Out Now: Demo of Prologue: Go Wayback!
June 9, 2025
The demo for Prologue: Go Wayback! is now available. Go Wayback! is a survival roguelike that challenges players to explore and navigate millions of distinct 64km2 maps that are different every time you play. This demo lets you play the game, with all of the available survival gameplay systems, across four handpicked maps that cycle with no time limit per round, or number of deaths per session. Explore, experiment, and tell us what works, and what doesn't.
Download the Demo now via Steam and Epic Games Store
In the words of studio founder Brendan “PLAYERUNKNOWN” Greene: Today we are putting a demo of Go Wayback! in players’ hands. Sharing our games during early development is a founding principle of our studio and allows the team to iterate on core systems with player input early. We’re looking forward to your stories, feedback, and bug reports allowing us to shape Go Wayback! together over the coming months before early access launch later this summer.
Getting early and honest player feedback throughout development is at the core of how we design games at PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions. Our community Discord offers an open door to our studio and place for our players to see for themselves what we are working on, offer feedback, and have a voice in the future of Go Wayback! As the game is in active development, please head to our User Support Hub to troubleshoot bugs and other unexpected problems.
Experience four community-picked maps:
Go Wayback! is powered by the studio’s in-house guided generation terrain system, that leverages machine-learning and designer input to generate unpredictable 64km² maps that change every time you play. While the full game features millions of maps, the demo gives access to four community-nominated locations. From foraging-focused forests to near-impossible icy expanses, these picks highlight the scale and diversity of what's possible in Go Wayback!
- 377433344 — suggested by community member lukemars_, who thrives on foraged food.
- 1113378335 — nominated by community member GameDevZach: “Really tough.”
- 148705728 — from sleepyente: "Maybe impossible!"
- 1357488640 — a pick by PLAYERUNKNOWN. Good luck.
The game objective is to reach a distant weather tower but, with no time limit, the game encourages free exploration, learning, and experimentation with survival strategies.
If you enjoy the demo, please wishlist and follow on Steam and the Epic Games Store!
A special thanks to our Discord community who have helped us develop this build over the past months. We would love your feedback so please do join us on Discord to share your thoughts and talk to the devs and the community. Thanks for being part of the journey.
Download the Demo now via Steam and Epic Games Store
