Scars Above is a challenging sci-fi third-person action adventure shooter combining the rewarding feel of overcoming difficulty with a compelling and intricate story, set in a mysterious alien world to explore.
Some things were not meant to be discovered…
A colossal and enigmatic alien struc...
Scars Above is a challenging sci-fi third-person action adventure shooter combining the rewarding feel of overcoming difficulty with a compelling and intricate story, set in a mysterious alien world to explore.
Some things were not meant to be discovered…
A colossal and enigmatic alien structure appears in Earth's orbit and stuns the entire world; humanity names it ‘The Metahedron’. The Sentient Contact Assessment and Response team (SCAR) - consisting of scientists and engineers - is sent to investigate.
Things don’t go as planned and the Metahedron hauls the team across space onto a mysterious extrasolar planet. Playing the role of Dr Kate Ward - a SCAR member - who wakes up dazed, alone in a strange, hostile environment. Determined to survive, you set out to find your crew and unravel the mystery behind what’s happened.
SURVIVE AGAINST ALL ODDS
Kate is an astronaut and a scientist – not a soldier - but she's resourceful and determined to do anything to survive.
Use a combination of ranged weapons, devices, consumables and melee attacks, you need to manage stamina as you run, dodge, exploit weak points and discover effective tactics to defeat your foes
Combine different elemental attacks to beat the odds and break through otherwise impassable obstacles.
Craft different items and gadgets to aid you against the countless threats in this exoplanet.
EXPLORE A MYSTERIOUS EXOPLANET
Immerse yourself in a carefully crafted adventure, inspired by the sci-fi classics.
Explore an alien world filled with countless threats, gorgeous landscapes and ruins hinting of an ancient - yet advanced - civilisation that somehow disappeared.
Journey through different biomes, such as marshlands, freezing wastelands, underground caverns and alien facilities – all with their own set of challenges, enemies, secrets and environmental hazards.
EMBARK ON A RESEARCH JOURNEY
Kate is a scientist to her core and you'll use that scientific expertise to extract information from your surroundings by scanning artifacts, materials and creatures in order to learn about their features, properties and weaknesses.
As you explore your surroundings, you will conduct analysis and gain knowledge which will allow you to craft new gadgets, weapons and unlock abilities in Xenobiology and Engineering trees.
THRILLING BOSS FIGHTS
Ghastly enemy designs - with diverse strategies and tactics - will keep encounters fresh, forcing you to find creative ways to defeat them.
The Scars Above Experience:
Immerse yourself in an exciting sci-fi adventure inspired by the classics of the genre
Explore an enigmatic and intricate alien world - with plenty of mysteries to uncover
Fight tactically, using a combination of elemental attacks, gadgets and items, exploit the environment and enemy weaknesses
Engage exciting and challenging enemies and bosses, from hulking rock-covered monstrosities to nightmarish creatures lurking in the dark
Gain knowledge and acquire new skills
Scan enemies to learn about their weaknesses and behaviours
Use your scientific skills to conduct research and extrapolate information
Mature Content Description
The developers describe the content like this:
Violence, Depictions mutated human bodies, Depictions of dead and mutilated aliens.
(C)2022, Published by Prime Matter, a Division of PLAION GmbH, Austira. Developed by Mad Head Games. All rights reserved. "Scars Above" is a registered trademark of PLAION gmbH. "Prime Matter" and the PLAION labelname logos are registered trademarks of PLAION GmbH.
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This is a very competent and fun SF adventure. Lowkey pretty alien environments, guns are a pleasure to shoot. Combat has some light elemental / puzzle / weakpoint mechanics mixed in, and they can be opaque at times, esp. with bosses. A bit on the short-ish side.
The story is actually decent! Not Hugo or Nebula levels of good, but significantly better than the usual "hurr durr aliens bad".
I am experiencing sound problems
lip-sync issues
hopefully gets fixed soon
This is made with Unreal Engine
graphics are outsatanding
controls run very smooth
combat is well balanced, has three difficulties in the game options
doesn't say in the discription, but it's probably Open World-ish (?)
the game is not hard on your system resources
very well optimized
BIG THUMBS UP !!!
Credits were surprisingly long (considering the title).
Has some good ideas, but they need to really increase the enemy variety (and maybe add more weapons). I would have liked to see more from the melee side too.
It would benefit greatly from a sequel that expands the combat.
nothing groundbreaking here. graphically could be improved and combats a little bland but i like the world building so far and the scientific elements are super fun and cool
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