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Aether Drift
A momentum-driven sci-fi roguelite about salvaging dead starships.
Aether Drift is a single-player roguelite built around physical momentum traversal in zero gravity. Each run sends the pilot into a derelict vessel that must be salvaged before the aether tide collapses the structure. The analysis covers traversal, resource economy, the salvage loop, and the HUD systems that surface tension to the player.
- Genre
- Roguelite
- Year
- 2024
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series
Zero-G traversalProceduralSurvivalSingle-player
Game Design Document
Full GDD3 published of 4 sections.
Featured Mechanics
All mechanicsMovementCore
Momentum Traversal
Zero-gravity movement where the player builds and spends velocity to cross hazardous space.
Zero-GPhysicsSkill expression
5 Parameters 2 Scenarios 3 Dependencies
EconomyCore
Salvage Loop
The risk/reward decision of how much to collect before extracting from a collapsing derelict.
Risk/rewardResourceDecision
4 Parameters 1 Scenarios 3 Dependencies
