The Entity Within

A 3D mystery-horror sci-fi experience set aboard a deep-space vessel where every choice matters—and danger often hides where you least expect. The voyage unfolds across two chapters, each placing you in a different role with unique perspectives, responsibilities, and threats. Your decisions shape branching paths, influence how events unfold, and lead to multiple endings—some tense, some surprising, and some perilous.

Two Chapters, Two Perspectives

Chapter 1 – The Captain’s Dilemma: Take command as the ship’s captain when an unknown spacecraft materializes on the scanners. Your crew looks to you for guidance, but not everything aboard is stable. This chapter offers three distinct endings, each molded by your actions.

Chapter 2 – The Cleaner’s Descent: Step into the boots of a maintenance worker who witnesses a strange phenomenon erupting from the cargo bay. With no clear explanation and creeping danger, you must choose: escape, seek help, or confront the unknown. Five endings await, with multiple fates along the way.

Across both chapters, the ship hums with unease. Unnerving encounters, shifting atmospheres, and threats that stalk you in the shadows keep the tension tight. Loyalties blur as crew members behave in unpredictable ways, and the line between safety and danger can flip in an instant.

Gameplay and Atmosphere

• Two fully playable chapters, each with a unique protagonist and perspective.
• Branching narrative with 8 total endings and several ways to die.
• Decision-driven gameplay where your choices shape characters, events, and outcomes.
• 3D first-person exploration aboard a meticulously detailed deep-space vessel.
• Psychological sci-fi horror filled with mystery, tension, and twists that strike from the shadows.
• Atmospheric encounters where threats stalk you—and not every crewmember can be trusted.

Origins

The Entity Within began as a Yogscast Game Jam 2020 entry built around the theme “Surprise.” The prototype embraced sudden shifts in tone, perspective, and gameplay under tight time pressure, earning enthusiastic feedback about its multiple endings and the surreal, unpredictable tension. Those reactions helped evolve the project into a richer, more polished sci-fi horror narrative that preserves the spirit of surprise while expanding its storytelling scope.