Welcome to Cryo Archive
After poring over terminals, chasing coordinates, and collectively galaxy-braining your way through our latest ARG, you've made your way to the doorstep of the UESC Marathon. Before you step aboard the derelict vessel, an unknown AI reaches out to all Runners who believe they can survive the journey.
But don't let this presence distract you from the task at hand: The countdown to Cryo Archive has begun. You've got less than a day to prepare yourself to take on the end-game zone aboard the UESC Marathon, which opens for the first time tomorrow, March 20.
Godspeed.
The UESC Marathon ship left Mars for the Tau Ceti solar system in 2472. It arrived 300 years later. Then… silence. Contact with the 30,000 colonists who set out to make a new home on an alien world was lost.
Decades later, the Marathon ship still hangs abandoned in orbit, a frozen snapshot of the past promising valuable resources and information for anyone brave enough to make the trek and survive.
Cryo Archive is the first deck of the UESC Marathon, where you'll find a labyrinth of cryopods, medical bays, and storage wings where colonists once eased into and out of deep sleep on their journey across the stars.
In game, Cryo Archive takes you through six interconnected wings with a central hub. Traverse from wing-to-hub and back again in search of frozen Vaults containing powerful loot and dark secrets. Battle your way through intense UESC security, decked out Runner crews, and a ship that seems hellbent on keeping you out.
Here's a few quick notes before you dive in:
Intensity: Cranked to the top. Cryo Archive is a pinnacle challenge and will take many runs to learn and master. Playstyle: Think raid-style puzzle solving and layered mechanics wrapped around brutal extraction stakes. Design: A labyrinthian layout where tight corridors give way to massive open spaces, pitting enemy crews against each other to unseal frozen Vaults.