Project: Ether

Project: Ether is a 30-minute student project in which you play as Zhay, an agent codenamed Spirit. After returning from a previous mission, Spirit has a mysterious soul in their prosthesis, known only as The Kid. Explore the UAD research labs and beyond, using the Ether dimension with help from the COVEN witches Haumea and Bari. Spirit seeks to uncover the mysteries of COVEN and UAD and save the world from General Bryant and his Guard Bots.

Stealth and the Ether

The stealth mechanics use light and darkness as binary states. Enter the Ether dimension to stop time, see through walls and reveal more information. Hex projectiles can distract enemies or shut down cameras, and you can manipulate the environment.

Story and characters

The story focuses on found family and features an all-trans, all-POC cast, voiced by an all-POC and queer cast. Detective segments include narrative puzzles, while visual novel segments appear at the beginning and end.

Visual style

The game uses anime-inspired, cel-shaded visuals rather than realistic, gritty stealth-game visuals.