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MYSTERY CROWN, YESPLAY · Published by MYSTERY CROWN
Content notice: This game includes frequent scenes disturbing and horrific scenes of implied violence, gore and mutilation of human bodies. The game contains revealing outfits.Player discretion is advised. May not be suitable for all age groups.
Very Positive — 89% positive (533 reviews)
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
"Survivor's Notes" is an FMV . Players control two protagonists, using choices and QTEs to unlock diverse story branches and endings. When a doomsday-dreaming civilian meets an apocalypse survivor, time, memory and fate intertwine. They seek truth in a crumbling city, closing in on a buried answer.
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About this game
Survivor's Notes
Survivor's Notes is a zombie survival FMV. Players will take on the roles of both the male and female protagonists simultaneously, advancing different story branches through choices and various quick-time events during gameplay, and ultimately unlocking distinct endings based on their decisions.
This is not a story about "how the apocalypse destroys the world", but a tale of how humans choose to believe, take responsibility, and make sacrifices in the face of despair.
It does not depict how heroes conquer disasters, but how ordinary people, without divine intervention or retreat, shoulder the cost of saving the world with reason, courage, and sacrifice.
When the world is redeemed, the deeds of salvation are erased. What truly remains is only the possibility for the continuation of human civilization.
This is a work dedicated to "the survivors".
It is also a post-apocalyptic fable about memory, trust, and human dignity.
Story Background
In 2026, a sudden global zombie apocalypse swept across the world, pushing human civilization to the brink of collapse within days.
No one knows the true origin of the disaster, leaving only countless rewritten lives and vanished names in its wake.
Ji Xingchuan, a cartoonist, has been having recurring dreams of the same post-apocalyptic world for a year. He adapted these dreams into a serialized manga Notes of the Survivor, which unexpectedly became a hit. However, the manga abruptly ceased publication the moment the story reached the "white light on the rooftop"—because the dreams began to overlap with reality.
At the same time, Bai Yuan, a special forces soldier from the post-apocalyptic future of 2033, travels back to 2026, bearing the only chance to save the world. She must find the source of the disaster before the truth spirals completely out of control, nipping humanity’s doomed fate in the bud at its unformed singularity. She knows that once the mission succeeds, both she and the entire post-apocalyptic future will cease to exist.
When "an ordinary person who dreams of the apocalypse" meets "a survivor from the apocalypse", time, memory, and fate begin to intertwine. They pursue the truth in the collapsing city, lose companions and shatter their beliefs through countless choices, and gradually draw closer to the deliberately buried answer.
In the end, to set the world back on track, some choose to be forgotten, while others continue to live with unspeakable losses.
The world is saved.
But those who saved it are never remembered by the world.
Product Features
Immersive Experience: Third-person perspective that stays anchored to the protagonist’s viewpoint throughout. See through their eyes, hear with their ears, and feel their racing heartbeat for unrelenting oppressive tension from start to finish.
Multiple Protagonists: Witness the full scope of the story through the distinct perspectives of the male and female leads.
Player Choice: Different decisions drive the narrative down divergent paths.
Rich Storyline: An expansive plot intertwined with complex character relationships. The protagonists gradually uncover the truth behind all incidents amid constant plot twists.
Character Introductions
Ji Xingchuan: Male protagonist gifted with precognitive dreams that allow him to foresee the future.
Bai Yuan: Female protagonist, an advanced cyborg from the future who joins the male lead to save the world.
Colonel Altai: Army colonel who assists the two protagonists in handling various emergencies.
Shen Duo: Senior military officer.
Pei Zheng: Senior military officer who appears to be an antagonist.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i3
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 40 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or AMD equivalent or above
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 60 GB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
写在《幸存者笔记》定档前（传统惯例的小作文）
Hey everyone, our first fully‑AI‑developed title Survivor’s Note's is scheduled to launch next week on September 12th. The release could be delayed at latest to the week after, September 19th. The build has already passed review and is ready for release at any time. We have held back the launch because of its massive scale, which overwhelms our internal testing capacity. A full playthrough takes more than six hours, so we can only carry out testing gradually. A quick note on some long‑standing stubborn bugs, such as random pause‑function failures. Due to technical constraints, we cannot reproduce these issues reliably. No error logs are generated within the project, so we are unable to locate the root cause in the code. Please follow the latest official announcements for the exact release date.One final thought: interactive film‑games are still a niche form of entertainment for our community. I keep delivering unique titles for you, even if the quality is not always perfect. I have done everything possible within our available budget. Given greater funding in the future, our team and production crew are confident that we can deliver work comparable to others at the same cost. That said, do not hold our work up against multi‑million‑dollar productions. We readily concede in such comparisons; our work cannot be measured against those high‑budget projects.Thank you all again.Read full article on Community Announcements (MYSTERY CROWN)AnnouncementsOfficial
Announcement: Demo Launch of Survivor’s Notes
To all our longtime supporters and fans following our studio,The demo build of our fully AI-produced post-apocalyptic sci-fi zombie interactive movie game, Survivor’s Notes, is officially available for you to try out.This demo playthrough runs for over 30 minutes in total. The full release is projected to clock in at more than 500 minutes. We have already finished over 250 minutes of main storyline content and are rushing to complete all branching narrative segments. Stay tuned to our official announcements for the official launch date of the full game.Let us briefly walk you through the project of Survivor’s Notes.AI cinematography production for Survivor’s Notesis handled by our long-time partner YESPLAY—our collaborator on the Lin Burial House series. The game is brought to life by directors Ying Qinuo and Fan Xiangnan. Our studio leads collaborative content creation (designing branching plots and all interactive movie gameplay frameworks built around the core main storyline), full development, and global publishing.Compared with other AI interactive movie games already out on the market, I believe our core differentiator lies in our shared pursuit of premium quality.We began planning this project with YESPLAY around this time back in 2025. Rapid advancements in AI technology earlier this year allowed us to wrap production and share this work with players in 2026.AI-generated film content has already gained moderate recognition within the short drama industry. However, Steam interactive movie games cater to players whose viewing and interactive demands differ drastically from regular short drama audiences. Short drama viewers mostly watch casually to pass time, while players come to engage deeply with gameplay—this naturally raises far higher standards for quality.As for many existing AI interactive movie games on storefronts… honestly, I feel most of them are just half-hearted cash grabs (much like our very first romance interactive movie game in our early days)...Read full article on Community Announcements (MYSTERY CROWN)AnnouncementsOfficial
MysteryCrown wishes you all the best in the Chinese new year
MysteryCrown FMV Studio would like to express our deepest gratitude for your long-term companionship and support. It has been over two years since the launch of our first FVM, 'Try and love', on January 25, 2024.As a small-budget studio, our productions cannot compete with million-dollar projects in terms of scale or polish. However, over these two years, we have remained committed to our horror roots with titles like 'Back'，'UndeadReal:Ego'，‘Back2’,‘Back 3', while also daring to explore new genres (Worthy or not) and innovative gameplay mechanics (Pact between us). Regardless of the outcomes, we are truly thankful for your tolerance and support for all our products.In the past year, to ensure the studio's survival, we ventured into secondary creations (such as 'Mouringwood Lodge' series and 'Invisible us') and even developed adaptations based on film and television content ('Mute'). Looking ahead to the coming year, we will continue to adapt more AI-generated content to keep the lights on. We consider it a great privilege to have walked this path with you, and we thank you for your understanding.As a humble game developer, I possess no extraordinary talents. My greatest strength, perhaps, is honesty. Thank you for embracing that honesty.As we step into the new year, we wish each and every one of you good health and success in all your endeavors.To all new friends who haven't joined yet, we warmly invite you to our official QQ group to connect and share your thoughts.Official QQ Group ID: 983536806Read full article on Community Announcements (MYSTERY CROWN)AnnouncementsOfficial
First Store Announcement for Survivor's Notes
To our long-time supporters and new friends who have recently joined us:Our first fully AI co-created interactive film & game Survivor's Notes has been officially unveiled. As one of our key titles of this year, it is scheduled for release in Q2 (the launch may be brought forward, subject to official review progress).As a fully AI-generated title developed under official licensing, we have gained profound insights throughout the process. Originally, we planned to produce this project with live-action filming. However, given the need to vividly depict post-apocalyptic and futuristic settings, a live-action shoot combined with visual effects (VFX) would have incurred exorbitant costs with no guarantee of satisfactory visual results. Hence, we ultimately adopted an AI-driven production approach.Even with AI production, the visuals showcased in our current trailer represent the actual in-game quality, and there will be no downgrades in the official release. We are therefore highly confident that Survivor's Notes will deliver a truly unique and innovative experience among today's AI-powered interactive film & games.This title will also feature a much larger scale compared to our studio's previous small-budget interactive projects, with significantly enhanced gameplay mechanics and depth.For more updates and information, you are welcome to join our studio's sole official group: 983536806Once again, thank you for your long-term attention and support.Thank you!Read full article on Community Announcements (MYSTERY CROWN)
