Greetings, scientists! July 22 fast approaches, a date which was forecast by our analysts and tested again and again deep in the labs of our facility! That’s right, we’ve been working on Abiotic Factor, a one-of-a kind co-op adventure. Go it alone or with up to 5 friends as enthusiastic eggheads trapped in a secret underground research and containment facility following an invasion by militant crusaders bent on bringing their science to an unceremonious halt.
Use brains – not brawn – to survive, inventing and hacking your way sector by sector, inter-dimensional portal by inter-dimensional portal, to finally – hopefully – escape.
Your first day
When you start your first day at the GATE Cascade Research Facility, it’s bedlam in the laboratories. Starting in the quaint Office Sector, it’s up to you and your friends to take matters into your own hands, quite literally.
Take care of your basic needs, from raiding vending machines and sleeping on couches to preparing meals from alien meats and breaking into the executive restroom on the coveted third floor… And that’s if the hazardous radiation spills don’t get you first.
Build yourself a home inside the sprawling facility, a base or shelter using whatever you can scrap together! Stay cozy and stay safe amidst the scenic vistas of vacant cubicles and machinations of science and paranormal alike. Whether it’s adding an office water cooler to your living room, an advanced power system to keep everything running, or a dozen laser turrets to fend off foes, there’s always something more to invent, build, discover, and explore.
Craft the equipment you need to combat a huge range of enemies from this world and a dozen other anteverses. Use destroyed computer parts, salvaged office equipment, alien artifacts and things your tiny human brain can barely comprehend – but it won’t stop you from trying. What are you, a coward? No, you’re a scientist.
When you’re not fighting anomalous entities, you’re farming your hydroponics. When you’re not farming, you’re cooking up that meat just right or sitting around a makeshift heater with your pals… or trying to steal an abandoned forklift.
As you scour the halls you may find yourself fighting for your life, but instead of fleeing like the scrawny egghead you might feel you are deep down inside, use that big wrinkly brain and science your way through enemy encounters to gain the upper hand, because if there’s one thing you have that they don’t, it’s the power of science at your very fingertips, right next to your calculator wristwatch. Upgrade your weapons at the Enhancement Bench and take a sip of coffee for a job well done.
Traveling with friends? Take on the team role that suits you, whether it’s forager, fighter, chef, builder or explorer, there’s a dozen ways to play Abiotic Factor – and a dozen more that you might just invent along the way. Just don’t forget to stay hydrated, okay?
A vast labyrinth
The GATE Cascade Research Facility is an immense and interconnected underground world.
Open up its bizarre secrets and anomalous wonders, chamber by chamber. Create shortcuts and explore every nook and cranny – we have both. Do this all while building up an ever-expanding bag of tricks to deal with the uncanny challenges that each new sector brings, and meet other scientific experts along the way who may help – or hinder – as you strive for ultimate survival.
You’ll soon realize that the adventure goes far beyond the facility – to a myriad of strange worlds and distant, supernatural realms unlocked by science and other forces yet unknown to us mere clipboard-clutching mortals.
The science must continue
Whether you’re tackling your challenges as a mad scientist, or act as a more reserved researcher, through trial and error, you can survive. Just be sure to bring your favorite labcoat – and maybe a few colleagues as well.
However you do it, you can discover the wonders, trials, and the triumph of Abiotic Factor on July 22, Day 1 as part of the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog. We’ll see you soon in the GATE Cascade Research Facility.
Onwards, to science!
