Press release:
BERN, Switzerland – March 17, 2022.
The France-based indie games publisher Goblinz Publishing and Bern-based (Switzerland) indie games developer Asteroid Lab, today announced with great thrill and pleasure that their interstellar roguelike colony builder “Terraformers”, is now available for PC (Windows, MAC, and Linux) via Early Access through Steam and GOG.
Alongside its launch, Goblinz Publishing begins its Steam Publisher Event featuring some of the deepest discounts yet across its library, a brand new free update for Legend of the Keepers, and more.
Curious explorers land on Mars to begin a mission to terraform the planet’s rich resource deposits and stunning natural wonders. As the first team of terraformers to leave Earth, explore the vast lands to construct well-developed infrastructures for the developing population.
Discover new metals and resources waiting to be transformed into ultra-modern tools. Set up an industry powered by optimal production sites and do business with businesses back on Earth. Make the planet suitable for human life by transforming the atmosphere, cleaning the oceans, and increasing oxygen levels. Choose locations for composting facilities, laboratories, entertainment centers, and more to support a thriving community
Find the right candidate to serve as leader of the Martian people for a 10-year term. This leader must pave the way with different ruling methods and can offer special incentives from their past career experience, such as food management, mining, and energy savings offer special incentives, such as, from their past career experience. The best leaders will convince more people to join the Martian colony.
Transform the Red Planet with small and large efforts such as mining asteroids, importing water from Europa, fabricating many types of necessary bacteria, and creating an artificial magnetic field for the planet. Reconstruct landscapes with manufactured volcanic eruptions or send ice asteroids crashing down. Expand into new settlements and lead humanity’s effort to colonize Mars and terraform it in the process.
“Terraformers sets an example of what could be our near future,” said Alexis Giard, co-founder and game developer at Asteroid Lab.
“As space fans, we had a special interest in outlandish missions to Mars and out of this world exploration. We wanted to combine our fantasies with reality and create an enjoyable semi-realistic experience to make those embrace our ever-changing future.”
Terraformers lands on Early Access to PC, Mac, and Linux via Steam and GOG today for $19.99 USD / 19.99€. It supports English, German, Simplified Chinese, French, Spanish (Spain, Latin America), and Russian languages.
To learn more about Terraformers, visit the game’s official website, follow @Terraf_Game and #Terraformersgame on Twitter, wishlist it on Steam, and join other explorers on Discord.
About Asteroid Lab
A small team spread across Europe, Asteroid Lab aims to create realistic gaming experiences where players can make their own, impactful decisions. Terraformers, the studios’ first title, was inspired by Kim Stanley Robinson’s Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars book trilogy.
About Goblinz Publishing
Based in France, Goblinz started as a small indie studio developing on tactical, management, and RPG titles. Now, the studio has branched into producing and publishing, helping developers from around the world to bring their creations to life. Former titles include Banners of Ruin, Legend of Keepers, As Far As The Eye, Iris and the Giant, and more.
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Jonas “O.J” Ek
The Gaming Ground
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