Melding sci-fi pop culture of the 1950s and ‘60s with Cold War and Space Race propaganda, 60 Parsecs! aims to provide gamers with a fresh take on space travel that’s both fantastic and oddly believable. In other words, you’ve never seen space travel quite like this.

Making the jump from claustrophobic atomic bomb shelter to even more claustrophobic space shuttle, 60 Parsecs! follows a diverse cast of characters who have no business being in space, let alone piloting a shuttle, as they try to find a new home for humanity because - SPOILER ALERT - nukes + Earth = bad news. Choose your hapless captain, delve into their history, and forge relationships with your crew (or sock puppet) as you try to put together what happened on Earth and what your future holds - likely death, if we’re being perfectly honest.

This fresh coat of outer space paint is joined by a whole host of improvements to the core scavenging and survival of 60 Seconds! From completely overhauled gameplay mechanics and the introduction of a crafting system, to a deeper, more personal narrative that will take your hapless crew on a planet-hopping journey through known (and unknown) space, 60 Parsecs! lives up to its suitably larger name.

Keep your crew alive and ready for action. Make difficult choices, ration supplies and face the horrors of space, in a non-linear narrative. And maybe reach your destination. Or not.

60 Parsecs! launches on PC (Steam) on September 18, 2018 for $14.99 USD (14,99 €), with other platforms planned for later.

In 60 Parsecs!, dying is fun. Did a brainslug hitch a ride on the captain, making them toss everyone out the airlock? Or did the infamous swinging aliens of Omicron-7 weigh your shuttle down, pulling it into the gravity of a dying star? Drawing upon roguelite sensibilities, 60 Parsecs! offers up a non-linear narrative that ensures every adventure (and hilariously macabre death) is unique, making for replayability that’s - and we’re so sorry for this one - out of this world!

That’s not all, though. 60 Parsecs! also introduces a brand-new crafting system, allowing enterprising captains to restock their essentials using junk they scavenge on outbound expeditions. Will you defy the odds and help forge a future for humanity? Or will you succumb to any number of indescribable space horrors, just waiting to turn you into unremarkable particles floating in the vacuum of space?

Key Features

• Scavenge, plan and survive: Live with the decisions you make in 60 seconds of frantic scavenging as you embark on an adventure, surviving on odds and ends ranging from cans of soup to sock puppets.
• Survival like you’ve never seen it before: Chart your course for a casual, darkly comedic and story-driven take on the survival genre, that blends sci-fi pop culture of the ‘50s and ‘60s with Cold War propaganda.
• Explore the vastness of space: Experience a procedural, non-linear story, incorporating roguelite elements for short but intense play sessions.
• Craft your own story: Tackle hundreds of story-based events with a diverse cast of characters, resulting in an endless stream of space-faring narratives.

60 Parsecs! launches on PC (Steam) on September 18, 2018 for $14.99 USD (14,99 €), with other platforms planned for later.