Sci-fi old-school-infused isometric horror adventure game Stasis from Feardemic, The Brotherhood, and Tall Story Games is ready to go on PlayStation 5. Learn more in our Stasis review!
Sci-fi old-school-infused isometric horror adventure game Stasis from Feardemic, The Brotherhood, and Tall Story Games is ready to go on PlayStation 5. It’s the far distant future, and you’ll find yourself aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft. Your name is John Maracheck, and you have just awoken from stasis. Your task? To find out what happened before and what’s currently going on before things get really, really bad. You’ll have to explore the Groomlake as you find, say, some bloodstains here and there, which is never something you want to find after waking up. I won’t talk anymore about the game’s story and twists since that’s part of the draw, so you’ll have to play the game to find out more!
The Brotherhood took Stasis to Kickstarter back in 2013, seeking $100,000 to work on the game’s development. Once the crowdfunding campaign was over – and thanks to the support of more than 4,200 backers – the project managed to secure more than $132,000 in funding. The game was originally released on Steam in 2015. Last year, we got sequel Stasis: Bone Totem on consoles, and now it’s time go back in time and check out the game that started the series.
I previously had a chance to review Beautiful Desolation from The Brotherhood and Untold Tales on Nintendo Switch. I enjoyed that post-apocalyptic African isometric sci-fi adventure game, so I was more than ready to check out Stasis on PlayStation 5. I have to say, that after my experience with Beautiful Desolation and having played Stasis, I’m definitely going to be getting sequel Stasis: Bone Totem as well and add it to my collection!
Once you wake up from Stasis, you’ll be taking control of your character by using the left analog stick or the right analog stick to control a cursor around the screen as you point and click your way through each section. You can interact with objects, points of interest, and so on by pressing the X button. Since this one is a point and click adventure game, any items that you find will be added to your inventory. You’ll be able to open your inventory by pressing the Square button so that you can learn more about what you’ve managed to collect so far. Select items from your inventory by pressing the L1 and R1 buttons as needed. Oh, and once you manage to heal yourself, you’ll be able to double click on spots to run there, which is certainly handy.
Trophy-wise, this one, unfortunately, does not feature a full trophy list with a Platinum, which is a bit weird for an indie game like this one. The available trophy list is split into 19 Bronze trophies, 7 Silver trophies, and a single Gold trophy for you to work on. What will you need to do in order to 100% this game? Along with beating the game, some of the objectives to complete include clearing the debris blocking the elevator and foot-stomping a hybrid, along with a good chunk of the trophies dealing with the many ways you can end up dying, as well as what some items can end up doing to you in this journey.
Sci-fi old-school-infused isometric horror adventure game is worth checking out on PS5. It’s the far distant future, and you’ll find yourself aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft. Your name is John Maracheck, and you have just awoken from stasis. Your task? To find out what happened before and what’s currently going on before things get really, really bad. You’ll have to explore the Groomlake as you find, say, some bloodstains here and there, which is never something you want to find after waking up. I won’t talk anymore about the game’s story and twists since that’s part of the draw, so you’ll have to play the game to find out more! The game features voice acting, which certainly helps to bring its characters to life. Stasis is out on PlayStation 5 with a $9.99 price tag. There’s also a PlayStation 4 version of the game available for the same price as a separate purchase.
Disclaimer
This Stasis review is based on a PlayStation 5 copy provided by Feardemic.