Scars Above
Scars Above is an action-adventure video game developed by Mad Head Games and published by Prime Matter in 2023.

Gameplay 
After examining a structure in Earth's orbit with her crew, scientist Kate Ward wakes alone on an alien planet.  Players control Ward as she attempts to learn what happened and how to return.  Scars Above is an action-adventure game played from a third person perspective.  Ward must battle her way through the hostile creatures on the alien planet using weapons and utilities that she crafts.  Ward can heal herself and recharge her devices using alien monoliths, but doing so requires her to backtrack and fight through enemies that she previously defeated.  The monoliths are also checkpoints that she returns to when she dies.

Development 
Prime Matter released it for PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X/S, and Windows on February 28, 2023.

Reception 
Scars Above received mixed reviews on Metacritic.  IGN said it "shows a lot of potential" but the overpowered weaponry and gadgets cause it to become boring.  NME praised its Soulslike combat but said the exploration and puzzles were at times confusing.  Hardcore Gamer called it "almost aggressively unoriginal" that "rarely, if ever, takes any sort of risks".  Push Square praised what the felt was a likeable protagonist and interesting premise, but they disliked the animations, combat, variation among enemies, and environmental design.

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2023 video games
Windows games
PlayStation 4 games
PlayStation 5 games
Prime Matter games
Xbox One games
Xbox Series X and Series S games
Single-player video games
Indie games
Action-adventure games
Metroidvania games 
Science fiction video games
Video games featuring female protagonists 
Video games set on fictional planets