City builder SteamWorld Build gets December release date
City builder SteamWorld Build will launch just in time for the holidays.
Announced today, the game will arrive on December 1 on PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch. The game will also be available day one on Game Pass. Owners of the SteamWorld Complete Bundle on Steam can get a 20% discount on the title. The bundle is currently available with a 26% discount.
SteamWorld Universe and Franchise Director, Brjánn Sigurgeirsson said this about the upcoming game:
“We’re all really happy to finally reveal that SteamWorld Build will be releasing on December 1st and that it will be available on Xbox Game Pass day one. We’ve been sharing information about the game via our community-focused SteamWorld Telegraph show and everyone is welcome to join us as we share more about the game between now and release!”
Adam Vassee, producer at The Station also said:
“We’ve worked really hard to create an Anno meets Dungeon Keeper style city builder that works as well on console as it does on PC. We’re been humbled by the positive response the game has had from fans and press and are really excited to continue the story of this award-winning franchise.”
A synopsis for the game reads:
As the architect of a SteamWorld mining town, break ground and raise houses for your steambot citizens, keep them fed and provide some rootin'-tootin' entertainment. Venture into the abandoned mine sitting under your town, rumoured to be filled with ancient tech that holds the key to escaping impending doom. Using the natural resources above ground and the abundant ores buried below, expand your town, stimulate new residential tiers to join the quest to dig deeper, unearth untold riches and ultimately help them to hightail it off the planet!
SteamWorld Build’s above and below-ground elements have an interdependent relationship where everything you discover, mine or build feeds into what you can do when you switch from above to below, and vice versa. These cogs all fit together to create a satisfying game loop where you are always making progress and are always engaged.
A demo of SteamWorld Build is available on Steam right now here.