Southern Lights: Broken Frequency

Southern Lights: Broken Frequency is a turn-based strategy game about an Antarctic research station cut off from the outside world after an experiment with an extraordinary energy source. You manage its crew and facilities as the phenomenon grows stronger and reality begins to unravel. Rescue is uncertain, supplies dwindle, and every turn brings the station closer to collapse.

Manage the crew

Your team consists of specialists with distinct strengths, weaknesses, abilities and personalities. Manage their physical health and resilience, which includes their mental well-being, and customize their perks to shape your team. You must decide whether to save exhausted crew members or push them beyond their limits.

Keep the station running

Allocate limited resources, repair damaged facilities and maintain life-support systems while responding to unpredictable emergencies. Neglected problems can trigger new crises. You also choose whether to repair critical systems or continue vital research, and whether to protect the station or sacrifice parts of it to survive another day.

Research the phenomenon

Advance your understanding of the mysterious phenomenon threatening the base. Each breakthrough brings you closer to uncovering the truth, while the escalating cosmic threat must be contained. You balance survival, scientific progress and resource management as the unknown grows stronger.

Events and strategies

Dynamic events create new challenges with every playthrough. Multiple strategies and character builds allow for different runs.