Developer:
Indifferent Penguin
Based in Berlin, Germany
Release Date:
TBA
Platforms:
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Website:
Short Description:
Betrayed by the regime, you are the last survivor of a sunken submarine. Mine for vengeance, rebuild your wreck into the ultimate war machine, and ignite a rebellion. Defend against waves of corrupt fleets and monsters in this brutal roguelike action miner and then blow the Kremlin sky high.
Download Presskit:
https://indifferentpenguin.de/files/ComradeBearPressKit.zip
Contact:
Team:
Daniel Wichterich – Developer
BaerSerker – Community Manager
Moritz Mayerhofer – Key Art
The team at 1UP – PR & marketing
Welcome to the Resistance, Comrade!
(German version of this page: https://indifferentpenguin.de/genosse-bar-untergrabt-das-vaterland/)
Comrade Bear Undermines The Motherland is an absurd, satirical roguelike that mashes up the logistics of Dome Keeper with the crisis management of FTL: Faster Than Light. You play as an anthropomorphic bear in a sinking submarine, fighting back against a corrupt regime that left your comrades to die.
A Note on the Narrative
You caught the reference to the sinking of the Kursk? Good job! And yes, this game most probably wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
But let’s be clear about what this game is and what it isn’t: It’s a piece of absurd, satirical fiction. It will not change the real world and it certainly won’t stop the nightly news from being depressing. I mean… you are playing an anthropomorphic bear steering a submarine. Comrade Bear is an “alternate history” fever dream. However, I’ve always enjoyed it when a fictional game manages to touch the real world to create that friction where the absurdity of the game meets the grit of reality.
Game Overview
You are the last survivor of a sunken submarine. The system you served let your comrades die. Now, there’s only one thing left to do: survive and make them pay. Dig through the seabed, secure resources, and keep your submarine running. Repair systems, upgrade your abilities, and transform your rusty wreck into the ultimate fighting machine. Face corrupt fleets and gigantic kraken, reach the coast, and bring the system to its knees.
In Comrade Bear, efficiency is your greatest weapon. You don’t need twitch reflexes, but you do need a plan. Build the ultimate logistics network, manage your submarine’s failing systems, and pave your way to the surface.
Core Features
- Logistics-Driven Mining: Excavate the seafloor and master the weight mechanics. Every trip counts, so optimize your pathing with ladders, platforms, and automated transit systems.
- Modular Base-Building: Your submarine is a shifting, interconnected fortress. Strategically wire rooms and systems to create an efficient flow of power and cargo. Rebuild your wreck into a streamlined, automated war machine.
- Tactical Crisis Management: Combat is about decision-making, not aiming. Use your Sonar to prioritize threats and direct your automated defenses. Juggle localized hull breaches, failing oxygen, and power rerouting.
- Deep-Sea Systemic Loop: Repair, upgrade, deconstruct. Every run offers a new layout of biomes and challenges. Use your gathered resources to unlock permanent upgrades and specialized tech, turning the chaotic seafloor into a personal playground of efficiency.
- Raw Revenge: Progress through the pressure of the deep to spark the rebellion. Survive and bring the regime that sank your brothers to its knees.
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Artwork
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Videos
Announcement Trailer:
Direct download link (4k):
https://indifferentpenguin.de/files/ComradeBear_AnnouncementTrailer.mp4
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