2019-03-01_PC_Gamer___40_US_Edition

W

hile Sable has dominated

the ‘inspired by the French

artist Moebius’ game chat

since E3, Aquamarine has

been gently pottering about, sporting

its own take on the cartoonist’s

aesthetic. You, an unnamed space

traveller, have crash-landed on an

ocean planet, and must survive

strange creatures and a significant

lack of food while you try to recover

your ship.

Survive an alien ocean as you

search for your crashed ship

AQUAMARINE

NEED TO KNOW

RELEASE

TBD

DEVELOPER

Moebial Studios

PUBLISHER

Moebial Studios

LINK

http://www.aquamarinegame.com

PLAYED

IT

In this tiny pre-alpha demo of the roguelike

food is scarce—frustratingly so—but the

crystals which you use to fuel your escape

pod’s shields and movement seem

abundant. As a result I tend to starve to

death, but with a full tank of fuel. My

second most common demise is via the

electrified tentacles of a sort of water-

dwelling duck-billed... caterpillar? They like

to fight me over crystals, so I try to use the

turn-based move system to stay out of

their way.

I know that developer Moebial intends

the full game to be a tactical experience,

geared around collecting and managing

scarce resources, and discovering the

planet’s secrets. In this super early build I

haven’t been able to explore far (partly

because of all the dying), so I’m not sure

how much of the ecosystem and planet is

in place. But what I have seen so far is

eye-catching, and I keep finding myself

returning to see if I can find a way to

deeper waters.

Philippa Warr

Aquamarine

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