Play as a bored company worker named Rowan exploring an extraterrestrial planet, while figuring out how to explore the different biomes and weather to learn the secrets of how to control this planets unknown weather so the company you work for can try to make it habitable! Experience the planet and make sure to explore in all the different directions. Once you find machine parts that can be rebuilt and you find out what they do, will you still agree with the company you came from, or will the planet come to your liking and become more important than your job?
You get a clue from your Companion on which direction to go for certain machine parts. You follow that direction, leading you to that area. From there, you collect the item and then bring it back to your base to start constructing the machine. Once you have completed the machine, you win the game.