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* A secret in the Flooded District of ''Afterglow'' contains a ruined garden with a small monument, on which is written; "[[Literature/TheYearOfTheFlood 'Twas once the finest garden]]".

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* In the Undercity, there's a masked stalker-like figure, and writing that says "[[VideoGame/{{STALKER}} Such is life in the Zone]]".
* One of the biggest and most important stations in Atlanta, visited in both episodes, is called "[[Franchise/TheWalkingDead Michonne]] Circle".
* The police station in ''2063'' has multiple nods to the police station scene from ''Film/TheTerminator'', including a front desk that's had a car run into it and a note in the interrogation rooms reminding "1:00 Reese, K".

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* In the Undercity, there's graffiti of a masked stalker-like figure, hooded, gas-masked scavenger, and writing that says "[[VideoGame/{{STALKER}} Such is life in the Zone]]".
* One of the The biggest and most important stations station in Atlanta, visited in both episodes, is called "[[Franchise/TheWalkingDead Michonne]] Circle".
* The police station in ''2063'' ''City of Ghosts'' has multiple nods to the police station scene from ''Film/TheTerminator'', including a front desk that's had a car run into it and a note in the interrogation rooms reminding "1:00 Reese, K".



* In one secret room in The Gap, the player can find a Fumo doll[[note]]A kind of plush toy designed by Nejikirio, most commonly associated with the ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' franchise. Easily recognized by their eyes being drawn with a flat line on top, giving the appearance of a bored or apathetic look.[[/note]] of [[VideoGame/{{Hedon}} Zan the Bonebreaker]].

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* Throughout the first hub, you can spot posters on the walls for VideoGame/{{Hedon}}: the movie. In one secret room in The Gap, the player can find a Fumo doll[[note]]A kind of plush toy designed by Nejikirio, most commonly associated with the ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' franchise. Easily recognized by their eyes being drawn with a flat line on top, giving the appearance of a bored or apathetic look.[[/note]] of [[VideoGame/{{Hedon}} Zan the Bonebreaker]].Bonebreaker.


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* A secret in ''City of Ghosts'' contains a [[Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes golden rocket emblazoned with an Alpha/Omega symbol]]. Hitting a switch causes the level to shake and the rocket to emit an ominous whine, only to [[TakeThat let out an anticlimactic fart noise.]]
--> '''"Scav":''' Well, that was disappointing.
* A secret in the final level of ''City of Ghosts'' contains a glass case with a crowbar, marked [[VideoGame/HalfLife 'in case of headcrabs']].
* A poster advocating food safety procedures throughout ''Afterglow'' reads: [[VideoGame/{{Blood}} "But I]] ''[[VideoGame/{{Blood}} like]]'' [[VideoGame/{{Blood}} my hands bloody!"]]
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* In one secret room in The Gap, the player can find a Fumo doll[[note]]A kind of plush toy designed by Nejikirio most commonly associated with the ''Franchise/TouhouProject''. Easily recognized by their eyes being drawn with a flat line on top giving the appearance of a bored or apathic look.[[/note]] of [[VideoGame/{{Hedon}} Zan the Bonebreaker]].

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* In one secret room in The Gap, the player can find a Fumo doll[[note]]A kind of plush toy designed by Nejikirio Nejikirio, most commonly associated with the ''Franchise/TouhouProject''. ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' franchise. Easily recognized by their eyes being drawn with a flat line on top top, giving the appearance of a bored or apathic apathetic look.[[/note]] of [[VideoGame/{{Hedon}} Zan the Bonebreaker]].
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* In the Missile Gap, one of the secrets is the corpse of none other than [[VideoGame/DukeNukem Duke Nukem]].
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As a game made by fans of both classic and retro games as well as post apocalyptic fiction, there are ''[[ReferenceOverdosed so many references]]'' found in the games. Both towards [[AfterTheEnd other post-apocalyptic media]] and [[FirstPersonShooter other old-school (or emulating old-school) FPS titles]].
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* The rocket launcher/flamethrower is called [[Film/MadMaxBeyondThunderdome the Master Blaster]].
* The second SecretLevel in Episode One, "Temple of the Dollar", is a mall. In a theater within said mall, nearly every poster is a joke or reference to the original ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' games or {{game mod}}s for it. Later, a cardboard cutout of a [[VideoGame/DoomII Mancubus]] jumpscares you in a videogame store; said store also has a figurine of the Spiderdemon, and Hissy[[labelnote:who?]]a Cacodemon plushie famous in the community[[/labelnote]] as a collectible worth 100 junk.
* Also in the same theater is a torn, faded poster for ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad''.
* In that same mall, you can find a gym with [[VideoGame/{{Fallout}} Vault Boy]] as its mascot.
* The track "Ghost Town" -- that plays in The Wall, Terminus, and during the ModularEpilogue of Episode 2 -- is an acoustic remix of "[[VideoGame/{{Doom}} The End Of Doom]]", by Robert Prince. Similarly, "The Mender Haunts", the theme of the tutorial in ''2063 Enriched'' and the "Temple of the Dollar" SecretLevel, is a remix of Prince's "The Healer Stalks". In fact, [[spoiler:the switch labeled "Music" (close to the one that opens the exit) tunes the mall's speaker system to [[NotEvenBotheringWithAnExcuse the original track]].]]
* In ''Afterglow'', talking to Kyle, a representative of Prosperity's farmers, about the town's chronic crop failures allows you to ask [[VideoGame/Fallout1 if they've tried rotating their crops]]. Kyle yells at you for [[TakeThat assuming they didn't understand basic farming]].
* In the Flooded District of ''Afterglow'', Scav shoots a gong to open a secret door in an Oriental restaurant, and remarks, "Huh. [[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997 Ancient Chinese secret?]]".
* When you go to talk to Smiley about the radio you found at the start of ''2063'', he'll ask you "[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 What're you selling?]]" You then have the option to tell him "[[LampshadeHanging something about that sounded real familiar]]".
* In ''Afterglow'', one level features a train with wagons from [[VideoGame/RedneckRampage J. Clucks]], [[VideoGame/DukeNukem3D Duke Burger]], [[VideoGame/ShadowWarrior1997 Zilla Corporation]], and [[VideoGame/{{Blood}} CabalCo]]. The last one has a familiar set of barrels and a sawed-off shotgun inside.
* In ''Afterglow'', the motorcycle factory you visit in the first hub was owned by a company called [[Manga/{{AKIRA}} Kaneda]].
* In [[spoiler:Anomaly 210]], in ''Afterglow'' Scav comments on a radiation gauge by saying "[[Series/{{Chernobyl}} 3.6 roentgen... not great, not terrible]]".
* In the Undercity, there's a masked stalker-like figure, and writing that says "[[VideoGame/{{STALKER}} Such is life in the Zone]]".
* One of the biggest and most important stations in Atlanta, visited in both episodes, is called "[[Franchise/TheWalkingDead Michonne]] Circle".
* The police station in ''2063'' has multiple nods to the police station scene from ''Film/TheTerminator'', including a front desk that's had a car run into it and a note in the interrogation rooms reminding "1:00 Reese, K".
* One possible line from the militiamen in Michonne Circle is to [[TakeThat make fun of]] "those other idiots" [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas wishing for a nuclear winter]].
* In the power plant at the end of ''Dead Man Walking'', you can find workstations that resemble those of Springfield's nuclear plant from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', including one with a plaque reading [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E13AndMaggieMakesThree "don't forget: you're here forever"]].
* In the badlands north of Atlanta, you come across a small town church dedicated to [[Literature/ACanticleForLeibowitz Saint Leibowitz]]. The psalm of the day is "[[ItMakesSenseInContext Forgive me father, I ate a lizard]]".
* In one secret room in The Gap, the player can find a Fumo doll[[note]]A kind of plush toy designed by Nejikirio most commonly associated with the ''Franchise/TouhouProject''. Easily recognized by their eyes being drawn with a flat line on top giving the appearance of a bored or apathic look.[[/note]] of [[VideoGame/{{Hedon}} Zan the Bonebreaker]].
* In one location, the player can find the portraits of both [[VideoGame/DukeNukem Duke]] and [[VideoGame/IonFury Shelly]].
* In a bunker in the Scrapyard area, a contract can be found that [[VideoGame/{{Brigador}} plays a familiar tune when picked up and states "Contract accepted. Welcome, Brigador"]].
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