Scars Above

About

Scars Above is a sci-fi third-person shooter where you play as Dr Kate Ward after her team gets yanked to an alien planet by a massive mysterious structure in orbit. Stranded and alone you navigate treacherous terrain fight off hostile creatures and scavenge limited resources to stay alive. The game mixes precise gunplay with puzzle solving as you uncover why the crew vanished and how to escape. Exploration reveals cryptic alien tech and environmental clues that slowly piece together the planet’s secrets. The game earns praise for its punishing but fair difficulty curve and tightly woven story. Combat requires strategic use of weapons and gadgets to adapt to shifting threats while resource management adds tension to every decision. Set on a remote extrasolar world the atmosphere feels genuinely alien with eerie sound design and stark visuals. Though demanding it rewards persistence with a narrative that ties together cosmic mystery and human desperation.

Storyline

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.