The Crust will reveal colonization of the Moon is our very own solar system. Developed by VEOM Studio under the publisher Crytivo, the game revolves around a space expedition whose aim is to uncover the hidden secrets of the Moon and establish humanity’s new lunar habitat. The Crust will land on Steam in Early Access on July 15th, so players get ready to head to space!
Introducing The Crust, a simulation-strategy-type game with factory-building features. The game offers engaging strategic decision-making gameplay that focuses on utilizing and managing complex resource systems, balancing extraction, and automatizing the colony’s sustainability. Building and running conveyor systems will be key to achieving automation and sustaining the colony’s needs, but also to expand and build their settlement. Players will face challenges of running a colony in a new habitat and uncover lunar secrets that surround them. Decision-making will be crucial for the benefit of the colony’s future but also earth survival, filled with moral dilemmas and convoluted plot twists, the game provides a compelling and emotionally engaging experience. Any decision will echo across the cosmos and affect humanity’s future.
The game landed on Kickstarter in March 2024, and in just 30 days, it exceeded its financial goal, doubling its target of $100K. This unlocked new features to be introduced in the game, such as new game modes, story lines and combat systems, which players will see upon release.
Key Features:
- Build and manage a lunar colony above and below the Moon’s surface, facing environmental challenges and scarcity.
- Experience urgency in a compelling story, making critical decisions for humanity’s survival and lunar exploration.
- Manage intricate resource systems, balancing extraction, processing, and automation for colony sustainability.
- Build your own lunar corporation through automation of your lunar factory.
- Achieve maximum efficiency at your lunar factory using full automation of conveyors, transportation logistics, and personnel operations.
- Lead expeditions to uncover lunar mysteries, exploring remote objects, abandoned structures, and unique geological formations.
- Influence Earth’s economy and politics by trading resources, manipulating markets, and investing in large-scale projects.
- Assemble and manage a team of experts, leveraging their unique skills to optimize production and research efforts.
- Navigate a tech tree, making strategic choices to balance survival needs and technological advancements, shaping the fate of humanity.
The Crust is set to land on Steam in Early Access on July 15th.
