ROUTINE Review 2025: Sci-Fi Horror on Lunar Base, Worth Buying on PC & Xbox Game Pass?
ROUTINE full review: Survive hostile robots on an abandoned 80s lunar base with stealth, permadeath & C.A.T. tool in Lunar Software's sci-fi horror.
ROUTINE Review 2025: Sci-Fi Horror on Lunar Base, Worth Buying on PC & Xbox Game Pass?
ROUTINE is a first-person sci-fi survival horror game set on an abandoned lunar base, built around stealth, permadeath tension, and an 80s retro-futuristic aesthetic. For most horror fans who enjoy immersive atmosphere and slower, methodical gameplay, it is likely worth buying at its mid-range price, especially with day-one availability on Xbox Game Pass. What ROUTINE is about ROUTINE is developed by Lunar Software and published by Raw Fury after a famously long development cycle that started with its first announcement in 2012. The game takes place on a deserted lunar base where the systems have gone quiet, and you play an unnamed engineer sent to investigate what went wrong. As you explore, you uncover what happened to the crew and why the base’s robotic helpers turned hostile, piecing the story together through terminals, logs, emails, and environmental clues rather than heavy cutscenes. The Moon setting is deliberately chosen to emphasize isolation, distance from Earth, and a const…