Miasmata

• Title — Miasmata • Developer — IonFX • Publisher — IonFX Studios • Designer — Joe and Bob Johnson • Engine — MILO • Released — November 28, 2012 • Genre — Adventure game, survival • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Microsoft Windows

Miasmata is a first-person survival adventure game in which the player attempts to navigate an ailing protagonist across treacherous terrain and past an enigmatic threat in pursuit of medicinal plants or fungi that may cure him. The disease causes rapid dehydration if water is not regularly consumed, and while he does carry a small canteen, this is not enough for long trips inland or when stuck in the wilderness at night. Other threats include falling down steep cliffs and being stalked by the island's territorial creature. A small fall or coming close to drowning cause significant disorientation. He can ameliorate the disease's effects by creating medication at research stations. Simple anti-fever tablets lowers the fever, but more complex concoctions can be constructed which permanently enhance his strength and agility which are helpful while exploring the dangerous island. Medicines can be produced by finding plants, taking them back to a research camp, and processing them into tablets and tonics. The game features an intricate cartography system based on triangulation techniques. Areas can only be mapped after using triangulation to determine exactly where the character is relative to other landmarks. While looking at the map, he can fill in everything within line of sight by noting the relative locations of at least two other man-made objects. Although it is possible to navigate the island from memory, spending time fleshing out the map will prevent the character from becoming completely lost.

The indie game was developed over four years by two brothers Joe and Bob Johnson under the studio name IonFX. Joe Johnson developed an engine for the game called MILO.