The Official Nintendo eShop page highlights that Trace's journey is not just about survival, but about unearthing his role in a "mysterious and compelling sci-fi plot" that ties his own existence to the fate of the universe.

He is actually a clone of a younger version of Athetos, created by the Rusalki to be their ultimate weapon.

In , you play as Trace , a scientist who awakens in the surreal, biomechanical world of Sudra after a catastrophic lab explosion on Earth . This alien realm is a mix of high-tech structures and grotesque lifeforms, governed by massive sentient machines known as the Rusalki . The Core Conflict


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The Official Nintendo eShop page highlights that Trace's journey is not just about survival, but about unearthing his role in a "mysterious and compelling sci-fi plot" that ties his own existence to the fate of the universe.

He is actually a clone of a younger version of Athetos, created by the Rusalki to be their ultimate weapon.

In , you play as Trace , a scientist who awakens in the surreal, biomechanical world of Sudra after a catastrophic lab explosion on Earth . This alien realm is a mix of high-tech structures and grotesque lifeforms, governed by massive sentient machines known as the Rusalki . The Core Conflict