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A tactical sci-fi RPG set in an alternative 1970's, where an enormous and inexplicable artifact –the Dome– is discovered in a remote desert. Fight enemies, explore the anomalous wasteland, level up your character, join one of the forces in the ruined world.
718 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
84 months, October 2019 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 434 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 284 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG was released on 7 Sep, 2021.
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17 June 2021 - Recruitment Trailer
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Encased - BackStory Trailer
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50 developer announcements, May 2021 to Jun 2023 · times in UTC
Dear Subscribers, Encased is part of the Steam Summer Sale and is now 84% off! The sale lasts from today to July 13th, so don't miss your chance to join C.R.O.N.U.S. and discover the world under the Dome!…
NethairlinnDear Subscribers, Encased is part of the Steam Spring Sale and is now 80% off! The sale lasts from today to March 23rd, so don't miss your chance to join C.R.O.N.U.S. and discover the world under the Dome!…
NethairlinnDear Employees of C.H.R.O.N.U.S. & those who want to be, Encased is now up to 80% off as part of the PLAION & friends publisher sale! Don't miss this chance to join the world under the Dome.…
Iron_OrcaDear Subscribers, Encased is part of the Steam Autumn Sale and is now up to 80% off! The sale lasts from today to January 05th, so don't miss your chance to join C.R.O.N.U.S. and discover the world under the Dome!…
Iron_OrcaDear Subscribers, Encased is part of the Steam Autumn Sale and is now up to 70% off! The sale lasts from today to November 29th, so don't miss your chance to join C.R.O.N.U.S. and discover the world under the Dome!…
Iron_OrcaDear Subscribers, Encased is part of the Steam Summer Sale and is now 50% off! The sale lasts from today to July 7, so don't miss your chance to join C.R.O.N.U.S. and discover the world under the Dome!…
Iron_OrcaPatch 3 saw the introduction of a large crashed transport plane event, gamepad support and a completely overhauled in-game vehicle system. We fixed some of the remaining bugs in Hotfix 1; only the most significant edits remained, which took…
Patch notes{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/ac73d537e6e4de2c4f8f25901852b3954bd68999.jpg Employees, today we collaborated with beautiful people from Gamedec, Children Of Morta and Beautiful Desolation teams to create one of the best RPG bundles. From March…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/1a02136a896439f3cb85533d1606b8bca0900abf.png The last patch was a real test for the team – we’ve added gamepad support, new content, expanded on car mechanics, and added a Linux version. And, of course, bug…
Patch notes{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/a2869b141fc86c785303c1db97b09d23a725a86d.png The full version of Encased was released in September and we’ve since introduced several hotfixes - and a couple of major patches - where we thoroughly worked on the…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/1a50cdbb94143b138856d6407a55d8979d4a0b34.gif Hello, we hope that you’ve had a fantastic New Year and are all set to venture under the Dome in the company of your faithful companions. Today's issue will be short…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/1a50cdbb94143b138856d6407a55d8979d4a0b34.gif Dear subscribers! The latest issue of the post-apocalyptic CRONUS Weekly is, once more, on your screen. Can anyone hear us? Today we’ll talk about the near-future of…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/6cc886c7ea4ea219f76a7cda2264f35a21ccf4f3.png It's been two months since Encased was released. During this time, we have significantly improved stability, added more reputation events, fixed many bugs and typos.…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/1a50cdbb94143b138856d6407a55d8979d4a0b34.gif Dear subscribers! The latest issue of the post-apocalyptic CRONUS Weekly is once again on your screens. Can anyone hear us? Today we're going to talk about how the…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/b22cb0361801bd1422ee59a8a4445698171560cc.png This October turned out very stressful – as we finished work on the latest patch and sat back to relax, a new one was on its way. This time we fixed many bugs and…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/83d3b6df4feec4b5b96632e1fe4321b30ce44c55.png Employees: the Dome is once again in danger and it is far more terrifying than any anomaly. On 28 October, the dead will rise from their graves and hunt the living.…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/1a50cdbb94143b138856d6407a55d8979d4a0b34.gif Dear subscribers! The latest issue of the post-apocalyptic CRONUS Weekly is once again on your screens. Can anyone hear us? This week, we’ll be telling players what…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/e49aeff7ccdf5374e4d26390f3694d82fa89ed7b.png Version number: 1.1.1013.1238 As you probably already noticed, the work on Patch 1 took a little delay, but there are objective reasons for this – there really are a…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/1a50cdbb94143b138856d6407a55d8979d4a0b34.gif Dear subscribers! Once again, the latest post-apocalyptic CRONUS weekly is on your screens. Can anyone hear us? This week you’ll learn when you can expect the first…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/1a50cdbb94143b138856d6407a55d8979d4a0b34.gif Dear subscribers! Once again, the latest post-apocalyptic CRONUS weekly is on your screens. Can anyone hear us? Today let's talk about post-release updates under the…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/4de6d4fc897a9b383963ccdacfc80d8b6c401efd.png More than two weeks have passed since Encased came out. We are continuing to actively work on the game and develop additional content (which we will announce…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/5d78e68195029eb40857e0aa9c47b1fc0659a512.png The recent Encased hotfix released a week ago fixed the most annoying and noticeable bugs that interfered with the comfortable playthrough, and also introduced a…
Iron_Orca20% discount, new trailer and first post-release hotfix Since the release of Encased, we have been actively collecting your feedback and working on fixing bugs - both critical and minor - which are impacting the game experience. An updated…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/fddb06237220a6bc3c5eb60d433943a21a325edc.jpg We are beyond thrilled to make this announcement: Today Encased - the game to which we have dedicated more than three years of our lives - will be released out of…
Iron_OrcaFellow C.R.O.N.U.S. Employees, supporters and viewers from outside the Dome, It has been a long journey - from Kickstarter campaign to full release - but the all-important day is almost here! Tomorrow, Encased will leave early access and we…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/1a50cdbb94143b138856d6407a55d8979d4a0b34.gif Dear subscribers! Once again, the latest post-apocalyptic CRONUS Weekly is on your screens. Can anyone hear us? Over three years in development, two years in Early…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/1a50cdbb94143b138856d6407a55d8979d4a0b34.gif Dear subscribers! Here’s the latest issue of the post-apocalyptic CRONUS Weekly on your screens. Can anyone hear us? Today we want to talk about the news on the other…
Iron_OrcaDear C.R.O.N.U.S. Employees, We are happy to announce that Encased has been nominated for the Best Role Playing Game Award at this year’s gamescom! If you want to check out the full list of Award Nominations, you’ll find it here…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/1a50cdbb94143b138856d6407a55d8979d4a0b34.gif Dear subscribers! Once again, the latest issue of the post-apocalyptic CRONUS Weekly is on your screens. Can anyone hear us? Today we want to talk about factions, how…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/1a50cdbb94143b138856d6407a55d8979d4a0b34.gif Dear subscribers! Once again, the latest issue of the post-apocalyptic CRONUS Weekly is on your screens. Can anyone hear us? Today we want to talk about how feedback…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/1a50cdbb94143b138856d6407a55d8979d4a0b34.gif Dear subscribers! Once again, the latest issue of the post-apocalyptic CRONUS Weekly is on your screens. Can anyone hear us? Today we want to talk about how you can…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/1a50cdbb94143b138856d6407a55d8979d4a0b34.gif Dear subscribers! Once again, the latest issue of the post-apocalyptic CRONUS Weekly is on your screens. Can anyone hear us? Today we want to talk about what was added…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/1a50cdbb94143b138856d6407a55d8979d4a0b34.gif Dear subscribers! Once again, the latest issue of the post-apocalyptic CRONUS Weekly is on your screens. Can anyone hear us? Today we want to talk about exactly what…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/1a50cdbb94143b138856d6407a55d8979d4a0b34.gif Dear subscribers! Once again, the latest issue of the post-apocalyptic CRONUS Weekly is on your screens. Can anyone hear us? Today we want to talk a little bit about…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/1a50cdbb94143b138856d6407a55d8979d4a0b34.gif Dear subscribers! Once again, the latest issue of the post-apocalyptic CRONUS Weekly is on your screens. Can anyone hear us? Today we want to talk a little bit about…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/1a50cdbb94143b138856d6407a55d8979d4a0b34.gif Dear subscribers! Once again, the latest issue of the post-apocalyptic CRONUS Weekly is on your screens. Can anyone hear us? Today we're sharing news about the…
Iron_OrcaDear subscribers! Once again, the latest issue of the post-apocalyptic CRONUS Weekly is on your screens. Can anyone hear us? New week - new development news. Our team polishes the already available locations, as well as new ones and also…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/1a50cdbb94143b138856d6407a55d8979d4a0b34.gif Dear subscribers! Once again, the latest issue of the post-apocalyptic CRONUS weekly is on your screens. Can anyone hear us? What a week it's been, dear employees. A…
Iron_OrcaHello fellow CRONUS employees, We are pleased to announce that the first game to be streamed on our publisher PRIME MATTER’s new twitch channel is Encased! Right now Opal Cadman is continuing the adventures of Cadmus_Sanov under the Dome.…
Iron_OrcaDear subscribers! Once again, the latest issue of the post-apocalyptic CRONUS Weekly is on your screens. Can anyone hear us? Today we're going to depart from the usual CRONUS narrative and talk about the latest changes, important…
Iron_OrcaWelcome to Koch Media's brand new premium gaming label ! https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/40511350/33bd1603b40100e6b9891d8ae10ad03d6c267e77.png We are working with incredible developers all around the…
Koch_ThomasG{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/4029a1f14b8bf2af2be0ec9ce28c0120349db1f5.jpg A couple of weeks ago, we released content patch 5 and soon after it — the first hotfix to it that eliminated a lot of annoying bugs, discovered by our players. Now…
Iron_OrcaHello fellow CRONUS employees, We have received news from outside the Dome that our friends at Koch Media are up to something 👀 If you want to find out what that is, tune in on their PRIMETIME show during the Steam Summer Festival: 11 June…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/1a50cdbb94143b138856d6407a55d8979d4a0b34.gif Dear subscribers! Once again, the latest issue of the post-apocalyptic CRONUS Weekly is on your screens. Can anyone hear us? The release of the Encased content patch 5…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/1a50cdbb94143b138856d6407a55d8979d4a0b34.gif Dear subscribers! Once again, the latest issue of the post-apocalyptic CRONUS Weekly is on your screens. Can anyone hear us? Employees, we’ve been telling you about…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/79a74a53f316953edd51147315b3eef84dc3ecba.jpg Encased content patch 5, which was released the other day, brought a lot of good things to the game: improved optimization, new locations and random encounters and a…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/1a50cdbb94143b138856d6407a55d8979d4a0b34.gif Dear subscribers! Once again, the latest issue of the post-apocalyptic CRONUS Weekly is on your screens. Can anyone hear us? This week marked the fifth major…
Iron_OrcaHello Everyone, Koch Media here! Today we have hacked into CRONUS’ mainframe to bring you the first edition of THE DEVELOPER PLAYS, an exclusive Stream featuring Koch’s very own Opal Cadman playing Patch 5 of Encased. Our Stream will start…
Iron_Orca{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33590587/b7a74bc7c516315a7f98b06ce7371e4cbf18bfb4.png This time we decided not to write a long text — just watch the attached video, where we talk about how the game has changed over the past few months…
Iron_OrcaHello everyone, Dark Crystal Games is here again! It's time to tell you about the fifth major content update for Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG. You will discover an expanded world after a mysterious Incident destroyed our way of…
Iron_OrcaEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
|---|---|---|
| Encased RPG - Run and Gun Kit | Windows | 14 Dec 2019 |
| Encased RPG - Portrait Pack | Windows | 14 Dec 2019 |
| Encased RPG - Soundtrack | Windows | 14 Dec 2019 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | Encased.exe | windows | ||
| Launch | Encased.x86_64 | linux |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
|---|---|---|
WinAppDataLocalLow | Dark Crystal Games/Encased/UserProfiles | *.sav and below |
WinAppDataLocalLow | Dark Crystal Games/Encased/UserProfiles | UserName.txt and below |
gameinstall | Dark Crystal Games/Encased/UserProfiles | Settings.bin and below |
gameinstall | Dark Crystal Games/Encased/UserProfiles | Stats.bin and below |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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