The Wandering Village is a city-building game set atop a gigantic dinosaur
- By Ash
- in Indie Games
[Update]: The Wandering Village has now stomped its way into Early Access, and so far it's been enjoying mostly positive reviews from the players.
In a bit of an interesting twist on the whole city-building genre, The Wandering Village will you have create a thriving civilization on the back of an absolutely gigantic, dinosaur-like beast! From there your choices will be to either live in harmony with the beast and work together towards the betterment of all, or focus primarily on your own villagers and let the beast fend for itself.
Whatever your choice may be you'll have to grow and gather an assortment of resources in order to keep your humble village running, send out expeditions into the remnants of the ruined world in search of useful technology, as well as handle unique threats that come with each biome the gentle giant decides to wonder through. What this looks like in actual gameplay, however, that you can check out through the reveal trailer below:
After more than a decade in development, Star Citizen's Squadron 42 will finally be launching in 2026
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To say that people have spent a long time waiting for Squadron 42, Star Citizen's singleplayer, spaceflight sim spin-off, would be quite an understatement. I say this because Squadron 42 was first announced 12 years ago, all the way back in October of 2012, which is just wild to even think about!
And now, after over a decade of on-and-off development, it looks like Squadron 42 will finally be launching for real. The exact release date hasn't been set just yet, but the recently posted gameplay reveal promises a 2026 launch. Given how things go with any Star Citizen announcement I'm fully expecting at least a couple of delays, but even so it's good to see the team commit to actually releasing a full game instead of just creating, dismantling and then recreating it forever in an ultimately futile pursuit of perfect.
Subnautica 2 will bring with it four-player co-op and a whole host of new deep sea nightmares to avoid
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In the original Subnautica the most frequent request, going all the way back to the first Early Access version, was for an optional co-op mode. Because if you're going to be exploring an alien ocean filled with all sorts of horrible monsters that are just waiting for the perfect opportunity to scare the life out of you, why not add another few into the mix!
And so, now that Subnautica 2 has been officially announced, Unknown Worlds have revealed that they will finally be adding a fully fledged co-op mode. Best of all it'll support up to four players, so if you ever get attacked by some of the new leviathans you'll have a pretty good chance to escape... provided you're able to swim faster than your friends anyway!
Helldivers 2 is getting a movie adaptation, hopefully in the vein of Starship Troopers
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During a recent press conference, Sony has announced that the immensely popular shooter Helldivers 2 will be getting a movie adaptation. The project will, unsurprisingly, be headed by Sony Pictures, though no actual details or plot elements have been revealed just yet.
Similarly, there is currently no release date set for the movie - not even an estimate. I'm guessing the project is still in its infancy, as per the complete lack of details or cast, so the whole thing will likely take a couple of years to fully materialize, and that's provided nothing goes wrong behind the scenes.
The 2024 Steam Awards winners have been revealed, and they're predictably boring
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Following a brief round of voting during the most recent winter sale, Valve has now announced all of the 2024 Steam Awards winners. As you would expect given the previous couple of years, the whole thing is a bit of a mess. Not only have popular games won categories they had no rights being nominated for in the first place, but there's also a game that launched over a decade ago that managed to snag an award!
Rather than babble on, allow me to share with you the brief list of categories and their winners. Have a gander:
Project Zomboid Beginner's Guide - Twelve simple tips and strategies to help you survive the first week
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- in Tips and Guides
Project Zomboid's world is riddled with danger, and it only takes one minor mental misstep to start a chain of events that will end with you becoming the newest member of the local zombie horde. However, with a bit of careful preparation and ingenuity it's entirely possible to not only survive the zombie apocalypse all on your own, but also thrive in it!
So in an effort to get you started on the right foot with Project Zomboid, as well as to help you make it through that hellish first week that has claimed the lives of countless beginners, allow me to share with you some handy tips and advice that I learned over the course of hundreds of hours. Without further ado, let us begin!
You Should Try: Project Zomboid - Almost certainly the best zombie survival game ever made
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- in You Should Try
"You Should Try" is a series of articles where I showcase a game I really enjoy while explaining what exactly makes it so much fun. This can be any game: new or old, action or strategy, indie or AAA. The only requirement is that it has to be something I've found myself obsessed with and in need of sharing with the world.
Today I think you should try Project Zomboid - in my humble opinion, easily the best zombie survival game ever made. With a tense and immersive atmosphere, a massive world to explore and inevitably ruin, countless hordes of zombies to squabble against, as well as a high degree of customization, Project Zomboid simply has it all! So if you would like to experience a zombie sandbox game without equal, allow me to show you why you should give Project Zomboid a try.
