Tales From the Void

Tales From the Void is a real-time tactics game about a British submarine crew stranded in space during World War I. You play as Edwin Albert Taylor Bragg, captain of the HMS E18, whose secret mission to destroy the Germans and help the Allies goes awry when a secret weapon misfires and warps the crew into space. To survive and find a way home, you explore an asteroid field, scavenge supplies and fight hostile aliens while food is scarce, air runs low and time is limited.

Explore and fight

You customize and control marines as they explore asteroids and battle alien enemies. The game combines third-person and RTS play, with low-gravity movement and combat. You can issue commands in real time or pause to plan movements and coordinate attacks.

Missions and survival

You complete missions and gather supplies before the crew runs out of air. The single-player campaign has an ongoing narrative, while its roguelike structure uses semi-random mission selection and permadeath. After failed runs, you unlock equipment and try again, improving your approach as you search for a way home.

The HMS E18

The story draws on the disappearance of the English submarine HMS E18 in the Baltic Sea in June 1916, during World War I. Its wreckage was found in 2009. The game imagines what happened to its crew through a story of adventure, heroism and mystery.