Scout: An Apocalypse Story is a browser romance game developed by cherry. It was published on itch.io on June 11, 2020.
Summary[]
It has been over a decade since a worldwide natural disaster obliterated the natural planet and decimated human civilization. There are small groups of humans still alive, fending for themselves, trying to create communities amongst the rubble.
The player is a 24-year old scout living in a small community on the edge of the Orange Plains who lost their mother and their sister before finding their way here. They are primarily an academic, and they put their skills to use on regular scouting missions. With their best friend and their scouting team leader in tow, their small group is a pillar of the Community.
On their first scouting mission of the hot season, they meet the leader of the People Across the Orange Plains.
Gameplay[]
The player can choose their name, pronouns, appearance, and scouting team position. The choices that the player makes throughout the story will affect their standing in the community, their relationships, and significant plot points. This is primarily a romance game.
Romance Options[]
There are 4 romance options in this game: Two male, one female, and one you can choose between M/F.
- Elle/Ezra Taylor: Your best friend and another member of your scouting team. Charming and intuitive to your every feeling. You two have been inseparable ever since you both arrived to the Community around the same time. Recently, you are worried about losing your best friend to this new tension that seems to be developing between you both.
- Oliver Shen: The leader of your scouting team. Impossible to impress. Easy to annoy. He has absurdly high standards for your scouting team and is constantly on your back. You enjoy openly challenging him on a regular basis. Oliver is intimidating, and you’ve never quite gotten along, but there are signs that he values you more than you initially realize.
- Sabine Langford: A new addition to your scouting team. She is your replacement when you are put on probation. Sabine is a rule follower and abhors any risk-taking behavior from your team. You resent the addition of a fourth team member, especially one that seems to constantly be reprimanding you or getting in your way. But, when you’re in trouble, she always seems to be there. She has been paying attention to you.
- Gage ??: Leader of another civilization group across the plains. You’ve run into each other briefly before on other scouting missions, and it has never ended well. He has shown a keen interest in you, and not only for your scouting skills. Gage intrigues you – he is from across the plains and could show you a completely different way of living through this apocalypse. If you’ll let him.