Cobalt is about a tiny, blue, quick-witted murderbot who s travelling through space with its ship s AI, searching for remnants of human life. It s a story that tackles themes like consciousness and sentience, but it s tongue-in-cheek and full of lighthearted touches – like stumbling across a copy of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep in a library, or meeting an enclave of dubstep-listening, friendly robots who identify as non-binary genders. It s SOMA via Futurama and Max Payne, and here s wot I think.
From the outside Cobalt appears to be simple 2D, physics-based shooter, but if you jam a crowbar under its metallic blue plating and tear it back to reveal the tangled circuitry beneath, you might be surprised by its composition. Under its surface there s a complexity to Cobalt s systems and a surprising depth that will keep you playing.