Underspace

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Summary

Face thunderous monsters, join up with devious pirates, loot ancient star cities, and make your mark on a galaxy of storms and secrets in this open world lovecraftian spacefighter RPG! Explore a vast handmade universe full of quests, bosses, and loot. Includes online multiplayer and mod support.

Inspired by classic space games, Underspace is an open-world space arcade dogfighting game, where every star system is crafted by hand, and every star system has something to see or do. Jump into the bizarre galaxy of Croft, step into the role you want, and thrive alone or online with friends. But beware! The storms rule the stars.

Be a miner picking through crystallized bones of ancient star beasts, a trader hauling artifacts to far-flung outposts, a pirate robbing spacetrains, an explorer combing through lost stellar cities, or a hunter chasing down unknowable monstrosities that spew forth from the storms. Brave violent weather, eldritch beasts, and the terrors of the unknown as you make your mark in the universe.

The galaxy is not a safe, sane place. Hyperspatial tempests sweep through space, distorting star systems and spewing forth strange hazards, even stranger monstrosities, and incredible treasures. Traverse 70 handcrafted star systems, any of which could fall victim to foul weather.

Strike out into the starry unknown, and comb through ancient starcities, warped graveyards, or fields of lost wormholes. The galaxy is filled with unique adventures and puzzles waiting for a starchaser to discover and rob them.

Away from the highways and deep in the most remote parts of space lie hidden challenges. you'll face off against world-eating serpents, possessed battleships, and living minefields. End the lives of over 20 unique bosses, either by yourself or online with friends.

Fly, paint, and customize over 60 different ships. Outfit yourself with over 150 pieces of equipment. Choose your race, build your character, and try not to get eaten by a ghost train.

Even in the face of the great storms, life goes on. Befriend or befuddle over 40 different factions, all with their own alliances, goals, and preferences. Pursue random assignments, or discover hidden stories and questionable motives in over 30 unique sidequests.

Strip asteroids of their precious resources, fabricate technology to sell and utilize. Ship over 50 different types of cargo to 150 stations, or pirate it off the imbeciles who stray into your territory. From dashing hero to dastardly hellpriest, solo to multiplayer, experience the galaxy the way you want.

Storyline

Underspace follows the tragic tale of Kardoz, a disgraced noble stripped of his wealth and power now eking out a living as a starchaser. In a galaxy rife with plundering pirates, crazy cultists, sudden storms, and malicious monsters, starchasing is a dangerous career where the risks are great but the rewards are even greater.

While Underspace provides the protagonist’s prompt, players decide how his story unfolds – want to make a name as a renown monster hunter, slaying celestial behemoths one by one? Perhaps the mercenary life is more appealing, raking in the kills and becoming an ace pilot in no time? Should the exploration bug bite, a vast amount of ancient civilizations are ripe for rediscovery. Or, if a consistent routine calls, there’s money to be made in space mining, trading, or couriering. Whatever the case may be, Underspace allows players to find their footing in Croft as they see fit.

Unfortunately, Croft is not a safe, sane place – every nook and cranny holds the possibility of danger, even for those who yearn for a peaceful existence. Players will need to become versed in the art of spacefighting, their stormfighters gracefully zipping across the sky as they engage in the delicate dance of death. Of course, those skilled enough to survive this fast-paced, frenetic gameplay will be greatly rewarded – looting the mechanical corpses of the fallen yields cash and cargo to be used in customizing ships, purchasing upgrades, and as commodities to trade or sell at a profit.

As the saying goes, it’s dangerous to go alone. So why should you? Questing in Underspace can be a solo experience if desired, but perhaps the real gameplay is in the friends we made along the way. Create your own squadron with recruitable NPCs from all walks of intergalactic life, complete with their own unique backstories and missions to undertake. And with online multiplayer support in the works, Underspace continues to prove that space need not be a lonely experience.


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Game Information
Release Date April 10, 2024
Publisher Camlann Games, Pastaspace Interactive
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Player Perspectives First person, Third person
Genres Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Simulator
Themes Action, Fantasy, Science fiction, Open world
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows)