- 7 Minutes of gameplay that included environmental navigation
- Similar to BioShock in dystopian setting and how weapons/powers are used in a story based environment
- Morgan Yu (main character) is being experimented on with alien DNA on a space station; space station gets lost, aliens unleashed
- Player can use alien powers like "mimic," which allows both the player and aliens to take the shape of anything that is "not bolted down," like a trashcan or chair. For example, the player can get passed a locked door by turning into a cup and rolling through a vent.
- Mimics are only told when to spawn, but can take over whatever they want to in the environment.
- Weapons will have alternate firing modes. The GLOO Cannon, for example, can fire foam that will freeze enemy aliens, and then ignite them with a flamethrower or napalm like function.
- Weapons and abilities can be used for environmental traversal. For example the foam firing mode on the GLOO Cannon was used to create a path on a wall that the player can walk on to reach a balcony.
- Weapons can combo, for example using grenades and shockwaves that can "freeze time."
- Looting and crafting system. Loot bodies to get materials that you can craft in a 3D printer-type machine. For example, he used a Zero-G Propulsion suit to help him navigate the outside of the space station.
- The space station (Talos 1) is "open," meaning you can go where you want to inside or outside of the station. There will be progression blocks to halt progress at times.
- Only one main mission/goal in the game, the rest are optional side missions that the player can encounter throughout Talos 1.
