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HEVN arrives September 7th

by: Sean Colleli -
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There are so many indie horror games on Steam these days that they all seem to run together. But when a studio says System Shock 2 was their primary influence, I take notice. Miga Games is getting ready to launch their scifi horror immersive sim HEVN, and from the trailer it does look like the moody, foreboding survival experience I'd expect from Shock 2. You play as Sebastian Mar, a citizen of an overpopulated, climate-change-scarred Earth in the year 2128. Sebastian escapes his squalid home to work for a mining colony on a distant planetoid, but as you might imagine something terrible has happened to the colony.

To be honest, the latest trailer looks a touch shaky to me. That said, Miga Games took a full extra year to polish the game after the open beta received positive buzz. I'm willing to give this one a shot; we don't have enough scifi horror with the subtlety of System Shock anymore. HEVN comes to Steam on September 7th.

HEVN gets 7th September release date

New trailer also unveiled for the indie immersive sim, a sci-fi adventure with shades of System Shock 2


31 JULY 2018 -- HEVN, the long-awaited sci-fi immersive sim from Seattle-based developers Miga Games, will release for PC on Friday 7 September.

To celebrate the announcement, Miga has unveiled 25 new screenshots and a brand new trailer -- showcasing the many evolutions and improvements made to the game since its public beta demo in the summer of 2017.

A dark science-fiction adventure that has been likened to classic immersive sims such as System Shock 2, HEVN is a captivating fusion of exploration, action, and puzzle-solving -- all set on a planetoid orbiting a distant star. Protagonist Sebastian Mar headed there for a better life, a chance to escape an increasingly challenging realities of Planet Earth -- but when he awakens from cryogenic stasis, it becomes apparent that all is not as he expected.


Conditions on Naic are challenging, with seismic events and blinding storms commonplace. Plus, the mining facility that Mar arrives at has suffered a deadly accident and provides few clues.

What happened to this place during your lengthy journey? And will there be any escape?

Following a public beta demo in 2017, Miga got to work addressing player feedback and have spent the past year refining the game's mechanics, story, balancing and pacing, as well as the overall look and feel. The game is now approaching completion and is set to release via Steam on 7 September 2018.
 
About HEVN

In 2128, the world’s population is struggling for a better future. The Earth is hot, overcrowded, and divided by technology. With no options left, Sebastian Mar decides to join a dangerous celestial mining mission light years away.

HEVN is a single-player first-person sci-fi adventure, set on an isolated planetoid orbiting a distant star. As an employee of Nomoni Incorporated, you'll navigate the physical and political dangers of a controversial mining mission, uncovering deeper secrets best left buried light-years from Earth.

Although assisted by robots and a central AI system, you’ll still have to use your ingenuity to survive. Watch your health, fatigue and mental state to make it by on this faraway rock. But as you find yourself caught up in a twisting story of interstellar intrigue, you might find yourself with more than your own survival on your mind...

HEVN is an adventure game that invites you to investigate a series of rich environments and uncover a complex and human story.

Key Features:
Navigate and explore the perils of Naic - an open, immersive planetoid world
Uncover a deep and involved mystery
Interact with a rich environment, its machinery and systems
Converse with both humans and droids
Discover and inventory unique weapons and tools
Fight off aggressive lifeforms and malicious robots
Overcome obstacles and puzzles to progress
Eat, drink, sleep, and take medications to survive
There’s always more than one way to solve a problem!
Support for many languages including French, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and more