Thunderful h as announced a brand new game in the SteamWorld
Moving beyond action, platforming, Metroidvania and deck building, SteamWorld Build is a city builder and dungeon crawler meeting. You must build and maintain cities on the surface of the world while mining resources and fighting enemies underground. Thunderful says it’s a cross between SimCity and Dungeon Keeper.
The debut trailer, above, looks to show off the mix of buildings you can create and places you can mine. You can go from a small town to a big city with a train station, a saloon and a bunch of workers with the right materials. Underground you can place tools to mine materials faster, but you’ll have to fend off nasty insects and other critters to keep things safe down there.
Here are some more details about the upcoming city builder from Steam:
Build
Be the architect of the mining town of SteamWorld! Dig foundations and build houses for your steambot citizens, feed them and give them good entertainment.
Beneath your city lies an abandoned mine, rumored to be full of ancient technology that holds the key to escaping the impending doom. Use the natural resources above ground and the abundant ores buried in the mine to expand your city. Encourage new residential levels to join the quest to dig deeper, unearth untold riches, and ultimately help them take it off the planet!
Govern
As the city expands in all directions, new types of steamfolk find their way into the settlement – and their needs are increasingly difficult to meet. To keep everyone happy, you’ll need to make sure everyone’s doing their best.Buy items to increase the efficiency of buildings. Keep the goods flowing up and down the mine by speeding up the miners with encouraging electric shocks. Or just exchange at the local train station and get what you need that way. It’s all up to you!
Mine and explore
As you hunt deeper and deeper into the treasure mine, eventually something will begin to hunt you. Defend your workers from creepy creatures and prevent walls from collapsing as you explore the deeper levels of your mine.Features
– The action takes place in the multi-award-winning SteamWorld universe
– Build your own unique SteamWorld mining town
– Explore and develop an abandoned mine
– Manage and optimize increasingly complex resource chains
– Face the dangers you will encounter
– Experience five distinctive SteamWorld-inspired maps full of secrets
– Easy to download and play with keyboard and mouse or controller
– Three well-balanced difficulty levels that challenge players of all abilities
SteamWorld fans have an exciting year ahead of them, as the developers have teased that the franchise is returning in a “big way”, so we’ll definitely be digging deeper into this fantastic series this year. Franchise Director Brjann Sigurgeirsson also revealed that SteamWorld’s monthly show, called The Engine Room, is coming back soon!
As mentioned above, this game was part of a tease last year along with two other codenames — “Strawberry” and “Caramel.” However, during today’s announcement stream, Sigurgeirsson teased that the team is working on it now four