Genesis Alpha One
Explore a vast universe in this roguelike, ship building, FPS Genesis Alpha One mixes thrilling roguelike mechanics with a deep ship builder and fast first-person action, putting you in the role of an…
Genesis Alpha One is an adventure developed by Radiation Blue, released 29 January 2019 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Genesis Alpha One is
Genesis Alpha One is an adventure game developed by Radiation Blue and released in 2019. It was published by Team17. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
"In a near future ravaged by wars; corrupt regimes and global capitalism left unchecked have resulted in natural resource over-exploitation and pollution devastating the planet. Societies are collapsing. Supported by Earth’s remaining governments, four influential corporations initiate the Genesis program. As the Captain of a Genesis starship, you journey into uncharted space on the ultimate mission. Build and manage a space vessel, farm resources, deal with terrifying alien infestations, clone creatures and explore a vast, randomly generated universe. Your goal: Find new homes for humanity’s DNA and save the species from extinction".
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Genesis Alpha One holds a critic score of 59 out of 100. That places it above 15% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 10 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Genesis Alpha One launched on 29 January 2019, within three weeks of Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 2, Kingdom Hearts III and Slay the Spire. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 2, Kingdom Hearts III, Slay the Spire.
Official trailer
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