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In 1970, the United States government deployed REAPER (Rapid Engagement and Precision Elimination Regiment) deep into the jungles of Vietnam.

Armed with an experimental toxin designed to help turn the tide of the war, REAPER's helicopter crashed resulting in the contamination of surrounding areas. Unbeknownst even to those transporting it, the toxin brought on irreversible side effects...


It's July 7th. You play as Sergeant John Crackhorn, a hardened veteran in the US Marine Corps.

Not being his first rodeo, Sgt. Crackhorn is no stranger to conventional combat, but unfortunately for him, his current situation is anything but conventional.

After his own helicopter gets shot down over enemy territory, he is left to face groups of flesh eating zombies and other terrifying monstrosities that defy the laws of biology.



Jungle Rot is a fixed-camera survival horror game that makes use of pre-rendered graphics to deliver the most cutting edge horror experience possible in 1999. 

Manage your resources wisely, solve puzzles and fight your way through undead monsters whose only goal is to tear the flesh from your bones.

Will you escape?
Or will you rot in this godforsaken jungle?


Please Note: This game is a [PREVIEW] and it is shorter on the length side of things, but there is plenty of fun packed in you wouldn't want to miss! 


Known issue: There are reports of crashes on hardware with integrated GPUs. We're looking into it!

Feel free to join the community to give your feedback and report any bugs or glitches on the Jungle Rot server.

Jungle Rot Discord Server

Jungle Rot Discord Server


Programming by Vexe,
Graphics by Dong Lechoso,
Music by Dave Deville.


Please make sure you follow Dong Lechoso's itch as well :)

StatusReleased
Release date May 17, 2025
Rating
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(49 total ratings)
Authorsvexe, Dong Lechoso
GenreAction
Made withUnreal Engine, Blender, GIMP, Audacity, Paint.net
TagsHorror, Indie, Low-poly, prerendered, PSX (PlayStation), Retro, Survival Horror, Unreal Engine, War
Average sessionAbout a half-hour
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse, Gamepad (any)
LinksDiscord

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One of the best recreations of resident evil gameplay and psx style graphics I have ever seen! Its rare for a game to mix my two niche fixations, zombies in a historical setting and the Vietnam war, and come out this good. Found this game through steam ironically, and I loved it so much I had to leave a review but steam doesn't let you review demos so I tracked this page down! Best of wishes to the two devs and here's hoping you guys make the amazing game this is shaping up to be!

Thank you for playing and we are glad you enjoyed the experience!

Actually loved this! Looking forward to the full game! I had all the nostalgia!

Thank you for playing!  We are glad you enjoyed the game.

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I enjoyed Jungle Rot a lot. It is a game inspired by Resident Evil, there are weapons like the Machete, the 1911, the M16 and the Stakeout. I see that it was made in 1999 but no... Could be more details for the full version, but I enjoyed the demo version! It was good, I'll give it a 10/10 :) Nice work!

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This is a master piece! Hope you release the full version soon!

Here is a gameplay (Spanish). Hope you enjoy it!

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So nostalgia! It seems like a PS1 classic game! Really looking forward to the full game! Thank you for this!
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Lov
100% gives the nostalgia of the PS2 days! Thank you so much for this! I'd play the storyline for this if it ever goes any further. Truly enjoyed this❤
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This game was so much fun, and I'm stoked for the full game to release. I absolutely have it on my Steam wishlist. This brings back nostalgia with the OG games such as Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Clock Tower.

Thank you for playing we are glad you enjoyed!

So, so, so much fun. I can't wait for the full release. We need more! Haha.

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This game is, hands down, one of the best indie games of all time!!! I'm a huge fan of the classic Resident Evil games, so I couldn't contain my smile as I played this. What a love letter this game is to classic survival horror. I'm eagerly awaiting the full game's release! I am officially a huge fan of you guys! 
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So much Nastalgia for this game. i loved it
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amazing demo, added to wishlist after watching my man Tolomeo play the game last night, great job!

Hey thanks for playing! Glad we were able to make a good impression!

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This was great! Loved the Resident Evil 2 vibes, played really well. Had a blast, only wish there were a checkpoint or a save system. But besides that no complaints from me. Can't wait to see more 👍
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Thanks for playing and we are glad you enjoyed! The full game will have a full save system along with other features such as a map and limited inventory. We felt the length of the preview didn't warrant a save system as it was more intended to be a one run sort of thing.

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Gameplay traduzindo para português do Brasil!

Thanks for playing!

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AMAZING. PLEASE ADD A MAP THO

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Will be a feature in the full release right alongside save, files and item boxes!

amazing thank you

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I set the FPS to 30, and it honestly felt like I was playing a PS1 game. Really great job with the assets and the original RE1 homages. Can't wait for the full game!

Thank you for playing! Making an experience as close to the one we are trying to emulate was one of the top priorities so we are glad it paid off. 

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Good game, looking forward to updates
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非常好玩!Nice!

Thank you for playing, glad you enjoyed!

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This was great stuff! Nailed the old school feel while making something unique! This game definitely had a tongue-and-cheek vibe throughout, but the atmosphere was great stuff. I appreciate that you guys were relatively generous with the ammo compared to other games trying to do the same thing. It didn't take away from the tension and by the end of the game I was loving the imagery of wading through waist-high water fighting off the undead. My only concern about the full release is making sure the caves can stay fresh over a longer session. The caves didn't overstay their welcome here, and once I got back out into the jungle, it was a sigh of relief. Great work all around! 

Making a unique RE clone definitely has its challenges, but we tried to do certain things different like the setting + various quality of life changes so we are glad most people agree it paid off. At the start this was only intended to be a preview (short, but full game with some replay value) and we designed things with that in mind. That being said, there isn't a crazy amount of innovation here, but for the full release we plan on throwing more interesting ideas and features into the mix. We hope you stick around for the future and thank you for playing!

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Cool game here's a speedrun 

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Resident evil meets 80s Italian gore films!!! I really enjoyed this and for a demo there was a lot here to really enjoy. Looking forward to the full release!

Thanks for playing! We have in fact decided on doing a full release and will have more news to share as time goes on. If wishlisting is your thing, Jungle Rot is available on Steam. We will definitely have more surprises in store...

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Is there a way to config key bindings? I had a difficult time trying to run with left Shift and shooting with mouse. :(

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Hello! As of right now there isn't any way to rebind the controls, but it's a feature that will be added into the full release of Jungle Rot!

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This was so much fun! It really showed that I gotta get better at fixed angle style games, but I loved the scares, the design of everything, the gameplay, it was such a good time! Great job!

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Excellent, I loved this, my favourite style of horror game 100%. Like me if you love anything similar to the classic Resident Evil games then you need to play this demo. I hope it gets more attention & possibly developed further into a full release as it has great potential for sure. I had to make a few videos on it as its just epic!

Thank you for playing and we are glad you enjoyed your time with the preview. I enjoyed watching your review and appreciate Jungle Rot being mentioned alongside the classics! Some good news, Vexe and I have decided to expand Jungle Rot into a fuller release and we've made the game available on Steam as well. Looking forward to bringing more content in the near future, and we are both grateful for your support! 

Excellent, will be looking forward to more of this for sure!

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excelente el juego me ha encantado y me trae muchos recuerdos del primer Resident Evil, muy buen trabajo y surte en sus próximos proyectos.
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This is genuinely great. It gets all the PS1 stylistic beats right, it's very funny, and I'm so so happy for controller support, even in the demo! 

Feels like playing a lost, jingoistic Resident Evil, and that's maybe the highest praise I can give it. Can't wait for the full game.

Thank you for playing and we appreciate your support! We should have some news to share soon regarding a full release.

i wanna play it tomorrow, sounds interesting

me encanto demasiado el juego :3 aquí dejo mi gameplay, espero y crees otro juego igual pero mas largo ;)

Liked the game can't wait for more!

Thanks for playing, I'm glad you didn't give up! We should have some news to share soon regarding an expanded release.

its a super great game, the art style is awesome and the gameplay though simple is super fun

Glad you had fun :) We strive for both authenticity and pure fun!

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Soooooo good job

Thank you for your support.

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very fun game! appreciate the art direction and nostalgia of the experience. would love to see what more you have planned!

Thanks for playing. We should have news to share regarding an expanded release soon!

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Loved every second of it, well done!
Really gave me the nostalgic feeling, although I didn't play the original R.E. It was still very enjoyable!
Have to adore the easter eggs as well :D

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Thanks Greg! Glad it gave you that nostalgic feeling, it's what we designed this game to do. We took inspiration from lot of other games than just RE. You should definitely play some OG RE see how they compare feel wise :D

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Wow what a fantastic game, I could totally see this as a full throw back game, I love the vitnem jungle asthetic, the game feel real isolating, makes u wonder why more horror games dont take place in the jungle, if this does turn into a full game I'd love to see maybe jungle animals that have turned into zombies or entre villages. Agian great game, I can see the hard work you guys put into it, would love to see more in the furture

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Hey thanks for the kind words :) We're in talks of what a full game would look like, we'll keep you guys posted!

hello are you interessted to do a collaboration :3 i can help ya out with german text and audio i got some awesome people who will leave their voice into ur game but if not maybe i can still help ya with some german athleast if ya interessted you can text me via discord if you have it 

discord: cola22#9766

it would be a plasure to help out 


Great wishes
Cola22

We'll keep that in mind when we localize, thanks :)

I have played through this game.And afer ive finished it ive realized how great of a game it is and when i have the money i wlii donate

Hey there, glad you enjoyed the game, thanks for your kind words and the nice gesture :)

After I pressed the play button and watched the initial splash screen with text, I just got a black screen and nothing happens. Nothing works, the next scene does not load. I tried different settings in full screen, in window mode, different resolutions, etc., nothing helps. Just a black screen and does not let me into the game. Please help.

Hi there, sorry you had this issue. If you can join our discord and post a thread in the bugs channel, we'd be glad to assist you with this. And if you could please provide us with your hardware specs: OS, CPU, GPU, Ram that would help a lot!

hi ,, do u want to make a collaboration ??

Even though it was a little difficult at first, I still had lots of fun playing this game! What I like most about this game are the mechanics, the voice acting, and the cutscenes! The live action cutscene that plays in the beginning is my favorite because it reminds me of this game from the 1990's called Harvester, which is another game I really like as well! Keep up the awesome work!

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Hey glad you've enjoyed the preview, and thanks for posting your playthrough it was fun watching it :D And yes Harvester is a great classic!

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Played it today and Its easily my favourite game so far this year! I grew up playing and watching the original Resi games and this just threw me back to the good ol days! I'd love to see more games like this, great work!

Thank you for your support! We are glad you enjoyed our game!

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