: The station's AI, the Warden Unit (WAU), has gone rogue, using "Structure Gel" to keep the remaining biological life alive in horrific, mutated forms.

The ending forces the player to confront the reality of being the "copy" that didn't make it onto the digital paradise.

: A comet hit Earth, wiping out all life on the surface; PATHOS-II is the last outpost of humanity.

: Simon undergoes an experimental brain scan in 2015 to help treat his injury.

If you'd like to know more about the or the fate of the WAU , just let me know!

: Simon struggles to understand that he is not the "original" Simon, but a digital copy uploaded into a diving suit containing a corpse. 💡 The Core Philosophical Twist