♪ Fly me to the moon
let me play among its rocks
let me see what spring is like
in lumberhuts and mines ♪
Who says magic and science don’t go along? The birdfolk of Giwi are curious explorers and inventors - what better way to satisfy scientific curiosity than an expedition to the moon?...
♪ Fly me to the moon
let me play among its rocks
let me see what spring is like
in lumberhuts and mines ♪
Who says magic and science don’t go along? The birdfolk of Giwi are curious explorers and inventors - what better way to satisfy scientific curiosity than an expedition to the moon?
The volcanic satellite, Helia, is filled with resources, so the daring explorers will not only discover new magical technologies but also harvest riches and establish colonies. Great discoveries aren’t easy to come by - the moon’s surface is full of dangerous creatures waiting to fight for their habitat. The Giwi will have to use magic not only to fend off any predators, but also to sustain their economy with arcane lasers allowing them to handle resource logistics by connecting all colonies into an industrial web.
To fully discover the mysteries of Helia players will have to establish multiple colonies on the moon’s surface, discover new tech and magic, terraform the hostile environment and fight against local creatures.
Scorchalnds is a game in which you manage production of fantastic resources on a foreign, volcanic moon.
Key game features:
Hex grid-based city-building – construct various buildings in your colonies. Each structure's productivity depends on neighboring resources and other constructions.
Complex resource management – it’s not only about extracting materials. Scorchlands takes account of logistics – the movement of resources between colonies and combining them in robust processing chains. And yes, we move resources using LASERS!
Terraforming for the greater good – use magic and technology to change the biomes on procedurally generated maps and exploit the new environment to gain its unique resources
Technology designed to give fun – there’s no fun in a sandbox if you don’t have the toys to play with. The technology system in Scorchlands is key for player progression and new discoveries open up new ways to play with the game world
Minimalistic combat system – when you get into a fight, positioning will be the key. Destroy your enemies by surrounding them and placing your forces in optimal locations.
A very unusual game with a great sense of humor. I particularly like how the game functions in terms of production rates rather than stockpiling resources, which means you never have to wait for everything. At first it is a bit tricky to figure out what the game wants from you, but once I had somehow made my way through my first playthrough, I could hardly wait for another one so I could now play the game "properly", with everything I learned about the way. Mechanics-wise, it's kind of like a big puzzle with no pressure whatsoever, apart from trying to figure out how to make use of the space that you have in order to get everything where it needs to go without tripping yourself up. It probably does not offer enough for a third playthrough, But it is definitely worth playing twice, which should take around 30 hours or so.
