ROUTINE

ROUTINE is a first-person sci-fi horror experience set on an abandoned lunar base envisioned through an 80s dream of the future. Curious exploration gradually becomes a fight for survival as the base falls silent and an unseen threat closes in. Discoveries reveal deeper unknowns, and the only path forward is to press on, to uncover the truth hidden in the corridors, ducts, and shadowed bays of the moon.

What makes ROUTINE distinct is that there are no waypoint markers guiding your steps. Navigation — and the tension that comes with it — is part of the core experience. Move carefully, observe your surroundings, interpret data logs, and piece together what happened before you arrived.

• EXPLORE: Roam through contrasting sectors of the lunar base, from deteriorating living quarters and tram stations to an abandoned mall, each area telling its own fragment of the story.
• OBSERVE: Examine every detail, read terminals, inspect environmental cues, and assemble the clues that illuminate the sequence of events and reveal the threat you face.
• IMMERSE: Immersive audio design with diegetic sound and a sense of full-body awareness. Minimal UI keeps you in the moment as you listen for footsteps, alarms, and whispered hints from the environment.
• OPERATE: The Cosmonaut Assistance Tool (C.A.T.) is essential. Use it to access critical terminals, map routes, unlock doors, and help identify vital clues scattered across the base.
• SURVIVE: When danger emerges, you can run, hide, or fight back using C.A.T. as a last resort. The enemy’s perspective frames the threat, convinced that the main danger is you.

Set against an atmosphere of retro-futurism, ROUTINE emphasizes mood, silence, and environment as drivers of fear. The lunar base is a character in itself: fractured corridors, flickering lights, and distant machinery create a sense of claustrophobic isolation as you chase answers through the night of the Moon.

Progress is earned through careful study of data, patient exploration, and deliberate movement. Each discovery nudges you closer to the truth while expanding the unknowns that lie ahead. ROUTINE challenges you to trust your judgment, manage scarce resources, and endure the tension of an environment that seems almost alive—an 80s nightmare that refuses to stay quiet.

ROUTINE invites you to lean into uncertainty. The base’s design blends 80s sci-fi aesthetics with modern survival pacing: chunky CRT-like screens, analog controls, and backlit panels that obscure as much as they reveal. You will encounter areas that shift in tone, from quiet, empty ducts to crowded, decayed transit hubs where a faint hum hints at someone or something watching. Every action, from halting at a console to stepping into a dim service corridor, matters. You collect logs and data caches that piece together a timeline—who left, why the base fell silent, what the entity wants with you. The enemy's perspective adds psychological tension, turning every corner into a potential confrontation and challenging your assumptions about who the threat really is. The only safe option is forward, but forward means risking discovery, confrontation, and revelation.