Adaptive Protocol

David Svoboda was an ordinary software engineer with an ordinary life, until the world ended.

An ancient Interface descends upon Earth, beginning a ruthless planetary evaluation that drives humanity to the brink of extinction.

David dies alongside everyone else... only to awaken one month before the Collapse.

Without memories of the future, but carrying an Interface struggling to synchronize his past life, David must survive an apocalypse where every fragment of power comes at the cost of unbearable pain.

To save humanity, he'll first have to survive the system that killed him.

Pacing is slow but growth happens constantly, and not just in strength but in character.

Extensive worldbuilding set on earth in Prague, real world places brought to ruin due to the incoming threat.

A complex and internally consistent system with plenty of choice with regard to what you can do with the stats and skills.

Plenty of Skill grinding, as well as Skill exploration!