zystam

Small studio.
Big worlds.

A good game starts with curiosity.
And gets better with every new attempt.

Discover our first game

Backpack
Survival

A small backpack.
An ever greater challenge.

Choose your gear, discover combinations and survive wave after wave. Every space in your backpack matters. Build your Warrior to defeat the next boss.

Illustration of a leather backpack, sword and shield in a dark forest

Pack wisely

Arrange weapons and equipment in your backpack. Find a combination that works.

Make it stronger

Combine items into new weapons. Adapt your equipment after every round.

Stay alive

Automatic combat, active abilities and bosses that put your build to the test.

Gameplay: backpack items and the shop between rounds
Gameplay: Warrior fighting a boss
Gameplay: a wave of enemies in The Forest

Images from the development version. The game continues to evolve.

New systems.
Original worlds.

Zystam is an independent game studio from the Netherlands. Our name is a nod to system: the rules and ideas that bring a game to life.

We build step by step, with attention to atmosphere, surprising combinations and the discoveries you make while playing.

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