In a near-future world ravaged by environmental collapse and war, humanity’s last hope becomes its greatest nightmare. Project Atavus—a radical scientific endeavor—aims to save civilization by genetically "devolving" humans into primal, hardier beings. But when the test subjects begin *remembering* what they should have forgotten, Dr. Elara Voss discovers a terrifying Regression is not extinction. It’s evolution.
As the wildlings form tribes, repurpose technology, and carve messages into the ruins of the old world, the last remnants of humanity must confront a harrowing Were we ever the apex species?