DIOD
Sunlit woodland and rocky ground in Diod’s Earth-generated landscape

A world worth beginning again.

The Earth remains.
Everything else
starts with you.

Wake in a forgotten bunker. Carry knowledge into the wild. Turn stone, soil and fire into the beginnings of a new life.

Explore the free pre-alpha
DIOD / FIRST-PERSON SURVIVALActual in-engine capture · Work in progress

01 / After the silence

You have nothing.
Except a place to begin.

You open your eyes beneath the surface. An archive of practical knowledge survives beside you. Above, the landscape stretches beyond the bunker: unfamiliar, indifferent, full of possibility.

Diod is about learning to live here. Weave your first bag. Shape a tool. Build a fire. Every small discovery makes the next one possible.

I

Read the land.

Find fibres, timber and stone. Follow the local geology, dig into soil and mine the rock beneath it.

II

Make a life.

Craft what you need, build a camp and grow your first food. Tame a horse to travel farther and carry more.

III

Bring someone back.

Work from stone tools toward iron. Forge the pry bar that opens the bunker’s sealed cryo wing.

The view from horseback in the current Diod prototype
FROM THE FIELD / First-person riding · Prototype capture

02 / Built on Earth

A familiar planet.
A different beginning.

The terrain takes its starting point from real Earth data, generating playable chunks as you travel. Your excavations, camp and supplies persist when you return.

The current build focuses on the first chapter: surviving alone, learning to craft, and reaching the first survivor. The wider settlement journey is still being built.

03 / Join the beginning

Early days.
Open invitation.

Diod is free during pre-alpha.
Expect rough edges, evolving visuals and unfinished systems. Play, explore, and help shape what comes next.

The first public download is being prepared.

Windows

64-bit PC

Build being preparedDownload details appear with the release.

macOS

Apple Silicon & Intel

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Linux

64-bit PC

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Before you head out

What stage is the game at?

This is an early playable prototype. Crafting, digging, camp storage, horses and the first ironworking objective exist. Settlement workers and the wider bunker journey are unfinished. Visuals, performance and balance are still changing.

How do I get updates?

Come back here for the latest version and release notes. For now, updates are manual: close the game, download the new release and replace the application. Back up your save before upgrading; pre-alpha updates may require save migrations.

Will it run on my laptop?

Formal minimum requirements are still being tested. For a testing laptop, choose Low — Laptop in the in-game graphics settings. Platform-specific requirements and signing details will accompany each tested download.

Do I need an account?

The intended pre-alpha download runs locally without a game account. Your world and progress are saved on the computer where you play.