Astroneer Brings Space & Minecraft Gameplay Together

Be The First to Develop The Frontier of Space

 Imagine Minecraft going interplanetary. This is exactly what everyone at E3 2016 was thinking when they saw the gameplay in Astroneer. The game is being developed by a small Seattle development group ' System Era Softworks ' & has a release date on Steam in October2016.

 

To give you an idea of the extent of your characters ability to manipulate the playing environment, Astroneers worlds have been compared to PlayDoh. You can craft tools with resources you gather & build complex, energy dependent bases. The game has massive subterranean chambers which are reminiscent of the massive caverns in Minecraft. But that is only a part of this amazing blend of exploration adventure & RTS aspects, you can also travel via spacecraft to other planets.

 

Astroneer has the ability to generate its multitude of planets & building options by cutting down on processing power with their low polygon resolutions.

With a relatively small indie developer like Systema Era Softworks generating more buzz at E3 than some of the larger developers, we are continuing to see a shift toward indie games & user generated content. If the game gains enough traction we might even find ourselves exploring Astroneer in a VR format in 2017.

 

Justin Asaya is a lead writer at The Gaming Room © & an avid gamer.

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