It is a asymmetrical game where one player takes on the role of a creature hunting down stranded survivors on a distant planet, while the other players play as the survivors trying to outwit and escape the creature.
The game components include a game board representing the planet's surface, player boards for the creature and the survivors, and various cards representing locations, resources, and actions.
At the beginning of the game, the creature player secretly chooses a location to hunt the survivors, while the survivor players choose a location to explore and attempt to gather resources. The survivors must carefully manage their resources and coordinate their actions to avoid being hunted down by the creature.
Each round, the survivor players simultaneously choose their actions, attempting to gather resources, move to safety, or activate special abilities. The creature player then reveals their location and chooses which survivor to hunt. The hunted survivor must then reveal their chosen location and resolve the encounter with the creature.
The game continues until either the creature captures enough survivors to win or the survivors gather enough resources to escape the planet and win the game.