We’ve seen a tidal wave of zombie and post-apocalyptic survival games show up on Steam but there have only been very few space survival games that I can think of. The Solus Project is looking to fill that void and it looks AMAZING! I had left the press release open in one of my many browser tabs but didn’t go back to it until I saw this post by fullmtl on Reddit. The trailer up above shows off just some of the game but HOLY SHIT look at these screenshots on imgur! The little snippets of text bellow each image really go a long way to draw me into the world and I want to be there NOW!
Like any good survival affair The Solus Project is putting you into an uncomfortable situation that you did not create for yourself. After your space ship is shot down by something or someone you are now forced to survive on an alien planet you once thought could be a great home, now, not so much. So your crew is dead and your space ship is raining down parts all across this weird ass planet and you’ve probably pissed something off, what a great new home! Who know’s what you’ll find, hell, who know’s if you’ll survive long enough to find anything. Right now there’s 127 reviews giving it a Mostly Positive review score on Steam and the most interesting tidbit is that it’s survival lite. The Solus Project sounds like it keeps you on the edge of dying while throwing just enough story at you so that when you do screw up you’ll want to come back for more. It’s riding that fine line of challenge and fun which is a really hard line to walk and it sounds like they’ve pulled it off nicely. The Solus Project is in Early Access and available on Steam and GOG right now so suit up and check it out.
PRESS RELEASE
THE SOLUS PROJECT begins today, on Steam Early Access and GOG
Begin the struggle to save humanity – and yourself – in GRIP and Teotl’s epic single-player survival adventure, launching today.
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/4KcFN5qikME
Prague/Uppsala, 18 February 2016. The Solus Project, the unique single-player, narrative driven adventure with survival elements by Teotl Studios and GRIP Digital is launching on Steam Early Access and GOG Games in Development today, 18 February 2016 and will also launch on Xbox One Game Preview on February 26th 2016.
With the human race on the brink of destruction, The Solus Project strands you on a distant unknown planet and challenges you to survive harsh, volatile environments while seeking the answer of how to save the mankind. With natural and unnatural dangers lurking around every corner, you will have to unravel the alien secrets of some seemingly deserted civilization. Are you really alone…?
“The Solus Project is a unique experience. C ombining survival and exploration with a more linear narrative-driven storytelling. The environment itself is going to be the biggest enemy and the mysteries are going to be the biggest motivation for the players to continue their journey,” says Jakub Mikyska, CEO of GRIP Digital. “With The Solus Project we spent years creating a rich and atmospheric extraterrestrial world for people to immerse themselves into,” added Sjoerd De Jong, Creative Director of Teotl Studios.
The Solus Project will have regular episodic content updates on Steam Early Access, GOG Games in Development and Xbox Game Preview, offering a new region of the complex alien world to explore with every release, completing the puzzle with the final release in May.
Let the project begin.
Steam page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/313630/
Steam Community page: http://steamcommunity.com/app/313630
GOG page: https://www.gog.com/game/the_solus_project
About GRIP Digital
GRIP Digital s.r.o. is a privately owned developer and publisher of games for consoles and high-end portable devices, based in Prague, Czech Republic. The company was started by industry veterans who worked on games across all major platforms. GRIP is working with the top independent developers to bring their games to console platforms. For more information, please visit www.grip-digital.com .
About Teotl Studios
Based in Uppsala, Sweden, Teotl Studios is a small independent studio focused on creating high quality and immersive single player experiences. The studio released the award-winning games ‘The Ball‘ (2010) and ‘Unmechanical‘ (2012/13), and are veterans with the Unreal Engine. With ‘T he Solus Project‘ the studio has been able to continue their love for unique and atmosphere rich indie experiences –
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