Progressive indie publisher Modern Wolf and NEO Scavenger developer Blue Bottle Games have announced the release date of their upcoming title Ostranauts. Ostranauts will release in Early Access on Steam on September 10, 2020, the developer has released a brand new trailer showcasing more of the game as well as Dominique Tipper, star of popular science fiction series The Expanse.
Check out the new Ostranauts release date trailer below before we jump into further details:
In Ostraunauts, you start out as a spaceship captain and your goal is to carefully hire a crew before attempting to survive in the savage world of a ravaged solar system. You will be required to design your very own spaceship, manage your crew’s physical and emotional needs while ensuring that your ship does not fall apart. You also have to manage your finances well so that you do not go bankrupt and tons of other problems throughout the ship.
Early Access features of Ostranauts include:
- Assume the role of captain repairing your spaceship to get it ready for dust off
- Starting on shipbreaker career – salvaging from derelict ships around K-Leg station to get their junker ready to fly
- Socializing with NPCs
Additional key features of the game include:
- Detailed Custom Ship Design – Players can build their ship, in any shape, from functioning modular parts. The parts have physical properties, interact with each other, and can wear out over time.
- Crew Needs – Crew members have physiological and emotional needs, from basal necessities like food, water, oxygen, and temperature, to more esoteric needs like privacy, security, intimacy, and esteem.
- Fly to different worlds completing tasks, get more tools for characters and parts for the ship
- Encounter a variety of ship types, makes and models
- Combat elements – space battle and hand to hand
- Meeting with other ships – possible hostile encounters (you never know who to trust)
You can head over to Steam and add the game to your wishlist right now. The game is slated for release in Early Access on September 10, 2020, and you will be able to jump in the game as it develops further.
Are you looking forward to playing Ostranauts when it launches later this month? Let us know in the comments section below.
