Suddenly, the Strugatsky brothers are the hottest commodity in adventure
gaming with not one, but two games based on their books in development.
The Island: The
Earthling will be based on the Strugatsky brothers
Inhabited Island and – according to developer Step Creative Group
– is a first-person adventure quest
with panoramic environments.

This is the age of mankind’s prosperity. FSG Pilots (Free
Search Group) are exploring the universe. Our Hero – Maksim
Kammerer – is forced to perform an emergency landing on the
planet Sarraksh, where, a few minutes after, his ship is destroyed
and he becomes a prisoner on the uncharted planet.

Luckily, there is human
civilization on this planet and its level of development is much
like the level of our civilization in the
20th century. A protracted nuclear war almost completely destroyed
the planet’s ecology, and the surviving population still suffers
from the aftereffects. Their painfully obtained peace remains very
unstable and hides a loathsome truth. Maksim Kammerer must break
through a veil of lies to search out the truth.

Maksim will go through
military service and join the rebels. He’ll
do time in a penal camp and will also encounter mutants.

The gameplay will cover 10 chapters and feature over 100 locations.
The game is currently about 15% completed and is scheduled for a
third quarter, 2006 release.