Dead Man's Diary

Dead Man's Diary is an adventure-survival video game developed and published by TML-Studios. The game was released for Microsoft Windows on 30 March 2022.

Dead Man's Diary
game cover art
Developer(s)	TML-Studios
Publisher(s)	TML-Studios
Engine	Unreal Engine 4
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Release	30 March 2022
Genre(s)	Adventure, Survival
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gameplay

The game is set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where the Earth is destroyed fifteen years after nuclear holocaust.^[1] Players would be portrayed as a survivor, who have to survive the hostile world by crafting items and finding safe places to eat and sleep without using weapons.^[2] In addition to the survival mode, the game would also feature a puzzle mode that contains twenty-seven levels.^[3]

Development and release

The game is developed and published by the German-based game studio TML-Studios, who is known for the bus simulation titles such as Fernbus Simulator, Tourist Bus Simulator and The Bus.^[4] The game was available for Microsoft Windows on 30 March 2022 via video game digital distribution Steam.^[5] Console versions are confirmed to be launched later in 2022.^[6]

Reception

Review scores

Publication	Score
COGconnected	40/100[7]
IGN Greece	4.5/10[8]

Reception

Upon release, Dead Man's Diary received praised for its graphics, environment, and story,^[9] but received criticism for its flawed exploration, bad writing, and unfitting voice acting, with COGconnected rating the game a 40 out of 100.^[7]