HROT takes place in the SCP universe.
Everything about this game is completely anomalous. HROT is an allegory for reclaiming the Czech national spirit from the legacy of the Soviet Union.
It recontextualizes Czech independence from Russia as something akin to the Hussite Wars; a brave yet small force of dedicated freedom fighters against a monolithic, authoritarian force, but with the freedom fighters' ultimate victory. To this end, the player wields two weapons inspired by the historical Hussites against the apocalyptic and absurdist enemies you face; the Hussite Hand Cannon and Crossbow (part of why the Hussites were able to hold the line against numerically and logistically superior Catholic forces was due to early firearms and crossbows.)In addition, your struggles are mostly directed to combating the legacy of the Czech Republic's Communist past. You blow up two of the most prominent Czech communist leaders, both mutated into monstrous forms, and defeat Vladimir Putin himself in combat, ripping out the internal machinery keeping Putin alive and using it to restart the Orloj, a clock tower in Prague that is a symbol of the Czech people. The game is proudly Czech from the DNA up, and shows a fervent desire to keep the Czech people free from foreign imperialism, from Russia in particular.
