Volcanoids

by Volcanoid

The Developer Says...

A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.

Players Like...

❤ Customizable Mobile Fortress

Players construct and upgrade a massive, mobile drill-ship that serves as their base of operations. This drill-ship can be extensively customized with a variety of modules, weapons, and systems, allowing players to tailor it to their specific needs. Traversing the island's dangerous volcanic environment by navigating underground with the drill-ship is a core mechanic, as players must use its mobility to their advantage.

❤ Balancing Survival Challenges

Frequent volcanic eruptions force players to retreat underground, creating a dynamic day-night cycle centered around this unpredictable natural disaster. To withstand the constant threats, players must carefully manage their resources, energy, and defenses. This includes strategically gathering resources, crafting essential items, and upgrading the drill-ship's various systems.

❤ Engaging Combat Encounters

Combat plays a significant role, as players must fend off waves of hostile robots known as "COGs" that roam the island's surface. These COGs utilize a variety of weapon types, requiring players to adapt their defensive strategies and loadout accordingly. As players progress, they encounter greater enemy variety and complexity, necessitating the development of more sophisticated combat tactics.

❤ Rewarding Progression System

Progression is centered around upgrading and expanding the drill-ship. By unlocking new technology tiers, players can craft increasingly powerful modules, weapons, and defenses to enhance their mobile base. This sense of progression and the ability to customize the drill-ship to suit one's playstyle provide a rewarding loop of exploration, resource gathering, and base-building.

❤ Cooperative Multiplayer Coordination

The game supports up to 4-player cooperative multiplayer, allowing friends to team up and tackle the challenges of the volcanic island together. This cooperative gameplay introduces an extra layer of coordination and strategy, as players can specialize in different roles to maximize the efficiency of their joint efforts.

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