Independent game development studio Lost Robots release their innovative side-scrolling roguelike puzzle platformer Terraforming Earth on Steam today.
About Terraforming Earth
Set in a future where humankind is extinct, Terraforming Earth lets you control three robots with different abilities who must work together to get through procedurally generated levels.
Focusing on problem-solving and planning instead of rote memorization, Terraforming Earth creates unique situations every time you play – even the boss fights and the music are procedurally generated!
As of today, Terraforming Earth is launched in Early Access containing solo and local co-op modes and it should be treated as a full release in terms of polish and functionality. The full version of the game will be available in 6 months approximately and it will include more obstacles and enemy types.
Game Features
- AI-generated levels
- Optional challenges (permadeath and time-pressure)
- Level curation
- Single-player
- Local co-op multiplayer
- Full controller support
- A story about quirky robots and environmental catastrophes
- Procedurally generated music
Inspired by the amazing space and time-manipulating abilities introduced by Portal and Braid, Andras Csibi set out to create puzzles that rely on the combination of these superpowers. He reached back to the “single player co-op” format of Lost Vikings to bring together space, time, and gravity-warping game mechanics.
Dynamic Levels
In the platformer game Terraforming Earth, all levels are generated from a set of obstacles randomly, in unexpected ways. This results in surprising new combinations that are sometimes more interesting than the puzzles that the creators could have crafted by hand. Replay-ability is also an obvious advantage, especially in a co-op setting, where hand-crafted levels are only enjoyable if all parties see them for the first time.
More Information
For more information check out the official website or check out Terraforming Earth’s Steam store page. To get the latest news and updates, follow the game on Twitter and Facebook.