Description

AETHUS is a story-driven survival game with a low-poly isometric style and deep, systemic gameplay.
Explore a futuristic underground world to mine and prospect for the valuable resources you need to build up your mining outpost, while unraveling a dystopian corporate conspiracy.

Inspired both by classics like Lego Rock Raiders and modern survival gems like Subnautica, AETHUS is a love letter to story-driven singleplayer exploration, built around compelling physics-based gathering and base-building features.

Features

  • Stylised low-poly, high-fidelity graphics powered by Unreal Engine 5.
  • Mine and prospect for resources in a compelling, physics-based, futuristic sci-fi world.
  • Build up a mining colony - construct buildings and facilities, acquire new plans and decorate with extensive cosmetic options.
  • Deep, story-driven exploration - follow in the boot-prints of a previous expedition and navigate a world of dystopian ultra-capitalism.
  • Riveting narrative and world-building driven by themes of corporate greed and the hope of a fresh start.
  • Mine, collect, prospect, refine and craft a huge amount of resources, items and tools.
  • Upgrade your tools and mining suit to unlock new abilities and improve your efficiency.
  • Fully voice-acted and featuring an original 'space-celtic' soundtrack.

Videos

AETHUS - Cinematic TrailerYouTube

AETHUS - Gameplay TrailerYouTube

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About Pawsmonaut Games

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Pawsmonaut Games is a proud Scottish solo-indie game development studio, founded in 2023 to create deep, compelling experiences without micro-transactions, battle passes or predatory monetisation. We are currently working on our debut title, AETHUS.
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AETHUS Credits

Alex Kane
Solo-Developer