Theale, UK – 6 April, 2023: Scars Above – the challenging sci-fi third-person action, set in a mysterious alien world that launched at the end of February on PC, Gen 8 and Gen 9 consoles – is lifting the lid on the music and sounds behind the successful title.
The developers at Mad Head Games – specifically a number of Sound Designers, Voice Over Directors and the studio’s Composer and Music Lead along with YouTube star TheDooo share their insights about the various aural elements within the game, from the soundtrack to the environmental sounds as you play.
Check out the sounds of Scars Above here.
TheDooo’s involvement was a well-guarded secret till a week before launch; he’s been involved in the game’s music production and composed a track for the title too which you can listen to here.
The Storyline
Kate is an astronaut and scientist, sent to explore a colossal and enigmatic alien structure – The Metahedron – that appears in Earth’s orbit.
Things don’t go as planned and the Metahedron hauls Kate and her team across space onto a mysterious extrasolar planet where she wakes up alone on a strange and hostile world; determined to survive, she sets out to find your crew and unravel the mystery behind what’s happened.
Players need to examine their surroundings, scan and analyse alien fauna and flora of the dangerous extrasolar planet, then use the gained knowledge to create various elemental weapons, gadgets, and consumables.
They will also need to rely on offensive and tactical devices, use the environment to their advantage and exploit weaknesses of monstrous creatures to survive against the odds; all the while trying to unlock the mystery of an ancient alien civilization and uncover the truth about what happened to Kate and her team.
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