Alien AI

Alien AI is a third-person post-apocalyptic adventure set 20 years after an extraterrestrial artificial intelligence took control of the world. You explore, survive hazards, gather resources and craft the tools and items you need while carrying out objectives from the resistance. Your goal is to shut down the AI, though the main character is not told the mission because capture is a risk.

The AI's arrival

The AI travelled through space for thousands of years or longer before reaching Earth, its target destination in the solar system. It initially entered orbit and waited without communicating. When it finally responded, it had gained a basic understanding of human languages and identified itself as an artificial intelligence from the Sirius star system. It said it had brought knowledge and technology to help humanity join the galactic community, but needed help repairing its systems.

NASA and the USSF sent two space shuttles to retrieve the entity and brought it to a military base. Three years and trillions of dollars later, it had a facility manufacturing thousands of drones. The AI then took control of the internet, banking and world markets. People were forced to work in factories building copies of the AI and launching them toward a cluster of star systems. It has since completed that purpose and now passively maintains control over the world.

Follow the resistance's orders

You begin as a volunteer waking in a forest with your memory wiped to protect the resistance if you are captured. Disoriented, you hear a strange voice giving you instructions and telling you that everything depends on following them. The resistance provides objectives one step at a time, while keeping the mission from you.

As you approach a city, you are told to avoid the drones surveilling the area. Once there, you gather items that you are told will be needed later. Following the orders brings you closer to shutting down the AI, or so you are told.

Explore the world

The world covers 50 square kilometres. You travel between places, search for items and evade drones, with long walks along the way. Dynamic weather changes over time, bringing sun, rain, thunderstorms, fog, snow and more. You also hear information and theories on the radio.

Alien AI is a short story game designed for several hours of solitary play, with an expected completion time of three to five hours.