The Solus Project
First-person sci-fi survival adventure across alien islands and caves
Hourences, Grip Games · Published by Teotl Studios · Released Jun 7, 2016
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 80% of 2,627
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 1
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 8 years ago
- Jun 12, 2018
Metacritic: 68/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Solus Project?
A first-person, single-player sci-fi adventure with survival elements. After a mission to find humanity a new home ends in a crash, you explore an alien planet's islands and underground areas, gather supplies, solve puzzles, and endure harsh weather while trying to make contact.
For you if...
- +you enjoy solitary exploration and slowly unfolding mysteries
- +you want survival hazards tied to changing weather
- +you prefer a set journey through islands and caves
Not for you if...
- −you want extensive crafting in a survival game
- −you dislike searching for clues with little guidance
What players say
80% of 2,627 reviews are positive
Players praise the unsettling atmosphere, puzzles, and story. Some complain that movement and inventory management feel clunky, while others find hidden secrets difficult to locate.
Screenshots and trailer
The Solus Project system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 64 bit and newer
- Processor
- Dual Core 2GHZ+
- Graphics
- DirectX10 Compatible 3D Card - Minimum GeForce 460 or equivalent - Integrated graphics (Intel) may not work well and have not been tested. For use with Intel integrated graphics please run the game in DirectX10 compatibility mode.
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 11 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
- Notes
- Supports Tobii Eye Tracking. Vive and Oculus VR supported but still partially in development. Playing the game in VR requires a powerful computer.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 64 bit and newer
- Processor
- Quad Core 2GHZ+
- Graphics
- DirectX11 compatible 3D card strongly recommended - GeForce 760 or equivalent and higher
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 11 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 43
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards, VR
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: Danish, Swedish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Italian, Polish, Czech.
Tags
- Survival
- Adventure
- Exploration
- Sci-fi
- VR
- Survival Horror
- Singleplayer
- First-Person
- Atmospheric
- Space
- Horror
- Story Rich
- Simulation
- Walking Simulator
- Indie
- Open World
Recent updates
- Jun 12, 2018 · The Solus Project patch 1.1 is here! Major VR updates, and it now runs on UE 4.19.
- Dec 26, 2017 · New VR patch almost made it. Can be played in beta right now!
- Dec 26, 2017 · New VR patch almost made it. Can be played in beta right now!
- Feb 6, 2017 · Patch 1.031
- Feb 6, 2017 · Patch 1.031
1 DLC available.
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