

And the Horde is just one of your problems. Deacon’s loyalty to those he cares about – his willingness to risk his own life for a friend – illustrates one of the central themes in Days Gone: If surviving isn’t living, what does it mean to truly “live”? What’s worth fighting for? Why do we keep fighting when the world looks so bleak? If hope never dies, what gives us hope? Over the course of the game we explore questions like these, even if we don’t always have the answers.ĭeacon’s decision to find and save his friend begins a harrowing journey that demonstrates the core of the Days Gone experience: if something moves, it probably wants to kill you. When Deacon learns that a friend has been taken, he doesn’t hesitate and rides out. We get a sense of Deacon’s mercenary outlook on life when he responds to an attack on a camp supply run by telling their leader, “It’s not my problem.” Harsh. The demo opens in one of the encampments where “law-abiding” survivors have banded together for safety. In case you missed the demo, you can watch it at the top of this post. At this year’s media showcase we unveiled a new gameplay demo that offers a more intimate glimpse into Deacon’s life as a mercenary in a world where almost everything wants to kill him. As you know, Days Gone is an open-world action game set in the beautiful high desert of the Pacific Northwest two years after a pandemic has transformed the world. Since then we’ve continued to work hard on the game and are excited to give everyone an update.


John encounters a Horde – resulting in a desperate battle for his life. Last year we debuted our brand new original franchise Days Gone by playing a live on-stage demo where Deacon St.
