Of the numerous video games introduced throughout THQ Nordic’s Showcase this night, Area For Sale is the one which caught my eye probably the most, primarily as a result of it seems a bit like Animal Crossing with aliens. In it, you play a small stubby astronaut who goals of hitting it massive as an intergalactic property developer. Man, they actually took the phrase ‘colony sim’ to its literal excessive, did not they? Are we positive that is not Tom Nook underneath the helmet there? The proportions defintiely appear proper, is all I am saying. I simply hope the hire you find yourself charging is not… astronommical. Sorry. Here is the reveal trailer.
You may be creating plots on all kinds of unique planets in Area For Sale, however you are not simply growing these properties, no sir. You are additionally performing as a galaxy-wide landlord, which implies fulfilling the wants and needs of all of your otherwordly tenants. Critically, if it is not Tom Hook underneath the hood there, he positive may stand to be taught a factor or two from Mirage Sport Studios’ small protagonist, that is for positive.
Will probably be playable in both single-player or two participant co-op – very best for its sandbox-style method to house age home constructing – and you will be going from photo voltaic system to photo voltaic system, making its procedurally generated planets hospitable by eradicating its mysterious portions of ‘house rot’. As soon as you’ve got laid down the groundwork and cleared out the rot, you’ll begin slapping down homes for the native alien clientele and constructing different neat-looking equipment they ask for. You may do that by amassing sources via mining and crafting, and battling its extra ornery creatures who aren’t greatest happy about all these new people shifting in on their turf.
To me, it seems like the best mix of Animal Crossing and its extra building-heavy spin-off Animal Crossing: Comfortable House Designer (or Comfortable House Paradise for these of you extra acquainted with the Swap model). Simply, you realize, in house, which is type of what I’ve all the time needed from Animal Crossing ever since HHD consumed my life all these years in the past on my 3DS. Here is hoping its offworld residents will probably be simply as cute and charming as Nintendo’s animal buddies.
Area For Sale continues to be a method off from launch in the mean time – the builders informed me in a presentation earlier this week that it is at the moment in pre-alpha proper now, however they will hopefully have extra to indicate very quickly. Fingers crossed it will likely be arriving on Steam within the not too distant future.