About the Game
In UMBRA, you awaken from cryo sleep aboard a drifting spacecraft after a sudden and complete system failure. Emergency power is unstable, large parts of the ship are without light, and the corridors are in disarray. As you step out of your cryo pod, it becomes clear that you are not alone.
Your objective is to move through the ship’s interior, progress from the first sector into a second connected area, and survive long enough to reach the end of the accessible vessel. You cannot fight the hostile entities that roam the darkness, and survival depends entirely on how you move and manage your limited resources.
Gameplay
UMBRA is a top-down 3D survival horror experience built around tension, repetition, and learning through failure. The game is structured across two interconnected ship sectors made up of narrow, maze-like corridors and technical rooms.
You begin with a flashlight as your only tool. In addition, you can collect flares, which can be deployed to create temporary light sources that increase your chances of passing hostile entities safely.
Enemies react to illumination and movement, forcing you to carefully decide when to use light and when to conserve it. You can move through the ship in darkness, but visibility becomes severely restricted, increasing the risk of running into enemies or losing orientation.
If you are caught by a hostile entity, you die and restart from the last checkpoint. Progression is based on repeated attempts, learning enemy behavior, and refining your movement through the environment.
Navigation is handled through a real-time map system. The game does not pause while the map is open, meaning you remain vulnerable while planning your next movement. Progress between areas is achieved by navigating corridors, surviving encounters, and interacting with doors that open access to new sections of the ship.
As you make progress, the game gets more challenging. The battery power of your flashlight gets limited, so you have to find battery pickups throughout the ship that allow you to keep it operational for longer periods.
The game displays your time spent on the walkthrough, making it easily accessible for speedrunning.
Disclaimer
UMBRA is designed as a short, self-contained experience. Currently, no further work is being done on UMBRA.
