Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
The new survival game "Prologue: Go Wayback!" is an upcoming survival game that is also a testing ground for grand plans to make massive multiplayer worlds. Join me as I have a talk with founder Brendan Greene aka PLAYERUNKNOWN, as we talk about the game, its origins, its plans, and its future.
The PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions Discord:
discord.com/invite/playerunknownproductions
Mental Health and Video Games:
This is a massive issue with a lot of papers, but for a good overview, see Kowal et al. (2021), here:
games.jmir.org/2021/2/e26575
My video on Prologue:
youtu.be/DyKuRxSc3VE?si=ko8azRlHOJqCNO2O
My video on Survival and Meaning of Life:
youtu.be/ikl-pBmHBs0?si=SBxjS9QbMfbujfrZ
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:23 Why Leave PUBG and Make a Survival Game?
02:36 Motivation for Prologue?
08:47 A Foundation for Future Games and Tech
11:56 Why Play Prologue?
15:22 The Identity of Prologue: Exploration
23:15 Survival Mechanics
25:08 Unique World and Unique Team
29:26 The Hardest Survival Game?
34:07 The Long Dark?
35:03 Easy or Impossible: Veteran Players
38:50 The Appeal of Prologue
41:06 Join the Community
43:22 Conclusion and Credits
Art Director:
Elentia
Thank you so much to all my Patreons! If you would like to support the channel, consider becoming a patreon yourself:
patreon.com/zaknafein
Or become a YouTube member. Both grant early access, VIP rooms in Discord, merch discount, and YT members get emotes/badges.
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Mods / Team Members:
Elentia
PrincessJade
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I stream rarely, so notifications are recommended
Discord: discord.gg/FZDRcGy
Feel free to join my discord for updates, help and friendly chat.
Merch:
hellofellowsurvivors.com
Intro Music:
Track: Good Evening — Amine Maxwell [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by Audio Library Plus
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=2BEJUXf_U38
Free Download / Stream: alplus.io/good-evening
The new survival game "Prologue: Go Wayback!" is an upcoming survival game that is also a testing ground for grand plans to make massive multiplayer worlds. Join me as I have a talk with founder Brendan Greene aka PLAYERUNKNOWN, as we talk about the game, its origins, its plans, and its future.
The PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions Discord:
discord.com/invite/playerunknownproductions
Mental Health and Video Games:
This is a massive issue with a lot of papers, but for a good overview, see Kowal et al. (2021), here:
games.jmir.org/2021/2/e26575
My video on Prologue:
youtu.be/DyKuRxSc3VE?si=ko8azRlHOJqCNO2O
My video on Survival and Meaning of Life:
youtu.be/ikl-pBmHBs0?si=SBxjS9QbMfbujfrZ
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:23 Why Leave PUBG and Make a Survival Game?
02:36 Motivation for Prologue?
08:47 A Foundation for Future Games and Tech
11:56 Why Play Prologue?
15:22 The Identity of Prologue: Exploration
23:15 Survival Mechanics
25:08 Unique World and Unique Team
29:26 The Hardest Survival Game?
34:07 The Long Dark?
35:03 Easy or Impossible: Veteran Players
38:50 The Appeal of Prologue
41:06 Join the Community
43:22 Conclusion and Credits
Art Director:
Elentia
Thank you so much to all my Patreons! If you would like to support the channel, consider becoming a patreon yourself:
patreon.com/zaknafein
Or become a YouTube member. Both grant early access, VIP rooms in Discord, merch discount, and YT members get emotes/badges.
youtube.com/channel/UCD9Seg-7Po_qMIfjxtRtFnA/join
Mods / Team Members:
Elentia
PrincessJade
youtube.com/@koruandthistle / twitch.tv/koruandthistle
youtube.com/@dhdunn / twitch.tv/dhdunn
twitch.tv/the_peach_bee
twitch.tv/very_tiny_birb
youtube.com/@Blurplurp
SlickSubversive
youtube.com/@Kirksteven-SC
Twitch: twitch.tv/StyleZaknafein
I stream rarely, so notifications are recommended
Discord: discord.gg/FZDRcGy
Feel free to join my discord for updates, help and friendly chat.
Merch:
hellofellowsurvivors.com
Intro Music:
Track: Good Evening — Amine Maxwell [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by Audio Library Plus
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=2BEJUXf_U38
Free Download / Stream: alplus.io/good-evening
