A city to escape.
A reason to keep going.
It was an ordinary day in Port Heaven.
Until it wasn't.
Choose one of four survivors and fight your way through a coastal city overwhelmed by the infected. In the middle of the chaos, a tiny puppy gives you someone to protect—and a reason to keep moving.
No Dawn Beyond is a single-player dual-stick zombie horde shooter in development, combining fast-paced combat, independent movement and aiming, and cinematic storytelling.
Four lives. One hero per playthrough.
Move and aim independently through fast-paced zombie hordes in an angled top-down view.
A companion worth protecting. A way out worth finding.
Meet the people behind the fight—and the companion
who gives them a reason to keep going.
Elina is delivering a parcel when Port Heaven falls apart. Her ordinary workday becomes a fight to escape, and rescuing a tiny puppy named Mochi gives her someone to protect.
She tries to handle everything herself, even when fear and exhaustion begin to show. As the outbreak closes in, Elina must decide who she can trust—and whether she can let someone help carry the weight.
Character concept · One of four selectable heroes
The outbreak catches Reika at her dental workplace, with a strained goodbye to her husband still on her mind. Now she searches a collapsing city for him, holding onto the hope that they will have another chance to speak.
Caring for Mochi gives her someone she can comfort in the meantime. Every unanswered call makes the search harder, but she keeps going.
Character concept · One of four selectable heroes
Miles runs from Monk's Café when the outbreak begins, leaving behind the elderly boss who has become a mentor and father figure. Frightened and ashamed, he hides behind nervous jokes while struggling with his decision to flee.
Rescuing Mochi gives him a reason to stand his ground. Miles is still terrified; his struggle is learning to act while afraid, and finding the courage to go back.
Character concept · One of four selectable heroes
Isaiah drives a shuttle for a 55-and-older community. When the outbreak turns familiar passengers into threats, he sees the people they were before the infection.
He fights to protect those still alive, trying to keep everyone—including Mochi—accounted for. But responsibility becomes heavier as the city collapses. Isaiah must learn to accept help from the people he is determined to save.
Character concept · One of four selectable heroes
Mochi is a tiny puppy rescued as Port Heaven falls apart. His collar gives him a name, but his past remains a mystery.
As he learns to trust the survivor beside him, an unlikely bond gives them both a reason to keep going. Watchful, loyal and braver than he looks, he stays close through the chaos.
There may be more to this little companion than anyone realizes.
Companion concept artworkEnemies
Meet the infected and the monsters taking shape for No Dawn Beyond. Explore their character sheets below.
Freshly converted · Zombie concept
Advanced decay · Female zombie concept
Advanced decay · Male zombie concept
Freshly converted · Zombie concept
Freshly converted · Zombie concept
Advanced decay · Female zombie concept
Advanced decay · Male zombie concept
Freshly converted · Zombie concept
Advanced decay · Male zombie concept
Advanced decay · Male zombie concept
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Tier 1 · Monster concept
Tier 1 · Monster concept
Tier 2 · Monster concept
Tier 2 · Monster concept
Tier 3 · Monster concept
Tier 3 · Monster concept
Boss · Enemy concept
Boss · Enemy concept
Boss · Enemy concept
Boss · Enemy concept
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A first look at the threats taking shape. All images shown are concept artwork.
Welcome to
A coastal city. Familiar streets.
A world that changed in a moment.
Follow the making of No Dawn Beyond.
From the first ideas to the next milestone.
New environment concepts explore Old Heaven, Heaven Harbor, the research campus and the military waterfront. Each scene develops the visual identity of Port Heaven, from familiar civilian streets to the coast beyond them.
These images are concept artwork. They show the world being developed, rather than footage from a playable game.
Explore Port HeavenPortraits and introductory biographies bring Elina, Reika, Miles and Isaiah into focus. Each begins as an ordinary person caught in the outbreak, with a different relationship to the people they hope to protect.
Mochi's introduction explores the companionship at the heart of their journeys.
Meet the survivorsThe opening tutorial is planned around learning to move, aim and pick up essential items before rescuing Mochi. It introduces the fight to survive and the companion who gives that fight a more personal meaning.
The game is in development. Systems, timing and the finished gameplay experience are still being worked on.
Currently in development. The artwork shown on this site is concept art.
I'm developing No Dawn Beyond with or without outside funding. If this world and its characters connect with you, following the journey and spreading the word already makes a difference.
If you'd like to contribute, you can leave a voluntary tip through my 2882Films Ko-fi page. Sharing the project and following development help too.
Voluntary support for development. No game copy or rewards included.
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