Phil has something to recover — something taken from him by a strange invasive race — and the search for it crosses through multiple worlds before it ends. The journey is action-driven and allows for genuine flexibility in how combat is handled: openly and aggressively, or from the shadows and in silence. Resources can be crafted throughout. The companion who joins Phil along the way is improvised in the best possible sense. Whatever PROTOCOL 11 turns out to be, surviving it is the objective.