Indie outfit Space Goblin Studio just revealed Astrobotanica, a survival adventure that melds together survival, exploration, and some cool looking plants.
Check out the trailer for Astrobotanica, an upcoming survival adventure that takes a very different look at the Blue Planet. Despite the dulcet tones of the trailer’s commentary, this isn’t a documentary. Instead, it’s a chance to help an alien visitor survive the Pleistocene Eera. Set to launch in Steam Early Access in 2025, this upcoming adventure is a relaxed exploration of a prehistoric setting and a chance to help an alien visitor make it home.
Today’s reveal brings a trailer, showing off the lush open world that awaits players when they stumble out into the past. Taking the role of Xel, a highly intelligent alien botanist from the distant constellation of Viridian, they will find themselves stranded on Earth. At least, what will be Earth when we evolve. Using a series of tools, including a salvaged scanner, the trailer demonstrates how you’ll survive in the short term. Looking forward, Xel must cultivate, research, and grow a plant species that could thrive on their home world of Aya. Just, survive a hostile alien world with a CO2-deficient atmosphere first. After securing a stockpile of CO2, head out and meet the locals, interact with Neanderthals, customize Xel’s abilities, and experiment with a range of crafting systems. There are plenty of ferocious beasts that could halt your journey, so use the powers of potions to create cloaking clouds, sticky goo, sleeping gas, or paralysis and stay alive.
“Astrobotanica is a game we’ve always wanted to play,” said Arkadiusz Woźniak, Founder of Space Goblin Studio. “I hope to bring new life to the survival genre by combining innovative gameplay with familiar themes. With gamers’ support, I’m sure we will craft Astrobotanica into a remarkable title, while working towards future co-op.”
Designed by a Polish team with experience in Dead Island, Dying Light, and Green Hell, I expect this will play as well as it presents. We certainly won’t have 30,000 years to wait, so head over to the Steam Store page now to take a better look at Astrobotanica.
