Subterrain

About

Subterrain casts you as Dr. West, a scientist trapped in a Martian prison after a lab accident. Survival here means balancing base building, resource management, and combat as you navigate a subterranean world teeming with hostile mutants. Craft tools, upgrade weapons, and scavenge for supplies while fending off waves of enemies. The open world shifts with each playthrough thanks to randomized levels, forcing you to adapt strategies on the fly. Exploration reveals clues about the colony’s collapse and your own tangled past. The game’s strength lies in its punishing difficulty and genre blending. Every decision impacts survival, overlook a resource check and your base crumbles. Combat mixes twitchy shooter mechanics with tactical positioning, while RPG elements track Dr. West’s deteriorating mental state. Though its 2016 release date shows in some dated visuals, the core loop of survival and discovery holds up. Players who enjoy methodical problem solving and high-stakes risk/reward will find plenty to chew on beneath Mars’ surface.

Storyline

It took longer than it really should have but by 2050, humanity has finally colonized Mars. The leader of the effort is an entrepreneur named Jeff Murray. Rather than living on the surface of Mars, People have made their homes underground. The city and all its supporting facilities are buried deep down, safe from the inhospitable climate of the surface. Dr. West migrated to Mars recently at the personal invitation of Jeff Murray. Dr. West has been working on important research which he had hoped would lead to a cure for the Alzheimer's disease which has afflicted his wife. After an accident in his lab, West has been locked in prison for murder. In a cold, dark cell with no food or water, the survival begins...