Abandoned

Abandoned is a 2021 third/first person shooter set in the near future in a contaminated area being quarintined by the newly reformed USSR. It will be released on whatever consoles are available at the time.

Gameplay
Abandoned is a third/first person shooter using elements of hack-and-slash and stealth. The player can deal with situations differently, resulting in alternate endings. The game is open world, allowing the player to explore and find secrets of the city Zaagan.

Stealth
Abandoned uses a stealth mechanic similar to that of the Metal Gear Series, giving the player a chance to stop their opponent from alerting others by dealing with them quickly and quietly. Players can use shadows and inanimate objects to hide from view. A stealth bar is located at the top of the screen, showing whether the player is being seen or not. A tagging system similar to Far Cry 3 is in the game, allowing the player to keep tabs on enemies. Players can also use the environment to their advantage, such as shooting down walls of buildings and knocking down electrical lines to kill or stall enemies.

Technology
The main character of the game, Sgt. Alexi Serbovski, is a highly trained special agent of the reformed USSR, and therefore is equipped with the most up to date technology available.

Thermal Vision
Thermal Vision is a gadget used to see through walls and pick up signs of warmth, whether it be soldier, civilian, or animal. Thermal Vision can also be used with the tagging mechanic, allowing players to see enemies through walls and buildings.

Probes
Probes are user controlled scouting robots that can be used to look ahead or check behind. Probes have many different uses. Probes can be used as alarms, set in a stationary location and emitting a noise when an enemy is detected. Probes can also be used for stealth. They are replacable, and therefore can be sent into heavily guarded areas to sniff out weaknesses. Also, probes can self destruct or send out darts, effectively killing or knocking out the intended target.

Driving
Sgt. Serbovski can use any of the cars left lying around in the city of Zaagan, or can use his own personal hoverboard. The hobverboard can fly over low obstacles, such as barriers, making it more useful than an average car.

Setting
Abandoned set in a semi-deserted Soviet city called Zaagan that has been ravaged by a highly infectous biologically engineered disease that has wiped out most of the population. The only people left are the survivors of the disease, usually looters and those too weak to fight. Sgt. Serbovski must fight these looters and keep infected from leaving the city.

Story
The story mainly revolves around Sgt. Alexi Serbovski, a USSR special forces agent sent in with an elite group of commandos to stop the looting and crime in the disease ridden city of Zaagan. However, the real purpose of their mission is to find out the mysterious origin of the disease, and to try to find out who or what is its creator. As Sgt. Serbovski and his crew are helicoptered in, a sudden EMP blast renders the helicopter useless, sending it spiraling down to the city below. Serbovski is one of three survivors of the 15 man team. The other survivors are Cpt. Johan Shved, Serbovski's closest friend, and Lt. Marka Shovest, Serbovski's rival.

The three set up shop in an abandoned warehouse, and unsuccessfully try to contact the outside world. The game starts here, as Serbovski is sent out to restart a radio station across the city. This level acts as a tutorial, showing the player the controls and layout of the game. When Serbovski arrives, he encounters a group of muggers, and dispatches them with ease. Serbovski then activates the radio station, and hears a secretive transmission between a man known as "Sergei" and what sounds like a group of looters.

Sergei is clearly the boss, so Serbovski heads to where the looters should be to confront them and find out the whereabouts of Sergei. The player gets their first "choice" in this situation, either choosing to talk to the looters or torture them to get his answers. Doing bad actions, as in the Infamous series, will result in bad status with the people of the city. Through whichever option, Serbovski learns about a control tower for Sergei's Militia, that is a hub for looters and thieves.

Serbovski reports his findings to his comrades in the warehouse. Shovest has successfully contacted the Soviet government, but under strict and harsh rules the soldiers are unallowed to leave the city until the looter and disease creator threat has been brought to a halt.

To be continued...