ADACA
ADACA is a singleplayer first-person shooter developed by Siris Pendrake. It was released on 26 July 2022, with its first alpha release on 12 April 2020. The latest version is 1.3.8, released on 10 March 2024. It is available on Steam and itch.io.
Gameplay
ADACA is a first-person shooter heavily inspired by those of the early 2000s, in particular Half-Life and Halo. Players get to use a wide variety of weapons against enemies ranging from standard Police to bizarre alien creatures.
The robotic arm is a major feature of the game, similar in fuction to the Gravity Gun from Half-Life 2, that allows players to pick up and throw objects, solve puzzles, and steal weapons from staggering enemies' hands.
Synopsis and setting
The game is set on the planet Adaca, a fly-over planet in the galaxy's rust belt. Adaca is home to many paranatural phenomena, such as anomalies, and various installations have been set up to study them. These installations, along with many other locations on the planet were built and owned by Salvo Industries, and their abandoned sites serve as the primary locations of ADACA.
Campaign
- Main article: Campaign
The Campaign assumes the player in the role of Jessy Thorn, a conscript with the Maahes Private Military, who is awoken on Adaca by Dr. Chops after their ship was left stranded on the planet. Chops introduces them to the Freescrappers, a co-operative made up of the descendants of the ship's occupants. Afterwards, Chops leaves for the Calico Valley Exclusion Zone, and after a large beacon appears from the area, Jessy teams up with Kelly to look for him and find out what he is doing.
Zone Patrol
- Main article: Zone Patrol
In Zone Patrol, the player controls Sergeant Lexi Abrams, a conscript serving under VAKT. An anonymous client has contracted VAKT to explore the Zone and find out what is inside the Calico Valley Power Plant, as they believe there may be something highly important sealed away.
