This new indie game is Valheim, but prehistoric

Polylithic caught my eye for a wide range of causes, from its vibrant coloration scheme to its distinctive premise. The indie game appears to be like to be bringing so much to the crafting-survival desk with its Paleolithic Age setting. After thrusting you into the position of a tribal chief, Polylithic has you combat via 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 will be harsh and also you’ll have to work to maintain your tribe fed, blissful, and rising.

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

Whilst you juggle all of those important survival duties, you’ll additionally construct bases in order to develop your tribe and higher command the settlement. Your individuals will want you to offer for them, too, which implies looking 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’ll develop and finally grow to be elders.

There are some story components 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 along with your tribe’s historical past.” You’ll additionally play via 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 isn’t any 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 sort of sport, then you might wish to take a look at a few of these different nice crafting games. Alternatively, you’ll be able to flick through a number of of the best survival games on the market proper now for those who admire the extra brutal aspect of Polylithic’s gameplay.