Aethus is a forthcoming sci-fi survival-builder from a former Rockstar developer that blends base construction and investigation. Players control a lone woman and her flying drone as they strip back a multi-tiered underground on behalf of a galactic corporation, piecing together what happened to a failed research team while analysing an unusual new material.

  • Gameplay mixes base-building and resource management with investigative objectives rather than pure sandbox expansion.
  • Construct a surface hub using holographic modules and progressively dig into layered subterranean environments.
  • Collect evidence about a vanished science expedition and research a strange element that drives the story forward.
  • Automation possibilities emerge later, giving the game a Satisfactory-like production feel but viewed from an elevated third-person camera and leaning into narrative beats.
  • The project takes a satirical swipe at corporate extraction, though it also aims to deliver a more story-focused experience than many factory-builders.

Source: Rock Paper Shotgun

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