THE PALE BEYOND
A branching narrative polar exploration game, with light sim elements, fundamentally about leadership, heavily inspired by research into the real-life expeditions of the early 1900s.
Can you be an effective leader and still be loved?
How does one manage the balance between authoritarianism and appealing to the emotionality of your subordinates?
What happens when those on an adventure, realise that they’re part of something bigger than themselves?
…And how will that affect their decision making in regard to human life?
You play as the second in command of a rescue vessel, the Temperance, sent out into the ice to find the fate of its sister ship that was lost trying to reach the South Pole several years prior.
Very early into the game, your own ship is lost to the ice, crushed by the freak continental pressures. The original Captain has gone missing from the expedition.
You’re now in charge, responsible for the lives of 24 crew.
(36 if you count the 12 sledding dogs)
Every decision will count and must be made quickly.
Good luck,
Coffee Box Games
