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Press release:
Gothenburg, Sweden – August 23rd, 2023.
The Gothenburg-based (Sweden) indie games publisher Thunderful and it’s internal development studio The Station, are today very proud and happy to announce that their strategy/city-builder/sim “SteamWorld Build”, is coming to PC (via Steam) and consoles (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch) on December 1st, 2023.

“SteamWorld Build” will be available day one on Xbox Game Pass and PC players that own the SteamWorld Complete Bundle will be able to get a 20% discount on the game on Steam. Players can try the unique multi-level city-building experience for themselves with a Steam demo available now.

Developed for PC and console simultaneously, every aspect of SteamWorld Build’s has been designed to ensure that the game works just as well with a controller in hand as it does with mouse and keyboard, bringing a traditionally PC-centric genre to console without compromise. As well as welcoming players regardless of what platform they are on, SteamWorld Build follows the series’ tradition in catering to both experienced players and newcomers to the city builder genre.

As the architect of a SteamWorld mining town, break ground and raise houses for your steambot citizens, keep them fed and provide some rootin’-tootin’ entertainment. Venture into the abandoned mine sitting under your town, rumoured to be filled with ancient tech that holds the key to escaping impending doom. Using the natural resources above ground and the abundant ores buried below, expand your town, stimulate new residential tiers to join the quest to dig deeper, unearth untold riches and ultimately help them to hightail it off the planet!

SteamWorld Build’s above and below-ground elements have an interdependent relationship where everything you discover, mine or build feeds into what you can do when you switch from above to below, and vice versa. These cogs all fit together to create a satisfying game loop where you are always making progress and are always engaged.

“We’re all really happy to finally reveal that SteamWorld Build will be releasing on December 1st and that it will be available on Xbox Game Pass day one,” said SteamWorld Universe and Franchise Director, Brjánn Sigurgeirsson.

“We’ve been sharing information about the game via our community-focused SteamWorld Telegraph show and everyone is welcome to join us as we share more about the game between now and release!”

“We’ve worked really hard to create an Anno meets Dungeon Keeper style city builder that works as well on console as it does on PC,” said Adam Vassee, producer at The Station.

“We’re been humbled by the positive response the game has had from fans and press and are really excited to continue the story of this award-winning franchise”.

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About Thunderful
Thunderful Group is a group of companies that develops, publishes and invests in games as well as distributes Nintendo products, games, game accessories and toys. Founded in 2017 Thunderful Games is one of the two business segments in Thunderful Group, the other being Thunderful Distribution. Over the last few years Thunderful Games has, organically and via acquisitions, grown into a global organisation with eleven development studios and over 500 employees. Besides the award-winning internal development pipeline, Thunderful Games also publishes a large number of third-party titles and invests in external game projects.

About The Station
Founded in 2013 in Karlshamn, Sweden and acquired by Thunderful in 2020, The Station is an awesome team of roughly 40 people that love making games. The studio is known for its work on the LittleBigPlanet series and is currently working on SteamWorld Build, its biggest and most exciting project to date.