Astroneer followers, a complete new galaxy is about to speak in confidence to you, as System Period Softworks has formally introduced the following recreation within the Astroneer franchise: Starseeker.
“Starseeker is a brand new recreation set throughout the Astroneer universe with a concentrate on discovery, cooperative expeditions, and camaraderie,” the brand new recreation’s Steam web page says. “Exploring deep house on the ESS Starseeker, gamers might want to work along with your complete crew of the house station to finish planet- broad targets throughout a mess of star techniques utilizing leading edge expertise. Gamers may have a complicated set of instruments at their disposal to deal with expeditions whereas they face off with the unknown perils of house – fascinating creatures, hazardous flora, and mysterious forces that await them. The ESS Starseeker is the center of the crew, an ever-evolving house station the place gamers get collectively to plan expeditions, improve their capabilities, and even hang around with different gamers.”
Notice that final line: Sure, this spinoff has on-line multiplayer; in truth, whereas it’s going to supply single-player, it sounds possibly even a bit extra multiplayer-oriented than the co-op survival sandbox that preceded it.
System Period stresses that this isn’t a sequel, and it’s not Astroneer 2. Furthermore, the studio isn’t abandoning the OG recreation. “Astroneer will proceed to stay on with extra updates and content material for years to come back,” the staff says. The discharge window is 2026 on PC, the Change 2, PS5, and Xbox X|S, so settle in for a wait.