Fallback
Released Oct 2019
Lead the rebellion in an epic rogue-like adventure. Guide your jet-pack equipped post-apocalyptic volunteers through a labyrinthine underground complex by jumping, dodging, and battling against robot minions (and masters) to get to the surface — and bring life back to the scorched Earth.
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All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Fallback launched on October 11, 2019 and received active post-launch support in its first year. The developer shipped a feature patch on October 16, 2019, teased upcoming class improvements and new content in a December 2019 beta update, and then announced a major overhaul called "Uprising" in February 2020. That overhaul — the game's only major post-launch content release — shipped on October 15, 2020, reworking all six classes, adding a new hidden level (the Abandoned Sector), alternate "Core Level" variants, new achievements, and general gameplay improvements.
There have been no developer communications of any kind since October 15, 2020. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no announced roadmaps or future content, and no further news posts in over five years. The Uprising update was framed as a milestone "2.0" update following one year of release, and nothing subsequent has been announced or implied. With a single major post-launch content release followed by complete developer silence lasting until at least June 27, 2026, the game appears to have shipped as a complete product with no further content planned.
Evidence
The Uprising '2.0' update launched, reworking all six classes, adding a hidden Abandoned Sector level, Core Level variants, and new achievements. This is the last developer communication on record.
Developer announced the Uprising update as a major gameplay overhaul, noting that it aimed to 'keep up the development of Fallback.' No future content beyond Uprising was outlined.
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Developer
Publisher
Endroad
Achievements
30
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
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In Fallback, players take control of the remnants of humanity, exiled to a subterranean city after an ecological disaster. Volunteers search for captured rebel leaders ready to join the fight against their former caretakers-turned-jailers.
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In Fallback, players take control of the remnants of humanity, exiled to a subterranean city after an ecological disaster. Volunteers search for captured rebel leaders ready to join the fight against their former caretakers-turned-jailers.
EXPLORE LABYRINTHINE LEVELS
The road to the surface from your underground purgatory is filled with secrets and obstacles: use your skills to find your way through thousands of randomly created 2.5D rooms.GET BETTER, RUN AFTER RUN
Earn experience fight after fight and improve your gear and skills to create one perfect fighter. Over 50 skills are unlockable for you to come back stronger and stronger after each death!FACE TERRIFYING ENEMIES
The Vesta robot army is filled with dangerous enemies: they are everywhere, they are numerous, and they will get tougher as you progress in your quest. Homing missiles, heavily armed colossus, automatic gun turrets, tenacious bosses… all are waiting for you in the depths of the Eden, to prevent you from reaching the surface.DON’T LOSE YOURSELF IN THE ABANDONED SECTOR
This brand-new level – created especially for the Uprising update – filled with new enemies and radiating with a murky and shady atmosphere, will make you face your most intimate fears. Will you be brave enough to enter it, and strong enough to escape?CHOOSE A FIGHTER ADAPTED TO YOUR PLAYING STYLE
6 classes of fighters are available to annihilate your robotic foes. Attack speed, power, stealth, dodge… choose the fighter most adapted to your playing – and go on an adventure enjoying his specific skills!- SAPPER : your first survivor, able to deal significant fire damage
- SEISMOLOGIST : keep his foes away and finishes them off with his range
- TECHNOPHOBE : master of stealth and sneaky killing blows
- BIOCHEMIST : spreads a lethal poison of which he can remove stacks to trigger a powerful burst of damage
- HOLOMASTER : can teleport at will and spend his Vesta to destroy nearby ennemies
- GEOMETER : the fastest survivor alive ! can dash toward his ennemies and attack them restlessly
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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