Aquatico

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Strategy
Publisher: Overseer Games
Developer: Digital Reef Games
Release Date: Jan. 19, 2023

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'Aquatico' Playable Demo Coming To Next Week's Steam Next Fest - Trailer

by Rainier on Sept. 27, 2022 @ 5:10 p.m. PDT

Aquatico is a new survival city builder set deep beneath the ocean waves.

Choose your strategy, obtain resources, build your futuristic city and prove no challenge is too hard.

In the not-too-distant future, the surface of the Earth became a barren wasteland, but groups of people refused to abandon hope. They embarked on a journey beneath the waves hoping to find a safe place and start anew. They find an amazing, surreal world full of danger and challenges and strive to find the needed resources to build a thriving underwater city.

The player is expected to seek out and secure available basic and advanced resources, manufacture what is required for life in the ocean depths and overcome unique dangers that lurk in this incredible environment.

The core mechanics of Aquatico are similar to the widely adopted standards of the city building genre. Hunt for basic resources, build structures for your citizens, then expand your underwater production chains to secure higher tier resources. At the same time it is important to keep in mind the needs of your people and tend to them as best as you can.

OverSeer Games invites players into the briny depths of Aquatico, where you will be able to get a taste of life beneath the waves with an all new demo during Steam’s October Next Fest that begins on October 3rd.

Once a thriving home to all living beings, the Earth’s surface has become a barren and inhabitable wasteland. Humanity has poured any remaining hope into the depths of the sea in search for a fresh beginning. Upon discovering an astonishing world below the waves, the opportunity to start anew became within reach. But despite a newfound hope, the dangers and challenges that lie ahead won’t make building a sustainable life under the sea a simple task.

Oceanic life brings an enticing spin to players already familiar with the survival city-building genre. The advantages and disadvantages of constructing a city underwater will play a significant role when taking on tasks and expeditions. With regional based biomes, various temperatures and level of depths may impact how players approach different builds. Be wary of the natural sea life, as provoking creatures may trigger unwarranted conflicts. Adapting to an unknown ecosystem will be the key to humanity thriving, as swarms of sharks and whales may not be ideal when planning the quintessential underwater city.

Aquatico’s vertical layered construction poses its own unique take on city-building. Atop the sea bed lie the core infrastructure and production facilities. This layer is accessible to mechanized robots working efficiently to maintain the city’s operations. The layers above are enclosed within massive domes, creating a habitable life for society. Sustaining this newfound daily routine will come with challenges, as players must work towards fulfilling the requirements for enduring sea life.

The depths of the sea offer vast, unexplored territory. Employing the help of drones and submarines, players will oversee expeditions to investigate humanity’s new habitat. Successful expeditions will reap rewards and coveted resources that are crucial to saltwater life. With exploratory advancement comes the opportunity to delve deeper into the unknown. Who knows what secrets hide across the ocean floor?

As a futuristic experience, expect to employ the help of drones, submarines, mechanized underwater robots and all sorts of varied technology adapted to the new environment.

Expeditions are a part of the sandbox game that encourage everyone to explore further and obtain multiple bonuses in case of successful endeavors.

Aquatico features a narrative segment where players are introduced to the fantastic underwater world, while achieving various story related goals at the same time.

Key Features:

  • A survival city builder in a unique underwater environment
  • Gather and produce resources by creating underwater production chains
  • Build a submerged base and develop it into a thriving underwater city
  • Unlock new technologies and buildings through a vast research tree
  • Explore the mysteries of post-apocalyptic ocean depths

Aquatico is coming to PC (Steam) in Q3 2022.


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