SymbioPhobia

SymbioPhobia is a short survival horror game set in a futuristic, post-apocalyptic bunker. Played mainly from a close top-down perspective, it combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforming in dark, claustrophobic environments. This first chapter takes about 2–3 hours and focuses more on gameplay than story.

Colony 7

In a dystopian future, people live in bunkers to survive the radiation outside. You are sent from Colony 9 to Colony 7, where contact has been lost, to retrieve information and samples from a genetic experiment intended to help humans survive outside the radiation. You enter Colony 7 through its water treatment plant and must reach the maintenance area to gather information.

Explore and survive

You explore labyrinthine areas without map references, using a close top-down camera that can make you more alert to nearby dangers. Some areas switch to a fixed camera. You search for keys, activate switches and mechanisms, and look for information to progress. Puzzles, moving or dragging objects, climbing, jumping, crouching and running help you reach new areas or open passages.

Enemies can surprise you around corners, dodge shots and remain dangerous even after you think you have killed them. You can collect medkits and ammunition to help you survive. You begin with a weapon and can find a way to access another.

Enemies and weapons

You face several kinds of bipedal enemy, including mutated humans and Marauders. Marauders are stronger, faster and more intelligent. The bunker also holds misshapen monsters, and you will face a final boss.

Chapter content

The first chapter follows your attempt to reach Colony 7’s maintenance area and gather information. It is intended as the opening part of a three-chapter story.