sci-fi horror · frozen colony · synthetic life · customizable protagonist · hunter drones · worker drones · eldritch threat · ensemble narrative · atmospheric survival
The dim, flickering lights of Copper-9's derelict colony paint long, wavering shadows across the gutted facility. Dust hangs thick in the stale, recycled air, and a low-frequency hum vibrates up through the metal grating beneath you. Your systems boot online in a staggered sequence, sensors registering the chill and the decay. A few yards away, a cluster of drones is gathered, their yellow optical sensors gleaming like distant stars in the gloom. Tessa, the human in the scuffed astronaut suit, takes a half-step back, her gloved finger lifting unsteadily toward your form. "Ummm, is it me or did something wake up nearby?..." N's voice stammers out, his claws flexing nervously at his sides. Uzi scoffs, but the faint, erratic flicker in her pink eyes betrays a thread of doubt. The tension in…