§ Blog№ 005· Notes from the wasteland20 October 2026 · latest

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How DOSE actually plays, written by the people building it. Radiation, mutations, extraction, the crew and the bosses, one mechanic at a time.

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§ On the cover · № 01Mechanics20 October 2026

How Radiation Works in DOSE: Dose, Glow and Burn-Out

Radiation is your XP in DOSE. It levels you up, makes you glow, brings the Glow Eaters, and burns you out if you get greedy. Here's how the dose works right now.

The DOSE team

Mechanics · 20 October 2026

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A survivor inside a green Rad Pulse ring among raiders on a sunny scrapyard street, with the dose gauge at 662 and three mutation cards waiting above the hotbar — Mechanics7 min

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Mutations in DOSE: Pick One Card, Live With the Cost
Every level in DOSE puts three mutation cards on screen and gives you ten seconds to choose. Here's how the picks work, what they cost you, and why they don't follow you home.
20 October 2026 · 7 min · Mechanics
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Extraction in DOSE: the flare, the ring and the stash
Dose only counts once you get out. Here's how the flare, the 75-second hold, the crew bonus and the stash work, and why one more fight is always a gamble.
20 October 2026 · 7 min · Mechanics
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DOSE Classes and Co-op: How the Four Roles Combo
Four classes, eight survivors and a set of combos that only work when you play together. Here's how a DOSE crew fits, and what happens when someone goes down.
20 October 2026 · 7 min · Mechanics
The DOSE team · 7 minMechanics
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DOSE Bosses and the Boss Board, Explained
Fifteen extraction titans, twenty dungeon bosses and a leaderboard that cares how fast you were. Here's how our boss fights work and how the Boss Board grades a kill.
20 October 2026 · 7 min · Mechanics
The DOSE team · 7 minMechanics

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Blognotes.

How Radiation Works in DOSE: Dose, Glow and Burn-Out

October 2026

Mutations in DOSE: Pick One Card, Live With the Cost

Extraction in DOSE: the flare, the ring and the stash

DOSE Classes and Co-op: How the Four Roles Combo

DOSE Bosses and the Boss Board, Explained

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Blognotes.

How Radiation Works in DOSE: Dose, Glow and Burn-Out

October 2026

Mutations in DOSE: Pick One Card, Live With the Cost

Extraction in DOSE: the flare, the ring and the stash

DOSE Classes and Co-op: How the Four Roles Combo

DOSE Bosses and the Boss Board, Explained

Get in early