A collapse survival game built on a realistic timeline
▶ PLAY FINTON FREEMost collapse games jump straight to the wasteland. Finton starts the day before, in a normal suburb, and lets you live through the breakdown hour by hour. The order things fail in follows what emergency planners expect after a long, wide power outage.
The three emergencies
| Scenario | What happens |
|---|---|
| World at War | A distant conflict reaches home. Markets crash, fuel prices spike and supply chains seize up. |
| Cyber Blackout | An attack on the card payment network and the grid. Cards stop working, then the lights go out. |
| Grid Attack | Substations are hit. When the power stays off, city water pressure fails and the town is on its own. |
How the collapse unfolds
- Warning signs. Radio reports, lines at the bank and gas station, a withdrawal limit at the ATM.
- The run on stores. FoodMart sells out within days. Fuel pumps stop working when the power does.
- Power and water fail. Electric pumps stop and tap water pressure drops. Stored water, rain catchment and purification become everything.
- Law fades. Police are stretched thin and then pull back. Looters strip the stores.
- Gangs organize. Later in the month, an organized crew starts demanding food and ammo from neighborhoods.
Grid-down, SHTF, TEOTWAWKI: what you actually manage
Shelter and heat, water, food, power and security, the same hierarchy of needs preparedness instructors teach. You board windows, run a wood stove, purify creek water, smoke meat into jerky, wire up solar panels and decide who to trust.
Is Finton a zombie game?
No. Finton is a realistic collapse game with no zombies. The dangers are cold, bad water, hunger, injuries and other people.
What is a grid-down scenario?
A grid-down scenario is a long, widespread loss of electric power. Water pumps, fuel pumps, card payments and refrigeration all depend on the grid, so a long outage affects almost everything.