 Space Station Silicon Valley is a platform game that is viewed from a third @-@ person perspective . Players traverse several different environments to advance through the game . During the game , players control Evo — a robot who is reduced to a crawling microchip during a ship crash , and is losing energy at a steady rate without protection . In order to survive , players attack animals , which disables them and allows players to assume control of their bodies . Each animal possesses different characteristics , including survival rate and special attacks , and uses different abilities ; for example , large animals such as bears are able to destroy ice blocks , which other animals are incapable of doing so . Some animals are also unable to survive in certain unfamiliar environments , forcing players to enter the body of another . The animals are used to solve puzzles and defeat enemies in each level , collecting Evo 's power cells to maintain energy . 
