Story Mode, Multiplayer, 0.29 Progress and More (Part I) (Patreon)

And now for something completely different. Formerly announced as the story mode, Operation Lovecraft will feature its core gameplay mechanic as the "Campaign" mode.

During the Campaign you play as the acting commander of SPES (Special Purpose Emergency Squad), Dr.Anya, to direct the field investigations, allocate the strategic resources and guide the military forces in a frontier colony ravaged by mad dreams and eldritch corruption at the edge of solar system.

You will need to carefully balance your standing among the four dominating factions in the Neo England Colony and make diplomatic decisions to secure their support. In each Campaign playthrough you may choose one field operative among your team under your direct control to conduct tactical missions on the surface of Yuggoth while others provide support and pursue investigations when you take command in the Archimedes Station from the orbit. Each operative has their own initial faction standing bonus and perk related to their background:

The Bureau (Erika, former Bureau agent)

The Viceroyalty (Alet, officer of Neo Arkham Police Department)

DMAIC (Galatea, DMAIC's incident response specialist)

Miskatonic University (Dr.Anya, scientist-explorer affiliated with the University)

Dr.Anya will be unlocked as a playable field operative after you beat the game with one of other main characters. The idle characters not under your direct command can be appointed as the secretary to help you with the mission.

Each character provides unique passive perk and make part of their tactic card deck available to the main character while being the secretary, so picking a different partner will make the gameplay change dramatically even if you play the same main character in different campaign runs.