That is, had his ship been equipped with inertial dampeners, or been shielded for what would be later called Torzewski radiation. The pulpy, glowing mass that arrived elsewhere in the galaxy was probably quite surprised indeed as what was left of its brain gurgled a bit and fired its last neuron. But soon, ships were using Senders to reach all parts of the galaxy, and after a number of horrible wars, the Senders became the hubs of lucrative trade and galactic civilization. At the center of the universe lay Sender One, and in a time bubble inside this titanic Sender floated the city of Anachronox. He gets work as a bodyguard, hired by an old man named Grumpos.
Boots is thrown into a large galactic mystery of who is trying to crush our universe and why.
Soon Sly is joined by his lackey robot, an old flame turned mercenary, his holographic secretary, a superhero, and a renegade scientist on a journey across six planets, trying to find the answer. The player controls up to three characters at a time, from an eventual cast of seven, exploring the galaxy. Gameplay is exploration and interaction of the environment, melee with various galactic foes, and discovery of unique weapons and items that aid you on your quest. You can choose different characters to play and different ways to do things, leading you to different events and areas in the game. Each character has different Battle Skills with unique effects, and World Skills they can use to access places and info the other characters can't.