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Official Companion Novel Released + Deep Dive into the Lore of Just Madness!

Hello, Survivors! A great survival horror experience requires an unbreakable narrative foundation.

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addedHello, Survivors!A great survival horror experience requires an unbreakable narrative foundation. Today, we are proud to announce the official global release of our companion novel: Just Madness: Earth Apocalypse 1979 , now available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited!
changedHello, Survivors!Watch the full Inside the Lore presentation video below to see how the book directly dictates our gameplay systems:
changed🌍 A Truly Global Vision (9 Languages Supported)Our vision for this project is entirely international. To ensure players worldwide can immerse themselves completely in this dark universe, the game prototype is actively being developed with full text localization for 9 major languages :
changed🌍 A Truly Global Vision (9 Languages Supported)🇺🇸 English
changed🌍 A Truly Global Vision (9 Languages Supported)🇫🇷 French
changed🌍 A Truly Global Vision (9 Languages Supported)🇩🇪 German

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addedA great survival horror experience requires an unbreakable narrative foundation. Today, we are proud to announce the official global release of our companion novel: Just Madness: Earth Apocalypse 1979 , now available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited!
changedWatch the full Inside the Lore presentation video below to see how the book directly dictates our gameplay systems:
changedOur vision for this project is entirely international. To ensure players worldwide can immerse themselves completely in this dark universe, the game prototype is actively being developed with full text localization for 9 major languages :
changed🇺🇸 English
changed🇫🇷 French

Hello, Survivors!

A great survival horror experience requires an unbreakable narrative foundation. Today, we are proud to announce the official global release of our companion novel: Just Madness: Earth Apocalypse 1979, now available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited!

This book represents the absolute heart, essence, and structural base of our universe. Every mechanic, character arc, and environmental horror we are currently programming in Unreal Engine 5 is being meticulously adapted directly from these pages.

Watch the full Inside the Lore presentation video below to see how the book directly dictates our gameplay systems:

📖 The Narrative: What Awaits You in 1979

Set in 1979, as global tensions ignite a catastrophic nuclear war, a pilot named Max, his wife Sarah, and their young daughter Clara flee for their lives—only to be torn apart in a brutal accident on the road.

Waking into a devastated, radioactive wasteland ruled by cannibalistic factions and mutated aberrations, Max embarks on a desperate journey to locate Clara. Driven by nothing but survival, love, and a refusal to abandon his family, it is a gritty exploration of what people become when civilization collapses.

🌍 A Truly Global Vision (9 Languages Supported)

Our vision for this project is entirely international. To ensure players worldwide can immerse themselves completely in this dark universe, the game prototype is actively being developed with full text localization for 9 major languages:

  • 🇺🇸 English

  • 🇫🇷 French

  • 🇩🇪 German

  • 🇧🇷/🇵🇹 Portuguese

  • 🇷🇺 Russian

  • 🇪🇸 Spanish

  • 🇨🇳 Simplified Chinese

  • 🇰🇷 Korean

  • 🇯🇵 Japanese

Note: The official novel is launching first in English on Amazon, with other language editions planned to follow as production advances.

🛍️ Secure Your Copy Today

The official novel is available right now. Dive deep into the lore ahead of our next major development milestones!

👉 [Click Here to Get the Book on Amazon / Kindle Unlimited] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HCVY66WS

Thank you for your incredible support. Don't forget to follow our Steam Community Hub for upcoming development updates and gameplay reveals.

— Rodrigo Banzato Solo Developer

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Steam News / 5 August 2026

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