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Press release:
The Zurich-based (Switzerland) indie games publisher Metaroot and indie games developer Kerzoven, today announced with great joy and thrill that their settlement-building/strategy game “Of Life and Land“, is now available for PC (Windows and Linux) via Steam Early Access for 24,99 USD.

In this charming settlement-building strategy game every animal and plant try to find their place in nature. Expand to different regions and trade with local factions to gain needed resources.

Of Life and Land is a city-building game where players take on the role of a leader tasked with establishing settlements in untamed regions. They navigate through various seasons and climates, while managing resources and interacting with a dynamically simulated ecosystem.

The game emphasizes balancing human development with environmental preservation, offering a rich and immersive gameplay experience. Also, Of Life and Land challenges players to manage multiple settlements simultaneously, each with its own unique characteristics and demands, adding depth and complexity to the gameplay.

Features:

· 11 Supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish – Spain, Portuguese – Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Polish

· Unique deep simulation of the nature in a building strategy game with complex interdependence between humans and nature.

· Manage simultaneously the acquisition, refining and distribution of resources on multiple maps in different climatic conditions.

· Manage the needs of the citizens. They are “alive” and have a specific home, workplace, and unique needs.

· Animals are looking for food, get thirsty, sleepy, and form social groups to find their place in nature.

· Plants grow and are affected by the actions of the humans, animals, and their environment.

· Seasons and climate affect the gameplay, as certain plants grow only under certain conditions. Temperature affects humans, animals, plants, and the environment.

· Interact and trade with other factions that produce goods with the same rules as you do.

· Create own maps and scenarios in the editor and extend them using mods.

· Charming and calm low poly art style.

About Team Kerzoven
Of Life and Land was a solo project for a long time until Marco Burri made some friends on the way. Marco started developing games over ten years ago besides his career as an automation technician and later software engineer. One of his most famous games is Legend of Ahssûn, where he was working in the core team as a generalist and is still supporting the project today.

About Metaroot
Metaroot is a small publisher and marketing agency based in Zurich, Switzerland. Metaroot is currently publishing the two city builders “Of Life and Land” and “AUTARKIS”.