Aliens vs Mechanics (2020)

You are deep in the depths of space, a mechanic, and your duty to a community of mechanics on the brink of crisis pushes you to declare war on all other communities in the stars. All the mechanics turn to looting for resources. But you, on your pillage, enter the wrong spacecraft and the game of "Aliens vs Mechanics" begins. You enter a spacecraft full of alien monsters, some who growl and some who grunt. You find these aliens are sentient and pillage for their loot also, they keep their loot in 'loot boxes! You must take this loot for the sake of your community back home. These enemies guard even the smallest of resources locked mysterious boxes. But there is something odd happening here, there are others here from your community also. How long have these strangers been here? Are they lost souls or ghosts of mechanics stuck with no escape? The sound of a familiar stolen escape pod can be heard echoing throughout the ship. Will you escape or pillage?

The protagonist must walk throughout the rooms of the spacecraft shooting aliens as they come to try to escape or find all the loot boxes. The protagonist can find these ‘loot boxes’ by opening mysterious boxes, talking to strangers, and killing aliens. The protagonist is led by dialogue above the character, helping them to escape. The player can find the escape by listening to the sound of the escape pod, which gets louder the closer the player is. The escape pod will then signal to the player that a wrench is needed to escape. The wrench is carried by only one of the strangers and can be collected by the player. The story of “Aliens vs Mechanics” is based in space amongst the stars, this has been done to fit the core thematic element which is space.