Blackout: The City Survives
By @Hueski
Command a city's civil defense grid by toggling district power to balance civilian morale against the risk of guiding enemy bombers.
How to play
- Tap exactly one surviving district to switch its power on or off during the order phase.
- Press the End Night button to lock in your grid and start the bomber raid.
- Keep essential services lit to prevent civilian Guilt from rising at the end of the night.
- Turn vulnerable districts dark to avoid bomber targeting, as lit streets guide them through the haze.
- Survive all 10 nights without letting any district reach zero health or hitting the 80 Guilt limit.
Controls
- Touch
- Tap a district to toggle its power, and tap buttons to confirm actions.
- Keyboard
- Not supported.
- Mouse
- Click a district to toggle its power, and click buttons to confirm actions.
More about this game
Take control of a city's power grid and survive 10 nights of bombing raids in Classic mode. Your goal is to balance civilian Guilt from blackouts against the risk of lit districts attracting bombers. Each night, you can toggle exactly one district's power before pressing End Night. Weather conditions like Heavy Fog or Stormy Night alter accuracy and Guilt, while hidden bomber behaviors—Methodical, Opportunist, or Bluffer—change their targeting. The run ends in defeat if any district's health drops to zero from raid damage, or if your Guilt reaches the maximum limit of 80.
Tips
- A powered Command Post provides crucial intelligence after Night 4, turning intercepted traffic into a hint about the bomber's targeting preference.
- Darkening the Hospital adds a heavy 2 Guilt penalty, while the Residential district adds 1 Guilt. Prioritize keeping these lit if your Guilt is high.
- In Endless mode, you can repair a damaged district by keeping it and the Factory powered for 3 full day-night cycles to restore one health pip.
Questions
What happens if I leave the Radio Tower dark?
Leaving the Radio Tower dark adds 0.5 Guilt per night. If it remains dark for two consecutive nights, the Guilt penalty doubles. In Endless mode, a powered Radio Tower reveals the next moving weather front.
How do Anti-Air Turrets work and how do I get them?
You earn an Anti-Air Turret by clearing a 10-night city in Classic or Timed mode, or by reaching Day 5 in Endless mode. Deploy it to block raid damage on one specific district for a full day.
How do the different weather conditions affect the raid?
Heavy Fog reduces bomber accuracy by 30%, making them more likely to miss. Clear Skies fully expose lit districts and increase bomber speed by 1.5 times. A Stormy Night multiplies civilian Guilt accumulation by 1.5.