The game is set almost entirely on a futuristic aircraft called Zenlil, crewed by a complement with chess-themed ranks.

The game was principally financed by the Canada Media Fund by awarding a grant for $500,000 CAD in 2010.

[7] During a flight from Bulgaria to Ireland on the aircraft Zenlil, Bishop 6 must deal with hostile mercenaries while trying to uncover the identity of a traitor within the crew.

[9][10][11] Interdimensional Games sought to address those bugs with the Master Edition patch, released in April 2014.

[12] A retrospective at Rock, Paper, Shotgun reflected on the game's fourth wall breaking central conceit, and how it was supported by the conversation and dialogue options.