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BECOME LIFE – Dev Diary #1: What Is BECOME LIFE?

Hi everyone, Welcome to the first BECOME LIFE Dev Diary! In this opening episode, I introduce the premise, world, locations, and survival experience at the heart of the game.

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changedWATCH DEV DIARY #1View store page
changedWATCH DEV DIARY #1Throughout the game, you will explore abandoned towns, buildings, and forests, search for valuable resources and tools, and learn how to survive in a world that has become desolate and dangerous.
changedWATCH DEV DIARY #1This Dev Diary series will document the project as it evolves, covering its world, narrative, survival systems, environments, gameplay mechanics, and the technical work behind its development.
addedWATCH DEV DIARY #1If BECOME LIFE interests you, add it to your Steam wishlist and follow the game to receive future Dev Diaries and development updates.
changedWATCH DEV DIARY #1All footage shown is taken from a work-in-progress pre-alpha build captured on macOS at Low settings and is not representative of the final quality. Visuals, gameplay systems, performance, and content are subject to change.

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changedView store page
changedThroughout the game, you will explore abandoned towns, buildings, and forests, search for valuable resources and tools, and learn how to survive in a world that has become desolate and dangerous.
changedThis Dev Diary series will document the project as it evolves, covering its world, narrative, survival systems, environments, gameplay mechanics, and the technical work behind its development.
addedIf BECOME LIFE interests you, add it to your Steam wishlist and follow the game to receive future Dev Diaries and development updates.
changedAll footage shown is taken from a work-in-progress pre-alpha build captured on macOS at Low settings and is not representative of the final quality. Visuals, gameplay systems, performance, and content are subject to change.

Hi everyone,

Welcome to the first BECOME LIFE Dev Diary!

In this opening episode, I introduce the premise, world, locations, and survival experience at the heart of the game.

WATCH DEV DIARY #1

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THE WORLD DIDN’T END. IT DISAPPEARED.

BECOME LIFE is a single-player narrative survival game set in an alternate version of 2035, inspired by real locations across the Gargano region in southern Italy.

In 2025, something happened that no one could explain. In a matter of moments, around 98% of humanity vanished without leaving a trace.

Years later, Sam awakens inside an abandoned hospital. The city around him is completely deserted. His wife, Helen, and his daughter, Jane, are gone—along with almost everyone else.

Finding them and discovering what truly happened becomes the reason for his journey.

SURVIVING AFTER THE DISAPPEARANCE

Throughout the game, you will explore abandoned towns, buildings, and forests, search for valuable resources and tools, and learn how to survive in a world that has become desolate and dangerous.

There are no zombies.

The danger comes from the environment, dangerous wildlife, the survivors who remain, and the decisions you will be forced to make.

Your actions leave lasting marks on the world. Forced doors remain forced, collected resources do not simply reappear, and the choices you make can affect the journey ahead.

A WORLD INSPIRED BY SOUTHERN ITALY

BECOME LIFE takes place across locations inspired by the Gargano region in the province of Foggia, including Monte Sant’Angelo, Apricena, the Umbra Forest, and other places across Puglia transformed by the Disappearance.

These are real landscapes reimagined as part of a grounded, atmospheric survival world.

A SOLO-DEVELOPED PROJECT

BECOME LIFE has been in solo development since May 2023.

This Dev Diary series will document the project as it evolves, covering its world, narrative, survival systems, environments, gameplay mechanics, and the technical work behind its development.

Everything shown is still a work in progress, but this first episode represents the beginning of a closer look behind the creation of BECOME LIFE.

Thank you for following the development and supporting the project.

If BECOME LIFE interests you, add it to your Steam wishlist and follow the game to receive future Dev Diaries and development updates.

What do you think caused the Disappearance?

Share your theories and feedback in the comments.

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All footage shown is taken from a work-in-progress pre-alpha build captured on macOS at Low settings and is not representative of the final quality. Visuals, gameplay systems, performance, and content are subject to change.

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