I gave it a try the other day and really enjoyed it! Really nice cartoon art style / setting. The above-ground portion of the game feels like a solid clone of the Anno series games. Then below ground adds a fun twist of exploration / resource gathering into the mix.
Really looking forward to when it releases now!
I loved it and it’ll be a day 1 purchase for me. Amazing how they’ve nailed every one of their games considering how differently they play (e.g. Dig, Heist, Quest).
I’m happy to support the devs and the SteamWorld “universe” they’ve built.
Yeah I was impressed by how polished it seemed. Looks like it is by a different developer than the “Dig” games - https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Thunderful Development
Still impressive that they’ve never made a City Builder before though!
Interesting, I looked into it briefly and found this:
There was a merger, but maybe not entirely different developers.
@ArmoredCavalry. Not yet, but if you say there’s a new Steam World game, I’m already on board.
Yeah, it’s a LOT of fun. I always liked the Steamworld style for games. And I enjoy that they always try something new.
It has a great feel, the art is great. Apparently the demo ends before you get to the tower defense type mode. But I think they nailed the Anno feel while keeping it less complex and more interesting for me.
I tried the demo after the telegram that they announced it with. Looks good! Still waiting on Heist 2 though.
I wish they would make another entry of the dig series. I really enjoy that style of gameplay.
I would have been pretty close to perfectly satisfied just adding an “endless mode” DLC that randomized areas and did something to make power up progression feel bigger. I used to play the hell out of the browser mining game motherlode and this is the first example of mining feeling kind of similar that I can think of.
Thanks for unlocking a memory for me! I played so much motherlode — I think my friend and I discovered it in the school computer lab. It had a great soundtrack too!
It is quite a bit different, but as far as games that scratch the “mining” itch, I found this to be really fun -
