Alpha Player
Main player, the driving force of the story. Without their participation the game cannot be continued.
New Gen
In a world where the pursuit of immortality has caused all living organisms to mutate, take on the role of a genius engineer, challenge the regime, and lead a revolution. Don’t worry — you won’t be alone!
About
An open-world AAA game that introduces a new model of co-op play: the Alpha player shapes the story, while the Beta player makes the journey richer and more engaging.
open RPG
shooter + strategy
dystopia
Problem
While 75% of partners of online gamers wanted more attention than games received, 76% of couples who played together reported a positive impact on their relationship. So gaming becomes a problem not when it exists in a relationship, but when only one partner is part of the experience.
Although co-op games already exist, most of them are designed for players with similar gaming habits, skill levels and expectations. In real relationships, partners often want to spend different amounts of time playing and prefer different genres.
How might we design a game experience where two people with different gaming habits can play together without forcing them into the same role?
Gameplay
New Gen is built around two different player types with different motivations,
skill levels and play patterns.
Beta Player
Support player who can join at any time and enrich the experience, but the game can still be completed without their participation.
Main player, the driving force of the story. Without their participation the game cannot be continued.
archetype
Killer
Focuses on combat, domination, challenge and direct confrontation.
Gladiator
Seeks difficulty, mastery, high-risk quests and recognition.
game mechanics
core
attack and defense weapon and robot upgrades image development
meta
engineering participation in robot battles theft
Support player who can join at any time and enrich the experience, but the game can still be completed without their participation.
archetype
Bard
Explores the world, collects stories, solves puzzles and discovers hidden details.
Gardener
Enjoys small tasks and progressing at their own pace.
game mechanics
core
interaction with animals search for artifacts treatment of the protagonist
Lore
synopsis
The story takes place in the distant future, where humanity seeks ways to extend life. 120 years ago the law allowed long-term testing of life-extending drugs as resource shortages began to rapidly decimate the population. Large-scale financial investments made this industry extremely attractive, and soon numerous life-extension systems flooded the market. In the beginning, it all seemed like a fairy tale. However, the drugs began to provoke genetic changes, causing mutations. To preserve the human species, the city of Giltex was founded. Its residents were exclusively people with pure genes, those who had not consumed any life-extending drugs.
To keep the dwellers within the city walls, they had a chip implanted in them. The residents remained unaware of this project; any thought of exploring the outside world was instantly suppressed. The main character has started noticing growing inconsistencies in Giltex. Thanks to his identical genes with his brother, the AI sometimes misses his thoughts, which allows him to discover truths about the city. He manages to escape Giltex — he appears at a mining station in an unknown forest, followed by a helper robot that becomes his eternal companion. This is where his journey begins.
Characters
Main Character
The protagonist has lived his entire life in Giltex, never quite fitting in with its conventional politeness due to his difficult personality. Intelligent, sarcastic, and grounded – will he manage to find his place in a new society?
Character AI Concept
Robot Companion
Curious, naive and unexpectedly brave, the robot helps the player explore hidden paths, collect rare items and interact with the world in playful ways. For the Beta player, he becomes a second playable body.
Character AI Concept
Vendor
The main antagonist, a charismatic black-market dealer. He survives by keeping both cities dependent on him, manipulating conflict from the shadows while hiding the truth.
Character AI Concept
Worldbuilding
Giltex
An artificial utopian city where genetically pure humans live, but with neural chips
implanted to control their minds. The city has existed for about 70 years.
Xargard
The "real" world, home to mutated humans. The city is plunged into anarchy,
and familiar social norms are broken. But unlike Giltex, there is no lie here.