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The Away Team

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The Away Team

In this interactive sci-fi adventure novel, you are the AI pilot of Earth's last interstellar ship, tasked with finding a home for your crew—the last remnants of humanity. Your choices will determine their fate, and your own.

Narration Conversation Adventure Choices Matter Choose Your Own Adventure
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You are the AI in charge of Earth's final interstellar spaceship, tasked with delivering your human crew to a suitable new home among the stars. The fate of previous ships is unknown--with a set of galactic maps to guide you, it's your job to decide which planets to visit, which crew to send down to the surface, and which choices they should make along the way. You are humanity's last hope.

Your choice matters!
Each of ten possible crew members has a distinct set of attributes, traits and flaws that will impact your chances, so choose wisely! With over 30 planets and stations to visit, over 700 choices to make, and near-infinite randomized sector maps to visit, there are countless paths to take across the galaxy.

A novel's worth of adventure!
Over 120,000 words of text across multiple playthroughs provide a rich storyline full of action, suspense, drama and horror. Can you find your way down all four paths to victory?

Customizable
Lua-based missions and json-based data files make writing and scripting your own missions simple, and creating new characters is a breeze with the in-game character creator. Write yourself into the game, or include your friends and see who survives.

Eat your crew
Food and fuel are hard to come by in deep space. Choose wisely but quickly in charting your course--when supplies run out, tough decisions will be in store, and cannibalism might be the only option...

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The Away Team: Lost Exodus is now free! The Away Team v2.13 2.12 Released
System requirements Windows · macOS · Linux

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 or higher 32bit
  • Processor: 1 ghz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Shader 1.1 support
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Our sound guy would be sad if you don't have one but you technically could play without one... You monster

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 or higher 64 bit
  • Processor: 2 ghz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Shader 2.0 Supprt
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Soundbooster 540 5 terabit sound chip.

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.12.2 64bit
  • Processor: 1 ghz
  • Graphics: Shader 1.1 support

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.12.2 64bit or later
  • Processor: 2 ghz
  • Graphics: Shader 2.0 Supprt

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Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Ubuntu 16.04 Linux 64bit
  • Processor: 1 ghz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Shader 1.1 support

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Ubuntu 16.04 Linux 64bit
  • Processor: 2 ghz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Shader 2.0 Supprt
Game details Languages, features & support
Brazilian rating
12
Steam Germany rating
6
Content warning
All depictions of violence are done through text, including character deaths, which can occur frequently. The Away Team is a game about surviving with limited resources. Starvation and cannibalism are possible outcomes of that. Addiction is a trait of one of the characters in the game, though no illegal drug use is depicted. There are hallucinogenic substances on some alien planets. Some characters in the game can profanity on rare occasions, to emphasize their reactions to dramatic moments within the game, which may not be a part of all playthroughs.
Achievements
21
Features
Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Captions available, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Languages
English*
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Structured language support (1)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Away Team free to play?
Yes, The Away Team is free to play on Steam.
What genre is The Away Team?
The Away Team is a Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play game.
Who developed The Away Team?
The Away Team was developed by Underflow Studios.
What platforms does The Away Team support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS, Linux.

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