Take command of a highly detailed, alternate-history, 1960’s spacecraft facing a series of fatal failures. Your friends, Mission Control, have the ship manual. You must work together to bring the ship back to a NOMINAL state before the mission, and possibly your life, is lost!

## About This Game
Nominal is a couch co-op light-sim space game that puts you in the merciless
cockpit of an alternate-history 1960’s spacecraft. Your friends take on the
roll of Mission Control. Unfortunately for you (the pilot), the Odyssey is a
spacecraft built from bargain-bin parts, and it’s unlikely the mission will be
completed without any issues.

In the (inevitable) event of a failure, Mission Control holds the Odyssey
spacecraft’s Ship Operator’s Manual, which details each of the ship’s core and
sub-systems, how they’re wired up, and how to troubleshoot any potential
problem. The pilot and Mission Control must work together in the face of
certain death to ensure the Odyssey returns to a NOMINAL state before time
runs out and the mission, and possibly your life, is forfeit.
## Best Played with Friends

Nominal is designed from the ground up to be played with two or more players.
It can be played either locally (couch-coop) or remotely through screenshare.
Prepare for seriously fast-paced action, and enjoy only needing one copy of
the game :).
## Fast-paced Procedural Survival

Break out your crisis communication skills and hope that Mission Control isn’t
taking a coffee break. The Odyssey, while effective, is a troubled spacecraft,
and things will go wrong. Each round, a random failure will occur, and you
must work with Mission Control to solve it before the failure is
irrecoverable, or the pilot meets a swift end.
## Highly Detailed Mechanical/Electrical Systems

Every part of the Odyssey spacecraft has been meticulously thought out:
starting with paper, and ending in the game. Every switch, button, and dial,
belongs to a fully-simulated electrical system apart of a larger network of
intertwining core and sub-systems.
## Thematically Accurate Operator’s Manual

Any vehicle, car, boat, plane, or spacecraft has an owner’s/operator’s manual.
The Odyssey spacecraft is no exception. Carefully planned, the Odyssey
Spacecraft Operator’s Manual (available online and in PDF format) has been
modeled after actual procedures manuals from Apollo-era craft. The Operator’s
Manual includes detailed diagrams, a bit of humor, and pre-launch, hazard, and
emergency procedures, all done in an authentic 60’s, government-funded style!
## Multiple Possible Failures

There are over ten unique possible systems failures to overcome. Each failure
has its own unique, detailed set of Emergency Procedures available to fix it.
## Environmental Hazards

Systems failures are inevitable, but getting systems back online isn’t the
only thing to worry about. In the void of space, there are numerous
environmental hazards to be aware of: oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, cabin
temperatures. Do you have enough fuel to make it home, even if you do overcome
a systems failure? You will need to keep all of these things in mind when
troubleshooting any particular failure.
## Built with Expansion in Mind

As a result of being built on a core of realistic electrical and mechanical
systems, Nominal is fit for expansion in the future. Why have one craft when
you could have multple? Why have one set of potential failures, when you could
have two? Building upon the core gameplay experience will be easy moving
forward, ensuring variety and new challenges in the future.
## Independently Developed

Nominal is completely developed by a single developer (me) without any ties to
publishers or external contractors. As a result, Nominal is free to be a fluid
and evolving experience. An available Discord and Twitter ensures players can
voice their feedback easily. No good-faith feedback will go unanswered.
## Looking Forward:

With the potential Nominal’s core systems provide, there’s lots of room for
further innovation. Here are some of the planned long-term features:

* Support for Linux and Mac OS devices
* Additional localization for the game and for the manual
* Additional Ships and Controls Layouts
* Additional failures and environmental hazards
* VR Support

Nominal