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Back To Ground Zero : First Contact

BTGZ:FC is a sci-fi horror game where you control an RC drone to explore a dangerous new dimension. Navigate a vast network of tunnels and Survive hostile entities and anomalies using specialized tools and devices built specifically for the drone, and rely on transmitter antennas to travel.

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November 19, 2025
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BTGZ:FC is a sci-fi horror game where you control an advanced well equipped remote-controlled drone sent to explore a dangerous, unknown dimension. Navigate a vast, pitch-black network of tunnels using specialized tools and devices engineered specifically for the drone. Rely on transmitter antennas to maintain connection, gather data, and survive encounters with hostile entities. Stay alert and avoid deadly anomalies, radiations, and environmental threats as you uncover the secrets hidden deep within this strange world.

In 2001, a catastrophic experiment conducted by C.E.R.N tore open a dimensional breach, creating a portal to an endless network of tunnels filled with radiation, anomalies, and dangerous entities.

Shocked by their discovery, C.E.R.N quickly secured governmental funding and founded O.M.E.N — a specialized operations team trained to security, construction, and containment.

However, the mission soon turned into disaster. The O.M.E.N team suffered heavy losses due to extreme radiation exposure, unpredictable anomalies, and violent encounters with hostile entities. Eventually, C.E.R.N was forced to shut down the operation and cancel the project entirely.

Years later, the portal has been reopened by a former top O.M.E.N operatives. Manned exploration is no longer an option.

Instead, an advanced, well-equipped remote-controlled drone is sent deep into the tunnels to recover samples, gather data, and secure the tunnels.

What was once a research mission has become something far more dangerous… and far more important.

The game includes a wide range of features. In this dangerous dimension, the drone must complete its mission: explore, gather data, and survive in a hostile world. To succeed, it relies on a variety of specialized tools and devices. One of them is:

Locator Device: a tool created by O.M.E.N. with multiple functions:

  • Scanner application: Upload data or capture transmissions floating in the ether, such as images, videos, audio, or text files.
    Captured transmissions are saved to your data log, allowing you to review them at any time: Listen to audio, watch videos, view images, or read discovered text files.

  • Detector application: Detect specific items in the levels by selecting their material properties. You can filter by a single parameter or combine multiple ones to isolate a specific item.

Additionally, The Locator Device can interface with map devices. This allows certain entities or items to appear on your scanner and be marked directly on your map. Also LFSS (Low Frequency Spectral Scanner) can be used to collect data when needed and can detect specific types of spectral entities.