With so much focus on multiplayer video
games, a lot of developers are adding sub-par singleplayer modes to
at least seem like they care about the gamers who want to play alone.
Developers have learned from EA, a giant in video game development
that owns the license to the Star Wars universe. The infamous Star
Wars Battlefront online multiplayer game received a very negative
backlash from gamers when EA didn't include a singleplayer mode at
all. Yet despite this incident, singleplayer games are clearly not
the focus of most large developers. Few remain dedicated to making
singleplayer only games, though some developers such as Bethesda
Softworks (Skyrim, Fallout), Santa Monica Studios (God of War), and
Naughty Dog (Uncharted, The Last of Us) excel at it. However, many
critically acclaimed singleplayer games such as Dishonored 2, Prey,
and inXile's Torment: Tides of Numenera all saw extremely
disappointing sales. There are interesting trends emerging for these
types of solo experiences, and traditional styles of singleplayer
games from past decades are disappearing fast. What is changing?
As seven alien races struggle to co-exist in an uneasy alliance, the Inter-Stellar Union sends Union Guard agents on missions to preserve the crucial balance. These specialized operatives must do what regional security cannot, dealing with smugglers, pirates, terrorists, and even greater challenges in order to bring stability to a universe that needs it desperately. Without the Union Guard, the races will not be prepared to face a looming alien threat they can only hope to defeat together.
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