The Last Caretaker invites players to explore, build, and uncover the secrets of this transformed world

The world has changed. An endless ocean stretches in every direction, its surface broken by the last remnants of those who stayed behind. Machines still hum with forgotten purpose, beacons flicker with old signals, and infrastructure continues its silent operations. But something else stirs — technology repurposed, reshaped to drift in silence.

As the Last Caretaker, a player must navigate this vast ocean, scavenging lost knowledge, reactivating dormant systems, and ensuring the survival of humanity’s final remnants. Deep within the Seed Vaults, the last human embryos wait for their journey to the stars. But not all that remains is dormant. Some machines still whisper, still move, still watch.

The Last Caretaker is built on four core pillars that shape gameplay and story: Connection, Exploration, Caretaking, and Resilience. Every action, choice, and discovery brings players closer to fulfilling their mission of ensuring humanity's future.

Developer Channel 37 is pleased to reveal The Last Caretaker will launch into Early Access (Steam / Epic Games Store) on November 6th, 2025 at $34.99 / €29.99 / £26.99 (with a 10% launch discount), and will remain so for at least a year.

The Last Caretaker’s Early Access period begins today with regular content updates already planned, including new vehicles, essential new items to build, world expansion, lore and story. For those wishing to explore a taste of the world, the demo will remain available on Steam. 

Antti Ilvesuo, Co-Founder, Channel37 commented, “We’re delighted to share our vision with players, and are committed to the long-term future for The Last Caretaker.” He continued, “ We wanted to make a world that feels like it could exist; it’s survival that makes sense. Sharing this roadmap now shows our intention, and we’ll deliver all of this and more as we head toward full launch in 2026.”

Key Features:

• Create: Scavenge valuable resources to repair critical systems, upgrade your robotic capabilities, and craft tools essential for maintaining your operational capabilities.
• Explore: Navigate an endless ocean dotted with towering remnants of another time. Weathered megastructures, decayed platforms, and forgotten stations still cling to purpose. Some structures hold valuable resources, others whisper with long-lost signals. 
• Discover: From encrypted recordings to long-dormant terminals, fragments of human history remain scattered across the ocean. Each piece recovered adds another thread to the story of what came before and what must come next.
• Nurture: Balance nutrition, energy, and memories to cultivate the first new humans in centuries. Every launch to the orbital colonies is a step closer to completing the Caretaker's ultimate directive.
• Survive: The ocean is beautiful, but it is not safe. Rogue machines, biomechanical threats, and unknown forces seek to disrupt your mission. You must adapt, defend, and find a way forward, no matter the cost.

The Last Caretaker will be released in Early Access (Steam / Epic Games Store) on November 6, 2025. A console release will occur at a later date.