XCOM-inspired technique games are frequent now, however We Are The Caretakers – unveiled as we speak – stands out from the group with its afrofuturist stylings and environmentalist bent. Developed by Heart Shaped Games (previously of Hero Generations), it has gamers managing a high-tech response drive, defending the large, energy-generating animals that energy your civilisation. As nicely as strategic administration and turn-based tactical fight, gamers should act as diplomats as nicely, attempting to maintain the folks as completely satisfied because the turbo-rhinos. Below, a brief teaser trailer.
While most different games with an environmentalist core have leaned in the direction of the extra lifelike, simulation-oriented facet of issues, it’s nice to see We Are The Caretakers making use of it to such a putting sci-fi setting. Not being set on our Earth, it has allowed Heart Shaped Games (with the assistance of former Blizzard artist Anthony Jones) to provide you with some attractive character, costume, creature and architectural designs. It’s as removed from being a world of gruff kevlar-clad soldier-men as you may get, whereas nonetheless being a tactical squad-based game of administration and fight.
While there’s going to be a story core holding the game collectively, Heart Shaped Games goal for We Are The Caretakers to be replayable, with the construction of every marketing campaign being procedurally generated. They’ll be launching into early entry later this 12 months and persevering with growth for an additional 9-12 months (at the very least) after that. The preliminary debut model will provide “a replayable and polished single scenario mode”, however they’ll be constructing on that basis, filling out the marketing campaign and including new factions and environments.
We Are The Caretakers doesn’t have a launch date but, however it is going to be making its preliminary debut in early entry this 12 months. You can discover it here on Steam or its official page here. If you’re fortunate sufficient to be at PAX East, you possibly can play it on the present proper now.
Disclosure: RPS pal and semi-regular Xalavier Nelson Jr. is the narrative lead on We Are The Caretakers. He additionally did narrative work on Hypnospace Outlaw, and can also be writing interactive fiction journey Can Androids Pray. He’s principally in every single place always now, and possibly has one other half-dozen tasks I don’t learn about but.
