Human Orbit

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Action/Adventure
Developer: Autelia
Release Date: 2015

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'Human Orbit' - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Dec. 10, 2014 @ 1:50 p.m. PST

Human Orbit is a sci-fi social simulator set aboard a remote space station orbiting a distant planet that puts players in the role of a sentient AI.

Gaze through The Sixth Eye - an artificial intelligence programmed and deployed aboard Genesis Tau space station to maintain all facilities and observe its crew.

There are many mysteries surrounding the satellite’s purpose and the alien planet below, but the most powerful stories are those of the crew.

As a sentient AI, you take control of a simple droid able to explore the space station and access its communications network uninhibited. Gather information, discover emergent stories, and – if the fancy takes you – take control of the station and those aboard it.

The team has built an advanced procedural generation system and NPC AI that results in a range of unique characters who will look, speak and behave differently than one another. All actions are influenced by their distinct backgrounds and emotions at the time, which range from feeling envy to self-doubt rather than the classic happy, sad, angry combination of traditional simulation games.

Autelia's creative lead, Karl Yeates, elaborates: "It's the first in-game footage we've shown to the general public and we really wanted to make a lasting impression. We tried to give fans an idea of how they'll see the world as the sentient AI/droid and show just one example of how wrong things can go if you're not careful."


Key Features:

  • Advanced AI System
  • Procedurally-generated storytelling
  • 100 unique and complex characters, each with their own personalities and histories.
  • Immersive 3D world created by Dan Raihert (Environmental artist on Dead Space 3, The Sims 3)
  • Atmospheric SFX by Eli Hason (Senior Sound Designer on Thief (2014))
  • Node Based Dialogue Editor
  • Modding Tools

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