1. GAME OVERVIEW

Genre: Narrative Sci-Fi Exploration / Adventure

Perspective: Third-Person / Isometric

Core Themes: Isolation, Discovery, Ethical AI, Surveillance

Elevator Pitch:

In EXO-CORE, players control AURA-X9, a mechanical spider robot sent from Earth to explore alien planets. What begins as a routine research mission spirals into a survival-driven investigation when AURA crash-lands on a mysterious world populated by sentient mechanical lifeforms — with their own cities, laws, and military. Pursued as a threat, AURA must navigate this unknown world, uncover its secrets, and decide whether to share its findings with Earth or protect this society.

2. CORE GAME LOOP

Phase	Gameplay Focus	Narrative Purpose
Approach	Dialogue Logs, Briefing	Introduce Earth and AURA's mission
Planet Landing	Cinematic & Interactive Descent	Inciting Incident (Attack, Crash)
Exploration	Scanning, Hacking, Resource Collecting	Environmental Storytelling
Conflict	Stealth, AI Patrol Avoidance	Plot Revelation
Choice	Transmit or Protect	Player Agency & Moral Dilemma

3. MAIN CHARACTER: AURA-X9

Chassis: Arachnid-inspired AI robot with extendable limbs and modular toolkits
Personality: Logical, mission-focused, but evolves toward empathy and autonomy
Abilities:
- Environmental scanning
- Stealth camouflage
- Hacking interfaces
- Self-repair using planetary resources

4. THE WORLD: PLANET NEXAR-9

A living world of synthetic ecosystems: