Nile’s End

Nile’s EndA survival game in Egypt, 1985. After the bomb.

Three weeks ago the sky to the north turned white, and your family is scattered across Egypt. Scavenge the dead towns, find water, keep out of the midday sun and the fallout, and bring your family together, one by one.

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Screenshots

The story begins in the cane fields of Nag Hammadi.
The story begins in the cane fields of Nag Hammadi.
A real map of Egypt: the Nile, Luxor, the temples, and the way there.
A real map of Egypt: the Nile, Luxor, the temples, and the way there.
Search houses, the souq and the pharmacy, and find a hidden stash.
Search houses, the souq and the pharmacy, and find a hidden stash.
Events on the road, and every choice has a price.
Events on the road, and every choice has a price.
Jackals, hyenas, raiders and cobras: fight, close in, or run.
Jackals, hyenas, raiders and cobras: fight, close in, or run.
The Delta and Cairo after the strikes: burning cities and fallout.
The Delta and Cairo after the strikes: burning cities and fallout.
Build a camp: a fire, a mudbrick hut, a bed and a workbench.
Build a camp: a fire, a mudbrick hut, a bed and a workbench.
The pack, in pictures: take things apart for their parts, or mend them.
The pack, in pictures: take things apart for their parts, or mend them.
Make your own tools from scrap, wood and rope, and clothes and weapons from what you gather.
Make your own tools from scrap, wood and rope, and clothes and weapons from what you gather.
A car’s parts wear on their own: tyres, brakes, oil, battery and plugs.
A car’s parts wear on their own: tyres, brakes, oil, battery and plugs.
The radio tells you what the world is up to: khamsin, floods, raids and fresh fallout.
The radio tells you what the world is up to: khamsin, floods, raids and fresh fallout.
When you die, your story is a card you can share with friends.
When you die, your story is a card you can share with friends.

What’s in the game

The story: bringing them home

You wake from a fever in Nag Hammadi to an empty house. Your mother left word somewhere inside, your brother is a conscript, your elder sister a nurse, and your father was driving in Cairo the day the bombs fell.

Ten chapters, from Upper Egypt to the Red Sea and the mountains of Sinai, to bring your family back together.

  • Mother
  • Nour
  • Salma
  • Hassan
  • Father
Story mode
If you die, you go back to the last time you slept or finished part of the story.
Survival mode
No story, and death is the end: the save is erased.

Questions

What is the game about?

You are a survivor from Nag Hammadi, three weeks after a nuclear war, and your family is scattered across Egypt. You cross Egypt on the map, scavenge, treat your wounds and keep out of the fallout, to bring your family together over ten chapters.

Does it cost anything?

It’s free to download, and there are no ads.

Does it need the internet?

No. The whole game plays offline, and your saved game stays on your phone.

When is it out, and on what?

Soon, on Google Play for Android 7.0 or newer. There is no iPhone version for now.

Portrait or landscape?

Landscape only: turn your phone on its side.

Which languages?

Egyptian Arabic and English, and you can switch at any time from the menu.

Is the map real?

Yes. 156 towns by name, the Nile and the Delta branches, the canals, roads, railways and the governorates as they were in 1985. The towns hit in the strikes are drawn in ruins.

What happens if I die?

In Story mode you go back to the last time you slept or finished part of the story. In Survival mode death is the end, and the saved game is erased.

Is there fighting?

Yes: jackals, hyenas, feral dogs, scorpions, cobras and raiders, and you can shoot, close in or run. Fighting is part of the game, not all of it: there is also travel, scavenging, water, food and medicine.

Does it save by itself?

Yes, it saves itself on your phone.

Is there a daily challenge?

Yes. From the title screen you can play today’s challenge: one world for every player that day, in Survival mode with a single life. It changes at midnight UTC.

How do I share my result?

When you die, tap “Share your story”: the game paints a card with the days you lasted and what ended you, and you can send it to any app from your phone, or save it as a picture.

How was the art made?

The paintings were made with AI image generation, from descriptions written for the game, and the map comes from the open Natural Earth data.

Does it collect data about me?

Only if you agree: usage data and crash reports, without your name or number. The details are in the privacy policy.

Found a problem, or have a suggestion?

Write to support@nilesend.com, and tell us your phone’s model if something is wrong.

Read the full guide →

Egypt, 1985. After the bomb.

Coming soon to Google Play