to 3 friends as you grow your survival skills and find the best strategy to survive.
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Explore The Rotting Chronicles, where you scavenge, craft, and fight to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. Join forces with friends or go solo as you master survival skills and uncover the best strategies for staying alive.
About this game
The Rotting Chronicles
The Rotting Chronicles is a survival action game set in a ravaged city where you must fight, scavenge, craft, and rebuild. Explore decaying buildings, defeat relentless hordes of the undead, and forge a new life for yourselves. Run solo or with up to 3 friends, expand your skills, and find the best strategies to thrive in a world full of danger. Your ultimate goal is not just to survive, but to rebuild humanity’s place at the top.
Features:
A Rotting World Surrounds You
Scavenge for resources and fortify your shelter to defend against relentless zombie hordes.
Face a dynamic, ever-changing world where every decision counts—survival depends on your ability to adapt and outsmart the growing horde.
The horde may have rotten brains but your actions still draw their attention. Be stealthy, or prepare to face the horde's wrath, it's up to you.
Your Decisions Make a Difference
Build your own unique playstyle with a mix of stealth, combat, strategy, and different weapons to overcome the overcome the onslaught of undead and evolving environmental hazards.
Tackle challenges solo or with up to 3 other friends in the face of an ever-changing threat.
Final Death: If you die, you start over... your character may be gone, but their legacy lives on.
Build and Expand Your Shelter
Craft weapons, upgrade your base, and gather supplies to expand your shelter.
Find NPC survivors and invite them home, then manage resources like water, food, and raw materials to keep everyone alive.
Evolving Survivor Progression
The Predator's Path system provides in-depth progression that rewards your playstyle and decisions by naturally evolving your character's abilities to match how you play, creating a unique build based on your choices.
Evolve from vulnerable prey to a hunter, gradually regaining control of the environment.
Overcome Nature Itself
Zombies aren't the only problems you'll encounter - unpredictable weather and strange natural disasters join forces to create new opportunities and more dangerous hazards, but may offer more exciting rewards.
Navigate these dangerous infected zones where shifting environments affect the behavior of zombies.
Find or Craft special equipment to survive the challenges they offer and gather rare materials for crafting.
Are you ready to reclaim this world, one step at a time?
Disclaimer: The Rotting Chronicles is still in development. The content and features are still evolving, and we greatly value your feedback, which can be shared through our Discord and other communication channels. Our goal is to create a game that resonates with both our team and the community. Additional features and enhancements will be introduced over time. For updates and detailed roadmaps, please follow us on social media and stay tuned for the latest developments on The Rotting Chronicles.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4440 | AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1070 (or equivalent)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 6 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-9600 | AMD Ryzen 5 3500
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia RTX 3060 (or equivalent)
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 8 GB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
The Rotting Chronicles Demo is now closed!
Thank you everyone for your downloads, wishlists, and support on our first demo! We appreciate your feedback as we hone in on the next steps of our grand plan to bring The Rotting Chronicles to life. Necromancy or not, we’re focusing inward to continue development and come back even stronger with more content in the future. Follow us on these platforms to stay up to date with the latest from our tasty brains: Instagram Twitter Trello Reddit Discord {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45415552/3b4edc5bc6287ec138a0516fc74e5feee3c2a8ee.pngRead full article on Community Announcements (k2)Patch NotesOfficial
Demo Patch - Feb 25, 2025
Hello Survivors! Welcome to our 2/25 Demo Patch. The majority of our changes revolve around bug fixes and balance improvements. Stay safe out there… If you experience any issues or have feedback, please share here in our official Discord. Fixes: Moved the crouch tutorial section farther up to prevent the player from getting stuck Adjusted scaling on enemies spawning over time for solo players Enemy location is now better synced between host and non-hosts Fixed the physics issue that was preventing enemies killed by other players from ragdolling correctly Character no longer stuck in crawling state if moving while revived Remove ability to reopen small fuse boxes once empty Rebalanced torch damage to enemies Crafting more than one electronics for the generator no longer desyncs players’ objectives Melee and Ranged damage perks now have their corresponding images displayed correctly Fixed main menu trello link End cinematic audio volume is now connected to volume settings Download The Rotting Chronicles Demo!Read full article on Community Announcements (k2)AnnouncementsOfficial
The Rotting Chronicles Demo is now LIVE!
Ready or not, the horde has arrived! The Rotting Chronicles demo is now live on steam, you can download it HERE. Play solo or grab your friends to explore this strange new city where the undead rule. Are you ready to change humanity’s future? Want more? Find us in these places: Instagram Twitter Trello Reddit DiscordRead full article on Community Announcements (k2)AnnouncementsOfficial
Early Demo Release - Thurs Feb 13th!
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45415552/eda72e88948e224efbb9135567323fb08f553132.png Beware, the undead are faster than we thought! Due to the impending arrival of the horde, we’ll need survivors to make their way into the city sooner. Our demo release date is moving up to this Thursday, February 13th. See you then!Read full article on Community Announcements (k2)AnnouncementsOfficial
Demo Coming Feb. 19th!
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45415552/596cd3d1dbc3e23d3d3dfc58d7a518e29a5dd8ff.png We’re excited to announce that the Demo for The Rotting Chronicles will be available on: February 19th! This marks the beginning of our public journey for The Rotting Chronicles, and we invite you to join us on this thrilling survival adventure. Your feedback will be invaluable in shaping our gameplay experience, and we can’t wait to hear your thoughts. Don’t forget to add us to your wishlist to stay updated on all the latest news and developments. Thank you for your support, and we look forward to embarking on this adventure together! - The Bad Rhino TeamRead full article on Community Announcements (RHINOPUNCH)
