✓ Both are colony sims — sharing survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and deep simulation
≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics, while skipping sandbox freedom
A small town surrounded by war. The usual order is irrevocably violated, you have to survive, but you are not a soldier and certainly not a superhero.
The player controls a group of two to four civilians selected from twelve characters. The goal is simple - to survive the war.
Where it drifts furthest from Soulmask: visuals and game mode.
It predates Soulmask by 12 years, with what that implies technically.