I Am Future may be one of the cheeriest survival games ever
What is the world going to look like in six years? It's hard to say. I'm pretty sure nobody had «global pandemic» on their bingo cards back in 2016, and all of the general crappiness of the last two years makes predicting 2028 a pretty scary ordeal.
For the protagonist of I am Future, though, he's surprisingly unbothered about being accidentally unleashed from a pod following a six-year slumber. Six years, six months and five days to be exact. I assume his unperturbed attitude has something to do with the fact he's likely already seen some bad stuff, judging by his mechanical arm. He's definitely a lot more chill than I'd be, anyway. As he enthusiastically proclaims in the trailer, shown at the PC Gaming Show(opens in new tab): «I have no idea where the hell I am but damn, this place is gorgeous.»
Gorgeous is right. The aptly-named Eden seems to be years beyond containing any civilisation. Skyscrapers and yachts have become nature's playground, while water floods areas once prone to heavy footfall. Vines wrap their way around pipes while grass and trees grow at their feet. It may be a post-apocalyptic landscape, but it's a rather pretty one.
I am Future doesn't want to you bitterly survive, it wants you to thrive. Enjoy the lack of capitalism: no corporate lifestyle, no grindset, nobody to answer to. No living in poverty as you watch the rich get richer. Take what's left of the manmade land and make it your own, man. You'll be turning the rooftop you woke up on into a cosy home and functional base. It looks like your mechanical arm can handily (no pun intended, sorry) transform into tools too, with the trailer showing our happy protagonist with a circular saw arm hacking away at some lumber.
If the trailer's anything to
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