Astroneer has been steadily including free content material ever because it initially debuted again in 2016. Whereas the inventive mode focuses solely on sandbox actions, the story mode has additionally been going sturdy. At this time, nevertheless, that story involves a detailed. Astroneer is getting the Awakening replace, which places the ending touches on the narrative. This finale has been a very long time coming and has required a number of digging, constructing, and oxygen assist, however gamers will get to see the way it wraps up with the replace’s model new story content material as quickly because it goes dwell.
The ultimate a part of Astroneer‘s story kicks into gear when an unknown planet exhibits up. A brand new character directs gamers to the Sylva system to research the enigmatic addition. This new planet is proven off within the Awakening replace trailer, which ought to whet your urge for food earlier than you bounce into the brand new content material your self.
However that’s not the final we’ll see of the sport by a protracted shot, as extra gameplay content material is within the pipeline for later this 12 months. On prime of that, you possibly can pre-order Astroneer: Countdown, which is a graphic novel set to launch in March.
Astroneer finishes the battle with the Awakening replace
Astroneer initially launched in December of 2016. It has since bought an enormous quantity of copies, to the purpose that the sport has almost 90,000 opinions — 91% of that are optimistic. The sport duties gamers to discover planets and construct bases both alone or with buddies as they print gadgets with a 3D printer, use a software to dig into the planet for sources, and try to preserve air of their lungs on hostile planets.
The sport is presently on sale on Steam for $14.99 USD, which is half off its retail worth. In case you’re desirous to dig into the sport’s latest content material with buddies, the replace is now dwell for all gamers.