Stazis Windows, Mac, Linux game

The project is frozen due to lack of funds for development.

Stazis is a top-down shooter with survival horror elements, which takes place on a spaceship.

Music from video:
"All This" Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com )

You can try our Pre-Alpha Demo here: Umb16.itch.io

The Story

Colonization of the planets not very suitable for life is the only way for any criminal to earn forgiveness of the United Empire and start a new life.

METUS HARTS is a decommissioned military spaceship now loaded with cryo-chambers, one among thousands of prisoner transports scattered throughout the galaxy. While being in the middle of its way, the main reactor of the ship is damaged during a sudden riot, caused by a malfunction of the cryosystem. As a result, all the passengers are suddenly awakened and thrown out of the cryo-chambers without any proper medical procedures. The consequences of this are terrible, causing heavy psychological traumas to almost every single person on the ship and flooding it with a new wave of violence.

YOU are one of the prisoners. There is good news – you are among a few lucky people, who awoke without any noticeable disorders. However, there is also bad news… You are suffering of strong nyctophobia – a severe fear of the dark. Considering that the main reactor is badly damaged causing almost complete absence of electricity, your condition might be extremely dangerous – even a brief loss of consciousness in the middle of this chaos is a certain death.

Information:

This game is based on the idea that the main character is just as vulnerable, as any other character he will meet on his way. Any injury is lethal.

Suffering from the fear of darkness, the main character always has to choose. Should he stay in the light, thus becoming visible for the enemies? Or perhaps, it is better to stay in the shadows, experiencing overwhelming pressure and risking to loose consciousness… Stazis is an example of survival in its broadest meaning. While trying to fight your way back to safety, you will never feel secured due to the lack of ammunition, sources of light, any save places and allies.

Our team is inspired by classic survival-horrors and Hotline Miami. Therefore, we would like to create a game about a dark and dangerous journey on board of the spaceship. Intensive and often fatal fights are then followed by the struggle to survive and to find your way in the darkness. Remember, in this game you are just a prey... The gaming experience is also enhanced by the lighting effects and dark ambient.

The player is going to uncover the main storyline through various in-game events and messages. While on his way to safety, the main character will often need to take important decisions and solve moral dilemmas. Collecting small pieces of information and considering the things he had seen with his own eyes, he will be finally able to unnderstand the whole picture and uncover the true reasons of the space accident.