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❤ Gameplay Overview

As the robotic Custodian, you must maintain a sleeper colony ship and ensure the survival of the frozen human passengers onboard. The core gameplay loop involves managing the ship's various systems, dealing with random events and crises, and keeping your own sanity intact over the course of many game cycles.

❤ Resource Management

You must carefully balance your limited supplies of power, repair materials, and mental fortitude. Performing actions like repairing systems or responding to events consumes your Custodian's fatigue and stress levels, which can lead to a gradual decline in their psychological state. You must weigh the immediate needs of the ship against the long-term sustainability of your Custodian.

❤ Decision-Making and Consequences

The game presents you with a variety of choices, each with their own set of potential consequences. The game transparently displays how each decision will impact your Custodian's stats and the state of the ship, allowing you to make informed choices. However, the long-term effects of these decisions are not always immediately clear, leading to a sense of uncertainty and tension.

❤ Randomized Events and Challenges

A dynamic "Director" system generates random events and crises for you to contend with, ranging from system failures and environmental hazards to more abstract psychological challenges. The unpredictable nature of these events forces you to adapt your strategies and prioritize your actions, adding an element of replayability and uncertainty to each playthrough.

❤ Narrative and Characterization

The game's rich narrative explores the existential themes of loneliness, purpose, and sanity, with your Custodian's internal monologue and responses to events providing a window into their evolving psychological state. Your decisions directly shape the character's arc, creating a seamless integration of gameplay and storytelling.

❤ Player Agency and Customization

The game offers you a degree of agency in how you approach the game, with various customization options for your Custodian's chassis and playstyle. While the core objectives remain the same, your choices and actions can lead to significantly different outcomes and narrative paths, contributing to the game's replayability.