Stasis: Bone Totem

Bone Totem is the second instalment of a series of point-and-click adventure games called Stasis, launched in 2015. The game was developed by the authors of the original, i.e. the indie studio The Brotherhood from South Africa, who created such games as Cayne and Beautiful Desolation.

Plot

Stasis: Bone Totem takes us on a journey into a dark science fiction universe created for the original game, but tells a completely new story. The main characters of this game are Charlie and Mac, the scrap metal collectors, who are supported in their work by Moses, a super toy for special tasks. The protagonists earn money by searching the seabed and selling the goods found there. When in the middle of the Pacific Ocean they come across the abandoned (at least at first glance) DEEPSEA 15 - the Cayne Corporation oil platform - it seems that their dream of wealth will finally come true. However, it quickly emerges that this facility is by no means abandoned, and that the three of them will have to face the nightmares waiting for them there.

Mechanics

In Stasis: Bone Totem the action was shown in an isometric view. During the game, we walk through dark locations (on their list we will find both the gloomy interiors of the oil platform and its no less gloomy surroundings, the exploration of which requires the use of a special suit) and discover their secrets, conducting talks and solving numerous puzzles. Puzzles are about searching for specific items, combining them and using them in a specific way, as well as interacting with the elements of the environment, led by computers.

mpared to the majority of representatives of the genre, this game is distinguished not only by the perspective from which we observe the characters' actions, but also by the fact that they share their equipment; moreover, during the game we switch between them. It should be added that the protagonists may die in various ways as a result of our mistakes.

Technical aspects

Stasis: Bone Totem features high quality graphics in a gloomy style. The horror atmosphere is created here by economical lighting (most of the locations are immersed in darkness illuminated only by the faint light of single bulbs or torches of the characters), as well as a soundtrack.

Last updated on 19 March 2024