History VideoGame / PhoenixPoint

* HeroicSacrifice: In "The Hatch", [[spoiler:the astronauts who are infested by what is implied to be the Pandoravirus open the hatch of their spacecraft and let themselves die than risk bringing it back to Earth, since the virus has already shrugged off decontamination.]]

Taking heavy inspiration from ''VideoGame/XComTerrorFromTheDeep'' and the works of ''Creator/HPLovecraft'', ''Phoneix Point'' tells the tale of a [[CrapSackWorld bleak world]]. In 2022, the climate change induced melting of the permafrost layer has awakened a mysterious virus dormant inside the ice. The so-called Pandoravirus infects all it touches whether it be plant, animal, or human, and twists it into something alien. The sea was the first to be consumed, as a strange mist fell over it, which soon spread to land. [[EldritchAbomination Nameless abominations]] began pouring from the murky depths of the ocean, and civilization soon collapses against the onslaught of horrors. By the year 2047, humanity has been driven to the brink of extinction, now only existing in small, guarded communities, isolated havens, and secretive para-military organisations.

** The Disciples of Anu are considered as friendly and neutral faction who wish to adapt to the new world created by Pandoravirus. Unfortunately, their beliefs tend to do damage than good as their experiments involving Black Mists tend to create more monsters.
** Synedrion are generally portrayed as ALighterShadeOfGrey as their ideas tend to put a compromise between Disciple's belief in adapting to the new world and New Jericho's goals of human survival. Whether their belief are altruistic or naivete is yet to be seen.

* MesopotamianMythology: As of the second Briefing e-book, it is implied to heavily factor into the beliefs of The Disciples of Anu, noting TheEpicOfGilgamesh as how a primitive civilization might have interpreted an earlier outbreak of the PandoraVirus.

* SacredScripture: The Disciple of Anu have one; a somewhat edited Literature/BookOfRevelation.

* MesopotamianMythology: As of the second Briefing e-book, it is implied to heavily factor into the beliefs of The Disciples of Anu, including TheEpicOfGilgamesh as how a primitive civilization might have interpreted an earlier outbreak of the PandoraVirus.

* MixAndMatchCritters: The mutants will take on traits of both the creatures and technology of regions they invade.
** For example, an incursion in Africa could lead to the Phoenix Project fighting something that looks like a Sphinx, due to the presence of lion, bird of prey and human DNA in that region.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To the ''Franchise/CthulhuMythos'' books.
** It actually goes a bit deeper, crossing into RecursiveCanon territory. As explained by Allen Stroud himself via Reddit [[https://www.reddit.com/r/PhoenixPoint/comments/698mdj/comment/dh4o6o8]], the events forming the lore of ''Phoenix Point'' may have actually been the in-universe inspiration source of Creator/HPLovecraft's books.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The Disciples of Anu. Despite being described as a neutral and mostly friendly faction, their practices include using the black mist infesting Earth to transform themselves into the same monsters the Phoenix Project is trying to fend off. Plus, while they claim the procedures safely make sure the subjects retain their human soul and conscience, it often does not end up this way.

''Phoenix Point'' is a 2017 TurnBasedTactics game with horror elements developed by Snapshot games. Several team members worked on the original ''VideoGame/{{XCOM}}'' title, including Julian Gollop himself.

* StarfishAliens: While many of enemies were once human, the pandoravirus mutates its victims [[BodyHorror so severely]] that they can barely be recognized as such.

Taking heavy inspiration from ''VideoGame/XComTerrorFromTheDeep'' and the works of ''Creator/HPLovecraft'', ''Phoneix Point'' tells the tale of a [[CrapSackWorld bleak world]]. In 2022, the climate change induced melting of the permafrost layer has awakened a mysterious virus dormant inside the ice. The so-called Pandoravirus infects all it touches whether it be plant, animal, or human, and twists it into something alien. The sea was the first to be consumed, as a strange mist fell over it, which soon spread to land. [[EldritchAbomination Nameless abominations]] began pouring from the murky depths of the ocean, and civilization soon collapses against the onslaught of horrors. By the year 2057, humanity has been driven to the brink of extinction, now only existing in small, guarded communities, isolated havens, and secretive para-military organisations.

''Phoenix Point'' is a 2017 TurnBasedTactics game with horror elements developed by Snapshot games. Several team members worked on the original ''XCOM'' title.

Taking heavy inspiration from, ''VideoGame/XComTerrorFromTheDeep'', and the works of ''Creator/HPLovecraft'', ''Phoneix Point'' tells the tale of a [[CrapSackWorld bleak world]]. In 2022, the climate change induced melting of the permafrost layer has awakened a mysterious virus dormant inside the ice. The so-called Pandoravirus infects all it touches whether it be plant, animal, or human, and twists it into something alien. The sea was the first to be consumed, as a strange mist fell over it, which soon spread to land. [[EldritchAbomination Nameless abominations]] began pouring from the murky depths of the ocean, and civilization soon collapses against the onslaught of horrors. By the year 2057, humanity has been driven to the brink of extinction, now only existing in small, guarded communities, isolated havens, and secretive para-military organisations.

That's were the Phoenix Project comes in.

* AfterTheEnd
* AllThereInTheManual: Several background, and lore snippets are explained in detail in a few short stories posted on the official site.
* AnimalisticAbomination: Most of the regular foes are nightmarish sea creatures fused together with humans, and alien technology.

* CrapsackWorld: Even before the pandoravirus hit, it's implied Earth was heavily factionalized and their government cared more about ideological purity and the status quo than survival of the species. WorldWarIII began because China and the US couldn't be bothered to forgive the other trespassing on their territory while studying the pandoravirus mist, India nearly nuked Pakistan into oblivion because some bright spark decided that Pakistan ''must'' have been behind the outbreak (stopped by the Phoenix Project flipping a lead technician on the nuclear systems to disable them), and {{Hollow Earth}} cranks [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking were given equal time to actual scientists on news programs discussing the pandoravirus]].

* CassandraTruth: The Phoenix Project was revealed to and promptly ridiculed by the public before the end.

* {{Cult}}: Disciples of Anu, worshippers of the Dead God.

* AdaptiveAbility: The more asuccessful enemy mutations are ones you are more likely to see in the future.

* BodyHorror: The Pandoravirus-infected creatures.

* EldritchAbomination: Given its inspiration, it's not much of a surprise the game will feature these heavily as boss enemies.
* FogOfDoom: An enemy making one.
* KillEmAll: The New Jericho agenda.
* LastStand: Humanity's.

** It actually goes a bit deeper, crossing into RecursiveCanon territory. As explained by Creator/AllenStroud himself via Reddit [[https://www.reddit.com/r/PhoenixPoint/comments/698mdj/comment/dh4o6o8]], the events forming the lore of Phoenix Point may have actually been the in-universe inspiration source of Creator/HPLovecraft ' s books.

* Franchise/{{Cthulhu Mythos}}: [[spoiler: The short story, [[http://www.phoenixpoint.info/the-tomb-of-the-phoenix The Tomb of the Phoenix]] ''heavy'' implies the games universe is set within the Cthulhu Mythos, not only directly referencing the frozen plateau of Yang, but downright stating the Pandoravirus originates from the planet [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuggoth Yuggoth]] ]]
** Or (more likely) being a thematical SpiritualSuccessor to the [[spoiler: Cthulhu Mythos]], with the name [[spoiler:Yuggoth]] simply being an homage.

* AdaptiveAbility: The more successful enemy mutations are ones you are more likely to see in the future.

* {{Cult}}: Disciples of Anu.

Taking heavy inspiration from, ''VideoGame/XComTerrorFromTheDeep'', and the works of ''Creator/HPLovecraft'', ''Phoneix Point'' tells the tale of a [[CrapSackWorld bleak world]]. Set in 2057, humanity has been driven to the brink of extinction, all due to an mysterious virus, the Pandoravirus, that infects all it touches whether it be plant, animal, or human, and twists it into something alien. The sea was the first to be consumed, as a strange mist fell over it, which soon spread to land. [[EldritchAbomination Nameless abominations]] began pouring from the murky depths of the ocean, and civilization soon collapses against the onslaught of horrors, with humanity now only existing in small, guarded communities, isolated havens, and secretive para-military organisations.

* LastStand: Humanities.

* SacredScripture: The Disciple of Anu have one; a somewhat edited Literature/BookOfRevelation

''Phoenix Point'' is a 2017 TurnBasedStrategy game with horror elements developed by Snapshot games. Several team members worked on the original ''XCOM'' title.

-->''"Therefore still their eyeballs shrink tormented. Back into their brains, because on their sense. Sunlight seems a bloodsmear; night comes blood-black; Dawn breaks open like a wound that bleeds afresh. Thus their heads wear this hilarious, hideous. Awful falseness of set-smiling corpses. Thus their hands are plucking at each other; Picking at the rope-knouts of their scourging;
Snatching after us who smote them, brother, Pawing us who dealt them war and madness."''