The game started after the cinema scene. I started walking around. Found I could go to the 2nd level of the pod chamber starting zone and there was this bulb thing on the wall with an HP bar. I attacked it, it exploded and I went down. Within 5 min of the game, I'm stuck. I waited 20min to see if I'd get back up, nothing. The game just continues to run while the player is unable to interact with it.
Unfortunately I passed my death saving throws, and now the game is stuck. The character wiggles around on the floor and nothing happens. I can see this being a constant problem if characters are downed without companions anywhere in the game. Either a game over or a get back up system needs to be put in place to resolve this. Currently the only option is to wait around for a bit, see that nothing is happening, stop the game, start the game over from either a point you hope auto save didn't catch or new from scratch.