Advent Rising is a sci-fi action-adventure game for the Microsoft Xbox. Developed by GlyphX Games and released in 2005, the game blends fast-paced shooting combat and psychic powers with a cinematic narrative. Players control Gideon Wyeth, a space pilot who becomes humanity's last hope after an alien race, The Seekers, targets humans for extinction. With a rich storyline penned by sci-fi author Orson Scott Card, Advent Rising offers players an immersive journey filled with epic battles, vehicle sequences, and skill development as they fight to save their species. Its genre is primarily third-person shooter with elements of role-playing.