Tin Can

About the Game

You've fled your exploding spaceship and now drift in an old escape pod. As a technician without knowledge of the complex systems keeping you alive, you must survive cosmic dangers and manage your pod's interconnected systems.

Core Gameplay

Manage pod systems down to every single component. All systems are interconnected - from the oxygen generator to emergency lights - and each has a unique function. Over a dozen different components can fail in specific ways: defective buttons won't trigger properly, faulty electrical connectors won't deliver enough power.

Dismantle, swap, and fix anything inside the pod, similar to building and repairing a PC. An onboard manual provides detailed information to help you diagnose and fix failures.

Realistic Survival Mechanics

Oxygen, carbon dioxide, atmospheric pressure, and temperature are realistically simulated. Real medical symptoms replace health bars - hypoxia makes you breathe faster, blurs your vision, and slows your movements until you lose consciousness.

When systems fail in darkness, only your heartbeat and shallow breathing alert you to imminent death.

Threats

Cosmic events strike your pod with different impacts. Flying near a star causes overheating; asteroid fields pierce your hull. You must anticipate and respond to situations to avoid certain death.

Background

As a member of your colony's space program, you leave Mars aboard a transport ship. Its reactor goes critical mid-journey. Now drifting in your escape pod without FTL capabilities, you must use your wits to survive.