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Press release:
MELBOURNE – 17 Nov.
The Melbourne-based (Australia) indie games publisher/developer League of Geeks (the developers of the multimillion-selling “Armello” and upcoming re-imagining of the cult classic “Solium Infernum”), today announced with great thrill and happiness that their roguelite colony sim “Jumplight Odyssey“, is coming to PC via Steam Early Access in 2023 (as revealed at the 2022 edition of PC Gaming Show).

“Jumplight Odyssey” is a roguelite colony sim inspired by genre staples and classic 70s sci-fi anime set to be released on PC via Steam Early Access in 2023. Wishlist Jumplight Odyssey on Steam here.

Take the helm of a Jumplight Starship as it flees its destroyed homeworld and lead your people to their salvation, the fabled Forever Star. Chart a course forward, jump to mysterious new systems, recruit crew members, and build out the ship’s interior while avoiding space pirate attacks, black holes, and the relentless pursuit of Admiral Voltan and the warmongering Zutopans in a roguelite colony sim inspired by genre staples and classic 70s sci-fi anime.

Keep an eye on the starship’s evergrowing crew from an Incredible Cross Sections-inspired viewpoint, managing their needs to ensure Hope remains high. Observe deep social interactions as quirky crew members interact with their friends, lovers, and rivals on a daily basis. Witness meaningful, emergent moments as relationships develop, tragedies strike, and danger awaits on a starship stacked with stories.

Manage the chaos across multiple decks, which can be outfitted with utilities, luxuries, defenses and resource production chains. Create corridors to design optimal resource chains and build hot tubs to destress and generate camaraderie among crewmates. Build greenrooms onboard to farm needed supplies, and react to threats as electrical storms strike, fires rage, and hull breaches send a crew member or two into the furthest reaches of space.

Make your escape to the Forever Star by jumping to new systems full of different biomes with unique challenges and resources to harvest. Assign crew members to away missions to survey for resources, send out resource extraction or salvage missions to restock your supplies, and rescue all manner of surprising survivors!

Prepare for encounters with aliens, combat against devious space pirates, and showdowns against the Zutopans pursuing the ship’s course toward the Forever Star.

Each interaction and decision plays into the crew’s ultimate success, but failure isn’t the end. Designed around multiple runs, Jumplight Odyssey encourages captains to learn lessons from previous shortcomings. Retool the ship’s layout, prepare for dramatic moments, and race toward the Forever Star once more.

Do whatever it takes to keep Hope alive. Rescue civilians on different star clusters, and make Promises to rally the ship’s population. But be careful, because every broken Promise runs the risk of dwindling Hope and creating a mutinous, broken crew.

“Jump light Odyssey marries the aesthetic of iconic sci-fi anime with colony management sims and roguelite sensibilities to create a charming and challenging experience,” said Trent Kusters, Co-Founder and Director, League of Geeks.

“Whether you’re interested in space opera melodrama between crew members, careful resource management, colony building systems, or “just one more run” action, Jumplight Odyssey has something for everyone, and we’re thrilled to recruit captains for our Early Access launch in 2023!”

Jumplight Odyssey will be available on PC via Steam Early Access in 2023, with English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) language support. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions are planned following Early Access.

For more information, please visit the official website.

About League of Geeks
League of Geeks is an independent video game studio based in Melbourne, Australia. Specializing in approachable strategy games with an eye-catching aesthetic, League of Geeks’ debut title, Armello, sold nearly 2 million units on PC and consoles since its launch in 2015.

League of Geeks is currently working on Solium Infernum and Jumplight Odyssey. For more information, visit the official website.