Lifeless Moon is live on Kickstater! Will you help create the next adventure?
I'm thrilled to announce that our new game Lifeless Moon is now live on Kickstarter. Lifeless Moon will be the next cinematic sci-fi adventure in the Lifeless Planet series.
If you like the idea of another epic exploration adventure game with a classic science fiction twist, please consider supporting our new game.
I really need your help to make this game possible. Even if you don't pledge, please consider assisting us this week by sharing the link.
Lifeless Moon is an epic exploration adventure game with a classic science fiction twist.
VR support, but also playable without VR.
Uncover the mystery of the Moon city and... other destinations.
Third-person platforming with an emphasis on exploring fantastic landscapes.
First-person puzzles with motion controller interaction in VR mode.
Collectible items - Professional voice acting and text logs lend voice to other characters...
PC/Mac/Linux and confirmed for Xbox One. Future console announcements coming!
Targeting summer 2018 release
Live on Kickstarter!
The Story:
During an expedition to the Moon, two astronauts find themselves in a familiar town back on Earth. They soon discover the town is the beginning of a strange and mysterious journey...
Lifeless Moon is a spiritual successor to our previous title Lifeless Planet (PC/Mac/Linux/XB1/PS4). Featuring support for VR (but playable without!), Lifeless Moon takes players on a fantastic journey through the eyes of Apollo-era astronauts. There will be light platforming and a deeper focus on puzzles than in Lifeless Planet. The core game-play experience is one of exploration and discovery, complementing the mysterious and psychological themes of the story.
Reveal: The Next Game from the Creators of Lifeless Planet
The journey to Lifeless Planet began with one small step...
This is an exciting day for fans of Lifeless Planet and science fiction. See the announce trailer for our next indie adventure!
Creating Lifeless Planet has been an amazing journey. Since the original PC release, we've since brought the game to Xbox One, PS4, Mac, and most recently Linux. We've updated it several times, bringing the Premier Edition updates to the Steam version. Thank you so much for your support which has made all this possible!
Lifeless Planet for Linux and SteamOS is live!
We're happy to announce Lifeless Planet: Premier Edition is now playable on Linux and SteamOS! If you've already bought the game, you can now download it for Linux as well. Please post in the Linux thread in the forums if you have any issues or questions. Thanks to all our Linux supporters who waited patiently and helped beta test over the last year.
Premier Edition Released for PC/Mac!
The Premier Edition of the atmospheric sci-fi adventure Lifeless Planet is now available on PC and Mac. This remastered edition brings new content and improved graphics to the desktop versions of the game.
The Premier Edition (v 1.5) is a free update to existing owners of Lifeless Planet through Steam (Humble and other platforms coming ~24hrs). Simply update the game through the Steam Client to play the new version.
The Premier Edition includes new original music from acclaimed Lifeless Planet composer Rich Douglass. In addition, there's also a number of visual upgrades throughout, most notably the addition of normal-mapped terrains. The game also contains previously unreleased content in the form of new audio and text logs. The Premier Edition includes additional new Russian language voice acting, adding further richness to the already immersive experience.
Among other bug-fixes and updates, these Steam achievements have been modified to ensure requirements for earning them are more clear:
Survivalist
Survive the game without dying. ("On first playthrough" dropped)
Rock Hound
Collect 10 science samples.
Geologist
Collect 15 science samples.
Planetary Historian
Read 20 documents.
Rocketeer
Finish the game in under 4 hours. ("On first playthrough" dropped)
Mac Version Released!
Hello, patient OSX users... the wait is over! I'm happy to announce we just finished testing and uploading the Mac version of Lifeless Planet. If you previously purchased the PC version, you can now download the OSX build here on Steam.
The Mac build is based on version 1.2 so it has the latest updates. If you spot any new bugs or issues, please let me know so we can address. Note that you will want to have dedicated graphics and a decently fast/recent CPU. Intel integrated graphics are not supported.
Thanks again for your patience, and hope you like Lifeless Planet!
-Dave
Full Release Friday June 6
The full version of Lifeless Planet releases on June 6th 2014! And if you bought the early access build, you'll get the full version automatically on release day. If you haven't bought the early access build, you can still do that up until release and get the lower price.
It's been a long journey from our humble Kickstarter project over two years ago. Being a one-man dev team has been particularly challenging, but rewarding as well. It's been especially great to hear all the positive feedback to the early access beta on Steam. And somewhere around 96% of the user reviews have been positive, which is more than I ever imagined it would get!
Speaking of feedback, I haven't been able to reply to all those comments and suggestions, but I've read them all and I'm extremely thankful for everybody who played the early access build and took the time to share their thoughts. MUCH of what you've suggested has gone into the final game, including:
Subtitles for all voiceovers.
Localization for German, Russian, French and Spanish (Italian is coming shortly after launch).
Added Steam Achievements.
Fixed checkpoint system.
Numerous gameplay refinements.
Lots of little bugfixes.
The only bit of disappointing news is that I haven't had time yet to finalize testing on the OSX version and I'm not sure we'll have the Mac build ready on launch day. BUT, the good news is if it is delayed, it will not be for more than a week or so at most. I promise I haven't forgotten you Mac users, and I am working hard to get this out the door as quickly as possible.
Thank you again for playing Lifeless Planet, and another huge thanks to everybody who provided feedback and bug reports. It's finally time for liftoff!
