Game Concept

Introduction

Finding Astraios is a first person Sc-fi, adventure, mystery experience for pc with Vr compatibility . The protagonist is an astronaut, code named Solace who suddenly gets stuck in a mysterious phenomenon, interrupting his important mission of finding Astraios.

Description

Finding Astraios begins with a lot of confusion and questions as the player suddenly finds himself on a space station with various alarm systems and warning signs going off. It is the players job to find out the situation and unravel the circumstances of Solace, the protagonist they are playing. This will mainly be done through explorations, interactions and puzzles which will not only answer the players questions but also reveal horrific truths of the past and future of Solace.

Key Features

Death Loop:

Finding Astraios main key feature is the death loop the player seems to be stuck in, where each time they die they get reset to the very beginning where they first get stuck.

Solace:

Solace Is unique in the sense that they develop and change depending on how many times they die. The player will witness Solace struggle with mental constraints as everything around them begins to lose meaning, this will be shown through hallucinations and negative dialogue.

Graphics:

The graphics in Finding Astraios are important and will be highly cinematic allowing the player to immerse themselves and further experience the game to its fullest, this will be especially true to players who play the VR version.

Difficulty:

The difficulty is also an element that will enhance the experience of the game, it will be fairly difficult with little to no help leaving the player to essentially die to find out the right path. Using death as a tool to further continue the game.

Death:

Death in Finding Astraios is unique since it will be used as a necessary tool to continue the story, however it will have to be used sparingly since it does have a phycological impact on Solace.

Lore:

Along with several clues and pieces of information that are detrimental to answer the players questions, many myths will be revealed about a certain galactic terror. This myth will be shown around the station in forms of research writings, drawings, and recordings.

Genre

Finding Astraios falls under a Sc-fi adventure game in the sense that the player will have to venture round the space station as part of the gameplay. Mystery is also included because the cause of adventure is to uncover the mystery’s that surround the protagonist and their environment, this will be solved through puzzles and clues left behind.

Platform

The target platform for this game is pc with the possibility of Vr compatibility.

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