THE MAP

Each game begins in the settlement: a hidden and safe area of planet Earth where your Gorebreaker Soldiers have landed and recovered their strength after a painstaking pursuit through space. Within the settlement lies the Map phase, where Plasma is predicting/simulating the optimal path and sequence of stages you must complete consecutively to reach and defeat the commanders in the final secret mission and complete the game.
The map is divided into 5 areas, each composed of 1 cardinal stage and 2 satellite stages (which are not less important or smaller), for a total of 16 stages (including the final secret mission).
After choosing the first cardinal stage, you must select one of the three soldiers: Plasma, Crystal, or Piranha. Each soldier offers a completely unique gameplay style and set of skills, vital for accessing different areas and unlocking the satellite stages, which cannot be visited otherwise.
As the last step in the Map area, before starting your mission, you'll access a selection screen where you can equip the unlocked objects, consumables, extra skills, and weapons.

THE CARGO

From the Map and Main Menu, you can access the Cargo screen: a section where you can view and get detailed information about all the enemies, stages, weapons, objects, and skills you've found in previous game sessions.
Some of these items are locked or encrypted when found and require completing a specific mini-game (playable solely in the Cargo section) to fully unlock and use them in regular stages.
In this menu, you can also uncover secret, vital information that will assist you with game progression and identifying the correct path to fully complete the game.

(A full list of objects, weapons, and skills will be revealed only after the game’s release to avoid spoiling the story and the secret path.)

THE MISSIONS

Now that you've chosen the mission, your character, and optional add-ons, you're ready to start playing the game’s primary section: the missions/stages.
After landing with your organic shuttle, launched from the settlement, you must progress and eliminate all enemies in the stage until reaching the next shuttle to complete the mission.
The stages expand both horizontally and vertically, forcing you to explore every platform and room to find the right path. But be warned: every area is overrun with enemies of all sizes and types, traps, perils, and bosses, as the game constantly pushes you to fight and survive. To fully complete a mission/stage, you must eliminate all enemies and the boss, then reach the escaping shuttle. Your character's unique moveset could unlock specific secret paths that let you reach satellite stages. Once you enter a satellite stage, you cannot return to the cardinal stage you originally chose in the Map section: you must continue playing the satellite stage and reach its related escaping shuttle.
Your flying off the area marks the end of the mission, at which point you may return to the Map section. There, you can change your character and skills, verify your path, and proceed with the next stage or mission. This cycle continues until you die or complete all missions/stages.
If the completed missions and their sequence align with the secret path, you'll gain access to the final mission and bosses.
By completing the final secret mission, the game is considered concluded.
If you die during a mission or complete them in the wrong order, you'll return to the Map menu to verify the path you've followed. The game then restarts, as Plasma's simulation or prediction is considered incorrect.
Restarting the game does not erase the lore, consumables, special objects, skills, or stats you've obtained. All these elements remain accessible, as they are vital for discovering the real mission path, uncovering numerous secrets, and fully completing the game.