Who needs Borderlands when you have the Macedonian version? Skopje ’83 has officially launched today on Steam, and it’s as wild as it sounds. Developed by Dark-1 and published by PM Studios, the game drops players into an alternate-history version of Skopje following an unknown catastrophe that’s turned the city into a playground for chaos, scavenging, and mutated horrors.
Styled like a gritty comic book come to life, Skopje ’83 combines fast-paced first-person shooter combat with rogue-lite progression. Each run reshuffles the city’s layout, enemy placements, and loot pools, ensuring that no two excursions into the ruined capital ever play the same. When you fall, and you will, the world rearranges itself before your subsequent descent into madness.
Your hub is the DOM, a mobile bus-base that serves as both refuge and workshop. Here, players can upgrade gear, craft blueprints, and literally drive their base through the city’s hostile streets. Between runs, it’s your lifeline, a piece of civilization rolling through the chaos.
The game features 51 achievements, partial controller support, online co-op, and full Macedonian language integration alongside English and Chinese. It’s a notable milestone for the local development scene, few projects capture the look and feel of the Balkans with such raw comic-book energy, occult undertones, and retro-futuristic flair.
Developer background
Dark-1 is an independent studio based in North Macedonia, and Skopje ’83 marks its boldest project yet after years of work in Early Access. Partnering with PM Studios, known for supporting distinctive indie projects, the team pushed to deliver a full release that channels Eastern European history and mythology through the lens of stylized survival action. It’s both a love letter to the region and a challenge to global players: can you survive the city where every street has a story?
System Requirements
- Minimum: Windows 10 (64-bit), quad-core CPU, 16 GB RAM, GPU with 6 GB VRAM, DirectX 11, SSD required, 10 GB storage.
- Recommended: 64-bit system, high-end CPU and GPU for stable framerates.
Until November 14, Skopje ’83 is available at a 10% launch discount (13.31 € on Steam). Players can also catch a live developer stream via Steam Broadcast to see the creators themselves take on their own mutant apocalypse. So grab your gear, start the bus, and see if you can survive the streets of Skopje, where every alley hides another secret, and every run rewrites the city’s fate.
You can also check the official trailer below!
