The wilderness was supposed to be a place to disappear.

Instead, it became a place where daylight can kill you.

Forgotten Grounds is a top-down pixel-art survival game about enduring an isolated wilderness while living with a lethal sun allergy. Clear daylight is not safety - it is a threat that can drain your strength, push your body toward lasting damage, and turn a simple journey into a desperate search for shelter.

Plan your days around shadows, abandoned buildings, changing weather, limited supplies, and the dangers waiting outside after dark.

► Reverse the Usual Survival Routine: Daytime is dangerous. Night, bad weather, shadows, and indoor shelter become strategic resources rather than simple atmosphere.

► Explore a Living Wilderness: Search forests, roads, abandoned buildings, and hidden locations for resources. Different regions offer their own risks, rewards, weather conditions, and reasons to keep moving.

► Survive With What You Find: Scavenge resources, craft essential tools, light fires, find food, collect water, and manage hunger, thirst, fatigue, stamina, sanity, and carrying capacity.

Repair damaged equipment, harvest items for useful materials, and decide whether a valuable tool is worth wearing down further.

► Face Wildlife and Isolation: The sun is not your only problem. Predators, limited resources, exhaustion, illness, and the long-term pressure of isolation can all threaten a run.

► Weather Changes the Rules: Weather affects visibility, sound, exploration, and sunlight exposure. Rain can offer relief from the sun, while fog and wind can make the world feel less predictable and more dangerous.

► Death is Permanent: Every decision carries weight when there is no second chance. If you die, your journey ends - and the save is gone with it.