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30 minutes to rescue

30 Minutes to Rescue is a tense sci-fi survival story set in a Mars colony. Manage resources, make critical decisions, and stop a cascading disaster before the colony collapses.

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April 15, 2026
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# 30 Minutes to Rescue

A Mars colony is on the brink of collapse.

A massive dust storm disables critical systems across the station.

Oxygen levels are dropping. The reactor is unstable. People are panicking.

You have **30 minutes** to stop the disaster.

Every decision may save the colony…

or trigger a chain reaction that destroys it.

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## Manage critical resources

Balance the survival of the station through key resources:

• Oxygen

• Water

• Energy

• Food

• Colonists

One wrong decision can doom the entire colony.

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## Make rapid decisions

Events escalate quickly:

• oxygen leaks

• reactor overheating

• corridor fires

• airlock failures

• riots and panic

Sometimes you have time to think.

Sometimes you have only seconds.

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## Chain reaction system

Every decision has consequences.

Seal a sector — lose people.

Cut power — lose the greenhouse.

Stabilize the reactor — but sacrifice the medbay.

A single mistake can cascade across the station.

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## Atmospheric sci-fi setting

Explore the tense environment of a Mars colony:

• command center

• research labs

• living quarters

• reactor core

• greenhouses

• raging storm outside

Every location is part of the fight for survival.

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## Multiple endings

Will you save the colony?

Or will the storm bury it beneath Martian dust?

The outcome depends entirely on your choices.