Developer Fragile Continuum along with publisher Hooded Horse have revealed the new details for their upcoming space-based RTS, Fragile Existence. The game is set to release later this year and will be playable during October’s Steam Next Fest event.
Fragile Existence blends together the elements of survival, 4X, management, and real-time strategy into an immersive and detailed adventure that takes place in the great unknown.
Watch the game’s trailer below:
Set hundreds of years in the future, the game games place in a time when Earth, along with all its colonies have been wiped out. Players are tasked with guiding survivors to a distant safe haven while being pursued by an unknown enemy. Players must send out scouts to explore systems, drop units onto unique worlds and scavenge for supplies while defending themselves against other scattered remnants of humanity.
The game features several planets for you to explore and utilize, each with their own biomes, temperatures, and living creatures. Travel lanes will be key in allowing you to move between planets in a realistic way. Space travel is not going to be easy, so finding key points of interest in space and keeping track of important locations using the in-game senor screen map, will be of importance.
Key Features:
- Secure the Future: Scout ahead and plot a course from system to system, syncing up to points of interest along the way. Explore worlds, gather desperately needed resources and stay on the move to avoid incoming enemies.
- Keep Your Fleet Organized: Whether you seek strength in number or smaller autonomous groups pursuing different objectives, players must decide the best strategy to keep things organized. One wrong move could mean the difference between staying alive and the end of humanity.
- Travel to the Ground: Collecting a variety of resources is paramount for survival. Ground expeditions allow players to transport to a planet’s survival to collect what they need. Traditional RTS systems such as base building and unit management will introduce a completely different set of mechanics to your space operations.
- Prepare for Combat: Your enemy is well armed, resourceful and will stop at nothing to see the remnants of humanity destroyed. Assign scientists to uncover blueprints and materials in order to unlock more offensive, defensive and civilian capabilities.
- Build Your Own Home: A full-fledged Planet Editor will give players the option to construct their own planets. Procedural generation, hand-crafted placements of creatures, resources and points of interest will allow for a great deal of flexibility. Systems can even be brought together using the Scenario Editor so players can craft their very own stories.
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