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Yeah, that game right there. It's an iconic game from the late 70's. It's difficult not to know what Asteroids is. Now take that, but turn it into a sandbox survival game. That's precisely what Atari is doing with Asteroids: Outpost. According to the studio, the game will take place on a giant asteroid. Players will search out resources, craft their gear, and build a base.
Players will also have to defend that base from other players. What about actually shooting asteroids? Yeah, that's still in the game at points. Asteroid showers will bring money and danger to the players, so you'll have to shoot them down to protect yourself.
Set in the distant future, Asteroids: Outpost thrusts players into a harsh deep space environment. While on a massive, unforgiving asteroid, players face the challenges of exploring the asteroid, collecting resources, scavenging for ore, crafting equipment, and expanding their territory as they build highly customized bases - all while forming alliances and fighting off other players in challenging multiplayer gameplay. Recurring showers of smaller asteroids represent a source of wealth and a threat as players shoot down these incoming projectiles to defend their claims and harvest their components.
From the sounds of it, it's almost like Space Engineers or Minecraft in space, or even a 3D Terraria or Starbound. Here's a bit more from the press release for the game.
Game Features
Mankind has expanded its reach into the distant corners of the solar system. Near-space vessels, heavy industry on the moon and thriving colonies on Mars extend humanity's empire into the great blackness of space.
With the earth's mines nearly spent, industrialists rely on the wealth of the heavens. Our solar system's massive Asteroid Belt is a mother lode of resources, just waiting to be torn free and shipped home. "The Belt" is the humanity's newest frontier, as wild and untamed as any that man has faced.
Ambitious prospectors blast off with little more than an Outpost Module and a Mining Tool, to tear the hide off these asteroids and find their fortunes. This bonanza doesn't come without risks. Mere survival is a daily struggle. Asteroid storms bombard the surface, destroying Outposts, and hostile claim jumpers can appear at any moment.
For the brave, there is a fortune to be made. For the foolish - there is only death. Welcome to the new Gold Rush.
• Explore: A massive asteroid full of precious ores, abandoned mines and interplanetary intrigue.
• Extract: Shoot down smaller asteroids and harvest their precious components.
• Expand: Build your base and improve your suit to command an ever greater territory.
• Exploit: Forge alliances with other players to protect your claim... Or jump someone else's.
Mankind has expanded its reach into the distant corners of the solar system. Near-space vessels, heavy industry on the moon and thriving colonies on Mars extend humanity's empire into the great blackness of space.
With the earth's mines nearly spent, industrialists rely on the wealth of the heavens. Our solar system's massive Asteroid Belt is a mother lode of resources, just waiting to be torn free and shipped home. "The Belt" is the humanity's newest frontier, as wild and untamed as any that man has faced.
Ambitious prospectors blast off with little more than an Outpost Module and a Mining Tool, to tear the hide off these asteroids and find their fortunes. This bonanza doesn't come without risks. Mere survival is a daily struggle. Asteroid storms bombard the surface, destroying Outposts, and hostile claim jumpers can appear at any moment.
For the brave, there is a fortune to be made. For the foolish - there is only death. Welcome to the new Gold Rush.
• Explore: A massive asteroid full of precious ores, abandoned mines and interplanetary intrigue.
• Extract: Shoot down smaller asteroids and harvest their precious components.
• Expand: Build your base and improve your suit to command an ever greater territory.
• Exploit: Forge alliances with other players to protect your claim... Or jump someone else's.
