1000xResist

1000xRESIST is a story-driven game set 1,000 years after an alien occupation nearly wiped out humanity. You play as Watcher, one of the clone Sisters created by the immortal Iris, whom they call the ALLMOTHER. When your closest sister, Fixer, reveals that the ALLMOTHER is not what she claims, she is executed for treason, and you must uncover the truth.

The world and its history

In the near future, giant alien entities known as the Occupants arrive on Earth. They are not hostile, but a disease they bring kills nearly all of humanity within months. Iris, a teenage girl who is somehow immune, survives and lives for 1,000 years. She creates a society of her own clones, the Sisters, who must wear masks at all times to avoid the diseased air, even in their underground home, the Orchard.

The Sisters live in constant fear of an Occupant attack. The ALLMOTHER lives in her own compound on the front line of the war, and the Sisters dream of taking the train to join her there. Each Sister has an assigned function, while six hold special roles: Principal oversees the Orchard’s administration; Bang Bang Fire leads the military; Knower preserves knowledge; Fixer leads engineering; Healer oversees medicine and cloning; and Watcher relives and interprets the ALLMOTHER’s memories.

Communion and discovery

Watcher experiences the ALLMOTHER’s memories through Communion, a process made possible by Secretary, a floating AI companion. You explore pivotal moments in the ALLMOTHER’s life, from her high school days and the Occupants’ arrival to the creation of the Orchard and the birth of the first Sisters. You can move back and forth between moments in these memories to solve puzzles and reach locked areas and secrets.

Between Communions, you explore the Orchard, a large underground hub where you live alongside your Sisters. You can speak with its many characters and uncover things hidden throughout the area.

Story and presentation

The game shifts between third-person adventure, visual novel and first-person walking simulator, with changes in perspective that are both literal and metaphorical. Its story draws on interactive storytelling as well as theatre, dance, performance art and cinema.

The experience lasts more than 10 hours and includes over 15,000 lines of fully voiced dialogue, performed by Asian-Canadian actors, and a soundtrack by two composers.