History VideoGame / StasisBoneTotem

* AIIsACrapshoot: [[spoiler:Calaban, one of Cayne Corp's revered Numen (Latin for "divine presence") AIs, is incensed at being abandoned in a dying facility. It assists the group with its SuperIntelligence as they are its best chance at escape, but does not bother to notify them that [[TheChessmaster its plan]] involves calculated exposure to high-risk situations.]]

* SchizoTech: For a game set TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, [=DEEPSEA 15=] still uses cathode-ray tube monitors, as seen in the self-destruct sequence cutscene.

* AIIsACrapshoot: [[spoiler:Calaban, one of Cayne Corp's revered Numen (Latin for "divine presence") AIs, is incensed at being abandoned in a dying facility. It assists the group with its SuperIntelligence as they are its best chance at escape, but does not bother to notify them that [[TheChessmaster its plan]] involves sustaining a calculated amount of harm.]]

* WomenAreWiser: Zigzagged. While Mac is in denial on how dire their financial situation is, even insisting at one point that the pile of unopened bills they have may of been dated incorrectly, Charlie has fully accepted how bad things are and thusly is focused on making some kind of profit out of this chance to salvage [=DEEPSEA 15=]. However, Charlie continues to insist that they investigate the wreck even after the duo starts finding bodies on the rig, even after Mac points out that the smartest thing to do would be to leave and call the authorities.

* AbsentMindedProfessor: Downplayed, but an early log you can find is from a systems administrator complaining that one "Dr. Barnel" constantly needs assistance due to locking himself out... despite always [[ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish using his birthday as the password.]].

* SingleTear: [[spoiler: In the course of trying to get to an escape suit, the lower half of Moses becomes pinned and damaged by falling items. Faran gives Moses [[ItHasBeenAnHonor a few final words of encouragement]] before his life support appears to finally cut out. Moses [[HeroicSacrifice tears itself free of its lower half]] and successfully manages to transfer the suit before they stop moving. Mac, normally standoffish with Moses, sheds a single tear.]]

Gameplay consists of isometric point-and-click exploration and puzzle solving, with players alternating between controlling Mac, Charlie and Moses as needed. Items can be freely shifted between the trio through the use of a quantum device, and each character has a unique skill that they can apply to items in their inventory. Mac can apply his brute strength to physically restructuring items. Charlie can use her skills as an engineer to repair mechanical devices. And Moses the robot can hack electronics.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: While underwater, the group manages to restore the M.U.L.E's connection to the rig. [[spoiler:The rig resumes a [[FieryCoverUp self-destruct command]] that the original crew stopped by cutting the link in the first place.]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: While underwater, the group manages to bring one of the facility's major systems back online. [[spoiler: It resumes a [[FieryCoverUp self-destruct order]] that the original crew had managed to stop.]]

* {{Ultraterrestrials}}: [[spoiler:Cayne's experiments seem to have revolved around the discovery of ancient alien remnants in the depths of the ocean, and subsequent attempts to clone them. They turn out to be the Xiib'hanal, an unusually advanced pre-Bronze Age civilization whose island sank beneath the waves 4000 years ago. Surviving in air pockets in their ruined cities and due to the Veles mutated plants, they mutated over the millenia into a form resembling TheGreys. They're also ''very'' big on human sacrifice, and want to bring the Veles up to the surface to wipe out all Earthly life as revenge for their sinking.]]

** The name of one of the base scientists, Faran Brygo, is an anagram of Bryan Fargo, one of the creators of ''VideoGame/{{Wasteland}}''.

* {{Ultraterrestrials}}: [[spoiler:Cayne's experiments seem to have revolved around the discovery of ancient alien remnants in the depths of the ocean, and subsequent attempts to clone them.]]

* WomenAreWiser: Mac is portrayed as being in denial about how bad the family's finances are, even insisting that a pile of bills in the cabin have to be dated wrong, whilst Charlie has fully accepted how bad things are and thusly is focused on making some kind of profit out of this chance to salvage [=DEEPSEA 15=].

** One of the base scientists whose audio logs you can find is named Faran Brygo, an anagram of Bryan Fargo, one of the creators of ''VideoGame/{{Wasteland}}''.

* ShoutOut: When Mac sees the bodybags piled up in the [[FunWithAcronyms MULE]] shute, he wonders if maybe the crew were attacked by a shark, explicitly likening it to ''Film/{{Jaws}}''.

''Stasis: Bone Totem'' is a SciFiHorror AdventureGame developed by ''Creator/TheBrotherhood''. The game is a sequel to their previous games, ''VideoGame/{{Stasis}}'' and ''Cayne''.

''Stasis: Bone Totem'' is an upcoming SciFiHorror AdventureGame scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2022 by ''Creator/TheBrotherhood''. An early gameplay demo, covering the initial arrival on the [=DEEPSEA 15=] rig until the player descends to the M.U.L.E is currently available on Steam as a free download, and can be found here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1426010/STASIS_BONE_TOTEM/

* ShoutOut: When Mac sees the bodybags piled up in the [FunWithAcronyms MULE]] shute, he wonders if maybe the crew were attacked by a shark, explicitly likening it to ''Film/{{Jaws}}''.

* AdultFear: When Moses is activated, he mentions the existence of somebody called "Hope", a topic that makes Mac angry and Charlie sad, with Charlie specifically noting that Hope is no longer with them. It's inferred that Hope was their daughter, until... ''[[NothingIsScarier something]]'' happened to her.

'''Stasis: Bone Totem''' is an upcoming SciFiHorror AdventureGame scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2022 by ''Creator/TheBrotherhood''. An early gameplay demo, covering the initial arrival on the [=DEEPSEA 15=] rig until the player descends to the M.U.L.E is currently available on Steam as a free download, and can be found here: