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Prologue: Go Wayback!
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Prologue: Go Wayback!Game

A single-player open-world emergent survival roguelike where every journey is unique. Traverse a new wilderness that is generated for you every time you play. Chart your path, overcome the elements, and write your own story of exploration.
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developerPLAYERUNKNOWN Productions
publisherPLAYERUNKNOWN Productions
engineUnreal Engine
release date
NANovember 20th, 2025

Single PlayerEarly AccessSurvivalExplorationOpen WorldFemale ProtagonistCookingRoguelikeFirst-PersonAdventureMysteryNature1980s1990s
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addedby blustrkr
on November 21st, 2025
last updatedby blustrkr
on November 21st, 2025

Developer Updates / Related News


Development on Prologue: Go Wayback is ending as PlayerUnknown Productions lays off an unspecified amount of staff
I guess we're not going to find out what comes after the prologue after all. By that I mean, some bad news came out of PlayerUnknown Productions yesterday. The studio shared a statement on their Dwitter account to share that development on "Prologue: Go Wayback" is ending, as PlayerUnknown himself Brendan Greene says that he has "reached the limits of how far I can continue to fund this journey in its current form." "Read more"
An update from the studio
Hey everyone. We have some sad news to share. Unfortunately we have had to make a hard decision to restructure our studio to a smaller team. As a result, we will be halting further development of Prologue: Go Wayback.Our main priority at the moment is to support our employees during this difficult transition.While we hope the studio can return to Go Wayback at a future point in time, right now it means we will be unable to complete our Early Access plans for the game.We are currently working on ...
Hotfix - v0.26010
We have just released a small update for Prologue: Go Wayback! with the following fixes:Renamed Tetris Master Achievement to Puzzle Master and fixed the unlock criteria.Fixed storms that occur during sleep not counting toward Thor Hates Me Achievement completion.Fixed cases where the northeast corner of the map was counted incorrectly for the Long Way Round Achievement.Removed hiking backpack from the list of allowed backpacks for The Swiss Commute Achievement.Fixed the Share button not working ...
Hotfix - v0.25879
Hi all, We’ve just released a small update for Prologue: Go Wayback! with the following fixes and balance changes: Reduced alarm clock power consumptionFixed batteries having the same capacityFixed a crash when dragging and dropping items in the inventoryFixed rice and pasta losing their cooked status when added to a cooking pot
Explore the March update!
Hey everyone!Since the Early Access launch of Prologue: Go Wayback! in November we’ve been working on adding more depth to the survival gameplay, while also providing clearer in-game feedback on game mechanics for players.Watch the new trailer below to see what we've added over the last months!We’ve also updated the Demo with the latest gameplay features, in case you first want to try out a few runs across a limited set of predefined seeds.Cooking & Foraging FoodCooking has been improved in a co...
Hotfix - v0.24638
We have released a small fix for a bug in the stamina system where, after 30 minutes of playtime, players could enter a slowed state that made running difficult or impossible.
Hotfix - v0.24486
We have just released a small update for Prologue: Go Wayback! with the following fixes:Soaked burnable items now don’t cause FPS drops after being placed on heat source and picked upSleep key is updated on the help screen Fixed a crash when dying after falling from the GliderItems in inventory can now be rotated by the key “R”Sliders in the weather section now apply when using the “Apply Mode Settings” button
 
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