This new indie sport is Valheim, however prehistoric

Polylithic caught my eye for quite a lot of causes, from its vibrant colour scheme to its distinctive premise. The indie sport seems to be to be bringing lots to the crafting-survival desk with its Paleolithic Age setting. After thrusting you into the function of a tribal chief, Polylithic has you battle by means of a mysterious epidemic to assist your individuals not solely survive but in addition thrive. The unusual illness is just not your solely impediment although, because the surroundings might be harsh and also you’ll have to work to maintain your tribe fed, glad, and rising.

Polylithic is a third-person sport, so that you’ll be every little thing from a top-down view of kinds. Whereas it’s set inside the Paleolithic interval, the builders have mentioned that it options “a touch of sci-fi plot,” which sounds fascinating. Your gameplay will begin off slowly as is the case with most survival video games, once you’ll focus totally on crafting objects, discovering areas, gathering sources, and unlocking new know-how.

When you juggle all of those important survival duties, you’ll additionally construct bases in order to broaden your tribe and higher command the settlement. Your individuals will want you to supply for them, too, which implies searching every little thing from small rabbits to huge mammoths inhabiting the prehistoric wilderness. You’ll additionally have to assign duties to your tribe members in order that they will develop and finally grow to be elders.

There are some story parts in Polylithic as properly, with builders writing that you could find secrets and techniques and “tales to piece collectively, beginning with discovering the roots of the illness that plagues your individuals and ending together with your tribe’s historical past.” You’ll additionally play by means of not only one, however two historic intervals as you advance from the Paleolithic Age into the following Neolithic Age.

You could find out extra details about Polylithic and wishlist the sport right here on Steam. Whereas there is no such thing as a concrete launch date set simply but, the builders anticipate to have Polylithic launch in an early entry state someday inside the third quarter of 2023.

If Polylithic looks like your type of sport, then it’s possible you’ll wish to try a few of these different nice crafting video games. Alternatively, you’ll be able to flick thru a couple of of the very best survival video games on the market proper now in the event you recognize the extra brutal facet of Polylithic’s gameplay.