Space sims are somewhat of a sore talking point right now. No Man’s Sky – for its light take on the genre – didn’t really live up to the massive expectations people had of it. Star Citizen is still coming out some day (maybe), so aside from titles like Elite: Dangerous there’s not much else to play. And let’s be fair – Elite doesn’t allow you to defend on-planet colonies from aliens with a gun. At least, not like Osiris: New Dawn does.
Launching on Steam’s Early Access program and already becoming a huge hit, Osiris: New Dawn might be just the game you’re looking for to follow through development until release. It’s already being heralded as the ARK: Survival Evolved in space by some Steam reviews, and looking at the trailer below it’s easy to see why. Survival is the name of the game here, with players being able to buddy up with friends to protect their micro-colonies.
It’s almost like a surreal simulation for what Elon Musk thinks might happen on Mars.
Osiris will also give you the chance to jet off planet in your own ship, or roam around the one you’re on in a vehicle that looks surprisingly similar to Destiny’s Sparrows. Either way, Osiris: New Dawn looks quite pretty at this early stage already. Planets have some eye catching detail, spaces looks as cold and alone as you’d expect and the colonies you are able to build fit nicely into the scheme of things.
Being a survival game, you’re going to be doing lots of mining, building and defending, so before you pull the trigger make sure that sounds like something you’re willing to sink numerous hours into. Being a fan of games like Rust, I could see myself losing a few hours in Osiris: New Dawn. It’s out on Steam now, and could hopefully come to consoles in future.
Last Updated: September 29, 2016
Ottokie
September 29, 2016 at 13:34
I will wait till far far after release thanks.
Fnuik
September 29, 2016 at 13:42
if only all these developers would have thrown all there ideas together. Imaging No Man’s sky, including what was shown in this trailer, as well as what was shown in the Star Citizen game play video shown yesterday.
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September 29, 2016 at 13:53
Looks awesome though
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
September 29, 2016 at 13:57
Yeah that’s what trailers does, I still remember how cool the Destiny trailer look three years back. Now it’s resigned to doing choreographic steps when attempting Raid missions or a 30 page grind snooze for the best guns.
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September 29, 2016 at 14:08
So, it became less than Warframe…
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
September 29, 2016 at 14:13
Well, no, articles are still being published about Destiny unlike Warframe 😛
Ottokie
September 29, 2016 at 14:16
You mean Darryn? 😛
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
September 29, 2016 at 14:40
XD
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September 29, 2016 at 14:17
About old shit, yeah
I’d actually consider writing an extensive series about Warframe lore and things…….then I remembered, I’m not paid for doing that…
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
September 29, 2016 at 13:53
Hapless hype haveth no hold over me anymore yea hedonistic publishers
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September 29, 2016 at 13:55
O_O
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
September 29, 2016 at 13:57
Trying to flex my grammar muscles 😛
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September 29, 2016 at 14:08
Holiday did you well!
miaau
September 29, 2016 at 14:50
Trying to flex me grammar muscles, surely?
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
September 29, 2016 at 14:58
Dunno yet, still flexing
Deceased
September 29, 2016 at 14:01
As good as this looks – I’ll wait till after release… and then some… 😐
Fox1 - Retro
September 29, 2016 at 14:36
I’m losing hope for games mentioned in the same breath as NMS 😛
Archdruid Kromas
September 30, 2016 at 00:24
Being sick and stuff I bought it. 😛
R4ziel
September 30, 2016 at 11:21
Having played almost everything else in Early access (My steam library has more early access games than I’d care to admit) I bought this as well and we played it some last night, it was pretty awesome.
I see alot of complaints about content being lacking, but that is expected. If these developers keep expanding on what they have now it will be amazing!
The game is well optimized and runs very very nice, and the gameplay is very convincing when the sounds and visuals come together everything falls really well into place.
For the state its in now I wouldn’t jump on it if Im looking for a new Ark (Which has come a very very long way) but it is definitely shaping up to be the Ark replacement for me