Scars Above
Mad Head Games · 2023 · Action, Adventure, Female Protagonist, Third-Person Shooter, Sci-fi
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About Scars Above
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Scars Above is a challenging sci-fi third-person shooter where you play Dr. Kate Ward, a stranded scientist fighting for survival on a hostile alien planet using tactical combat, elemental attacks, gadgets, and cunning. Uncover the mysteries of an ancient civilization and your crew's fate by exploring diverse biomes, scanning enemies to exploit their weaknesses, and engaging in intense boss battles that demand creative tactics.
Scars Above is a challenging sci-fi third-person action adventure shooter combining the rewarding feel of overcoming difficulty with a compelling and intricate story, set in a mysterious alien world to explore.
Some things were not meant to be discovered…
A colossal and enigmatic alien structure appears in Earth's orbit and stuns the entire world; humanity names it ‘The Metahedron’. The Sentient Contact Assessment and Response team (SCAR) - consisting of scientists and engineers - is sent to investigate.
Things don’t go as planned and the Metahedron hauls the team across space onto a mysterious extrasolar planet. Playing the role of Dr Kate Ward - a SCAR member - who wakes up dazed, alone in a strange, hostile environment. Determined to survive, you set out to find your crew and unravel the mystery behind what’s happened.
Kate is an astronaut and a scientist – not a soldier - but she's resourceful and determined to do anything to survive.
Use a combination of ranged weapons, devices, consumables and melee attacks, you need to manage stamina as you run, dodge, exploit weak points and discover effective tactics to defeat your foes
Combine different elemental attacks to beat the odds and break through otherwise impassable obstacles.
Craft different items and gadgets to aid you against the countless threats in this exoplanet.
Immerse yourself in a carefully crafted adventure, inspired by the sci-fi classics.
Explore an alien world filled with countless threats, gorgeous landscapes and ruins hinting of an ancient - yet advanced - civilisation that somehow disappeared.
Journey through different biomes, such as marshlands, freezing wastelands, underground caverns and alien facilities – all with their own set of challenges, enemies, secrets and environmental hazards.
Kate is a scientist to her core and you'll use that scientific expertise to extract information from your surroundings by scanning artifacts, materials and creatures in order to learn about their features, properties and weaknesses.
As you explore your surroundings, you will conduct analysis and gain knowledge which will allow you to craft new gadgets, weapons and unlock abilities in Xenobiology and Engineering trees.
Ghastly enemy designs - with diverse strategies and tactics - will keep encounters fresh, forcing you to find creative ways to defeat them.
The developers describe the content like this:
Violence, Depictions mutated human bodies, Depictions of dead and mutilated aliens.
Some things were not meant to be discovered…
A colossal and enigmatic alien structure appears in Earth's orbit and stuns the entire world; humanity names it ‘The Metahedron’. The Sentient Contact Assessment and Response team (SCAR) - consisting of scientists and engineers - is sent to investigate.
Things don’t go as planned and the Metahedron hauls the team across space onto a mysterious extrasolar planet. Playing the role of Dr Kate Ward - a SCAR member - who wakes up dazed, alone in a strange, hostile environment. Determined to survive, you set out to find your crew and unravel the mystery behind what’s happened.
SURVIVE AGAINST ALL ODDS
Kate is an astronaut and a scientist – not a soldier - but she's resourceful and determined to do anything to survive.
Use a combination of ranged weapons, devices, consumables and melee attacks, you need to manage stamina as you run, dodge, exploit weak points and discover effective tactics to defeat your foes
Combine different elemental attacks to beat the odds and break through otherwise impassable obstacles.
Craft different items and gadgets to aid you against the countless threats in this exoplanet.
EXPLORE A MYSTERIOUS EXOPLANET
Immerse yourself in a carefully crafted adventure, inspired by the sci-fi classics.
Explore an alien world filled with countless threats, gorgeous landscapes and ruins hinting of an ancient - yet advanced - civilisation that somehow disappeared.
Journey through different biomes, such as marshlands, freezing wastelands, underground caverns and alien facilities – all with their own set of challenges, enemies, secrets and environmental hazards.
EMBARK ON A RESEARCH JOURNEY
Kate is a scientist to her core and you'll use that scientific expertise to extract information from your surroundings by scanning artifacts, materials and creatures in order to learn about their features, properties and weaknesses.
As you explore your surroundings, you will conduct analysis and gain knowledge which will allow you to craft new gadgets, weapons and unlock abilities in Xenobiology and Engineering trees.
THRILLING BOSS FIGHTS
Ghastly enemy designs - with diverse strategies and tactics - will keep encounters fresh, forcing you to find creative ways to defeat them.
The Scars Above Experience:
- Immerse yourself in an exciting sci-fi adventure inspired by the classics of the genre
- Explore an enigmatic and intricate alien world - with plenty of mysteries to uncover
- Fight tactically, using a combination of elemental attacks, gadgets and items, exploit the environment and enemy weaknesses
- Engage exciting and challenging enemies and bosses, from hulking rock-covered monstrosities to nightmarish creatures lurking in the dark
- Gain knowledge and acquire new skills Scan enemies to learn about their weaknesses and behaviours
- Use your scientific skills to conduct research and extrapolate information
Mature Content Description
The developers describe the content like this:
Violence, Depictions mutated human bodies, Depictions of dead and mutilated aliens.
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What Steam players say
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Its decent, a mix of control, returnal and dead space, is fun enough to be worth 2 bucks, on sale in a good way to spend some time fighting aliens, not much more to add.1 found this helpful
I don't know if the Developers will ever read this but it's important. Guys, sometimes you just want to play a game to get out of your head and lose yourself. I realize that it's unpopular but as an older adult that works long hours, I don't want to come home and play a difficult game and if the game is so difficult that you can't gain any headway in the easiest setting, it's not me, it's you. I've played shooters since they first came out, so you can't blame me. So after I was killed at the same spot from a previously invisible enemy for the third time, I just stopped playing. That's not fun for me and it's not fun for anyone else. DO BETTER!
ok
Ok, but only on a decent discount.
Amazing game. Beautiful art style, great atmosphere, interesting and non-conventional combat system, surprisingly solid sci-fi story. Literally the only negative in the game is the clunky animations and lack of facial expressions. And to be honest, from such a small studio and limited resources, it is still more acceptable then the bugfests and devastating mediocreness that AAA open world games have. If you love sci-fi and are mature enough to be able to see through mere graphics, this game will serve you well.
Scars Above is a science-fiction third-person action-adventure shooter developed by Mad Head Games and published by Prime Matter. It presents an intriguing alien mystery and occasionally looks like it could have been adapted from a science-fiction film, but its striking environments cannot compensate for shallow combat, limited enemy variety, and some remarkably lifeless character presentation. The gameplay resembles a barebones soulslike, complete with stamina management, dodge-based combat, checkpoints, and enemies that respawn after resting. There is a small amount of melee combat, but this is primarily a third-person shooter built around exploiting enemies with different elemental weapons. The closest comparison I have played would be Remnant, though Remnant handles nearly every comparable element significantly better. Combat is not necessarily broken, but it rarely becomes exciting. Switching between elements and targeting enemy weaknesses keeps the loop slightly fresh, though the game does not provide a large enough selection of enemies to support it. Instead, the same handful of creatures repeatedly return with different variations. An enemy that originally had no protecti…
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