Refuge

The city of Garrison; a civilisation encased within a gigantic dome that prides itself upon its self-reliance and whose people spend their entire lives within its walls. Barred from any contact with an outside world filled with savage raiders and hopeless scavengers, those fortunate enough to be born within the dome enjoy a life of safety, relative comfort, and strictly-held order.

When a young citizen named Mac and his closest friend Archie are forced to abandon the dome they’ve known their entire life due to a sudden emergency, their one hope for survival lies in the only other nearby settlement; a band of militant hunters living in the underground base referred to as Refuge, commanded by a no-nonsense figure known only by his title of “Captain”.

As the two escapees slowly adjust to the realities of life in the outside world, and learn more about those living in it, Mac begins to question whether returning to the comfort and convenience he’s always known is what he truly wants...

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As an unfinished Visual Novel project I’d worked on some years ago, I wasn’t originally planning to release Refuge publicly at first, but I eventually decided to share it as something of a “demo” of sorts to give an indication of what the full project would’ve been like had I gone through with it.

While I currently have no plans to continue with Refuge beyond the brief introduction that’s been completed thus far, I hope that the world and characters it introduces are of interest to anyone who chooses to give it a read.

(Note: While the original game was planned to be a M/M story for adult audiences, what was actually finished up to this point hadn’t yet reached any sexual content, meaning in its current state the game can be considered fully SFW. For a full list of credits for the story’s musical cues, please refer to the README file included with the download)

Content Warnings for those uncomfortable with any of the following:
- Body mutilation and discussions of amputation
- Mass lockdowns
- Depictions of civilian areas under attack
- Sound effects with high-pitched frequencies or sirens