Set long before the original game, the story follows , a blue-collar miner who has traveled to the frozen planet E.D.N. III . Working for the Neo-Venus Construction company (NEVEC), Jim mines Thermal Energy (T-Energy) to send money back to his family on Earth. As he braves the planet’s treacherous ice storms, he uncovers hidden truths about the planet's colonial history and NEVEC's darker secrets. Gameplay Mechanics

: Teams compete to plant thermal posts and extract the most T-Energy.

: A free high-resolution DLC that improves the quality of in-game cinematics.

The game is available on platforms including , Xbox 360 , and PlayStation 3 . While most multiplayer modes are now largely inactive, various DLC packs were released: