

Though Minerva is never seen, she stylizes herself as a "goddess", with messages indicating she is somewhere in Earth's orbit aboard a satellite. In contrast to Half-Life 2, no non-hostile characters or dialogue ever appear instead, the player is aided by a mysterious guide, the eponymous " Minerva", whom also serves to relay story information to the player. The player assumes the role of an unnamed protagonist, hinted to be a renegade member of the Combine Overwatch, infiltrating, exploring, and ultimately destroying the Combine base on the island. Part of the first level is played in and around a World War II bunker, placed in an unknown, oceanic location, identified in the mod's blog as the Baltic Sea. Minerva takes place in the Half-Life universe.
