Dead In Antares

Dead In Antares is a turn-based survival management game with RPG elements. You lead ten specialists whose spaceship crashes on Antares Prime while they search for resources to save a dying Earth. Manage the crew and its technology, explore the planet, and uncover a way home as you decide the crew’s fate.

The crew and the crash

The survivors were sent into space as humanity’s last hope, but a mysterious wormhole pulls their ship off course and sends it crashing onto an unknown planet. The crew is still alive, but survival is now its priority. Each of the ten playable characters has a past, ambitions, secrets, traits and a personality that can shape your strategy.

Pair characters to uncover more than 135 unique relationship dialogues. Their bonds can develop into friendships, rivalries or deeper connections, and your choices can also lead to betrayal. The story has five different endings, with your decisions helping determine the crew’s fate and whether its members unite or break apart.

Manage survival

Keeping the crew alive means managing food, water, exhaustion and mental health, along with the technology they depend on. These systems are interconnected, so you assign tasks, repair and repurpose advanced equipment, manage energy use and make use of resources salvaged from the wreck. Turn the spaceship wreck into a camp and then an outpost by building and upgrading work stations; the game includes up to 20 work stations and more than 130 upgrades to craft.

Explore Antares Prime

Antares Prime has hand-drawn landscapes, dangerous environments and mysteries to investigate. Explore jungles, volcanic deserts and crystal forests, gather resources and conduct research to learn about the planet. The crash may have been bad luck, or something more sinister may be at work.

Two factions have been in conflict for generations. One is native to the planet, adapted to its ecosystem and dangers; the other arrived in an ancient spaceship millennia ago and tried to subjugate other species using force and forgotten technology. You can encounter both factions and learn their histories as you investigate the planet’s past.

Tactical combat

Hostile forces make exploration dangerous. Combat is turn-based and tactical, with more than 60 battle skills to acquire. Each character also has a unique Power Surge ultimate skill that can turn the tide of a fight.

Character progression

Develop the crew through an RPG progression system with traits, levels and skills. Four difficulty levels offer different challenges, including True Captain mode.