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AETHUS
Explore a futuristic underground world and mine for the valuable resources you need to build your customisable Outpost, as you unravel a dystopian corporate conspiracy in this story-driven survival experience featuring a unique low-poly style and deep, systemic gameplay.
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2025
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Pawsmonaut Games

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Awards

UKGF Prototype Grant Recipient

AETHUS is a proud recipient of the UK Games Fund Prototype Grant.

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Planned Release Date: 2025

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About This Game



Descend into the depths of an alien planet - Aethus - to mine for valuable resources in a tactile, physicalised world powered by Unreal Engine 5.

Utilise both your mining laser and explosives to gather resources, then Prospect your finds to discover the rarest ores and gem to package up according to demand in order to sell for maximum profit.





Construct your own outpost from the ground-up using the resources you mine from the planet, building highly customisable habitats to extend your reach underground, explore mysterious new biomes, and automate your gameplay.

Discover and purchase new plans for a wealth of habitats, facilities, furniture and decorations before using creative building and terraforming tools to create your perfect cosy and functional base.





After an expedition, process your haul back at base by constructing numerous types of facilities to refine raw materials, smelt and synthesise products, and craft new items!

Sell products to the Corporation to earn credits, then Upgrade your equipment to unlock powerful new abilities to aid in your mining efforts.







Experience a compelling dystopian narrative as you attempt to escape the grasp of your former employer, a planet-controlling, ultra-capitalist megacorp - ARC.

Can you make your fortune while unraveling the mystery of what happened to the last expedition here, whose ruined remnants may not be all they seem?...





AETHUS is being created by Pawsmonaut Games - a solo-indie developer based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

We have no publisher, are entirely self-funded, and committed to good old-fashioned ethical game development.
No use of AI, no early access, no microtransactions or purchaseable cosmetics.

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After years of work in AAA, it's time to do things differently. AAA Quality, Indie heart.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: TBC
    • Graphics: TBC
    • DirectX: Version 11
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