Former Dying Gentle and Useless Island devs unite to make cosy survival recreation Astrobotanica
House Goblin Studio – an indie group with “AAA credentials” – has revealed its debut recreation, Astrobotanica, is ready to launch in early entry in 2025.
Delivering a “distinctive mix of survival, exploration, and plant wizardry”, Astrobotanica is described as a “lush open-world survival journey” that “transports gamers to prehistoric Earth, the place an alien botanist crash-lands whereas trying to find plant species to save lots of their dying residence planet, Aya”.
You may see it in motion within the teaser under:
The group – which includes devs who’ve labored on Useless Island and Dying Gentle – “plans to intently have interaction with players in additional growth, to make sure relevance and playability whereas delivering an even bigger, significant message” as gamers domesticate, analysis, and experiment with plant species that would thrive on Aya.
“Astrobotanica is a recreation we have all the time wished to play,” mentioned Arkadiusz Woźniak, founding father of House Goblin Studio.
“I hope to deliver new life to the survival style by combining progressive gameplay with acquainted themes. With players’ assist, I’m certain we’ll craft Astrobotanica right into a exceptional title, whereas working in the direction of future co-op.”
Proper now, the launch is restricted to early entry on Steam solely, and its launch window is at the moment a fairly obscure “2025”.