Paradox Interactive announced Afterworld at Gamescom, a new post-apocalyptic grand strategy game inspired by the Mad Max franchise. Players are dropped into a world ravaged by nuclear warfare and must lead a tribe of survivors to rebuild society. Gameplay focuses on managing wasteland settlements, rediscovering ancient technology, and engaging in wars of conquest or political struggle. The title is designed to be accessible for genre newcomers while offering depth for experts. Core mechanics encourage exploration and allow players to define their tribe's culture. Features include procedurally generated, lore-rich North America, a dynamic ideas tree tied to societal success, and logistics management fueled by expansion. Both co-op and PvP multiplayer modes are supported. Afterworld has an active Steam Store page with upcoming updates, though a specific launch date has not been announced.

Lead a tribe of survivors, rediscover ancient technology, manage wasteland settlements and wage wars of conquest and political struggle in Afterworld, an original post-apocalyptic survival grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studio, the creators of Crusader Kings III and Hearts of Iron IV. Afterworld is pitched as a grand strategy game that is ideal for both genre newcomers and experts, and Paradox says that the game's core mechanics will encourage exploration but give players the freedom to decide how they approach their fellow players and define the culture of their tribe. Emerge from the ruins into a new age, where the remnants of humanity must rebuild atop the wreckage of a post-apocalyptic world. Band survivors together, define the spirit of the tribe, and establish your empire in the Afterworld, a Grand Strategy Game that is easy to learn but difficult to survive. Some of the headline features of Afterworld include: Exploration-based discovery Procedurally generated, lore-rich North America Dynamic Ideas Tree with outcomes directly tied to societal success and discoveries Logistics management fuelled by expansion Co-op and PvP multiplayer