Embark v0.855 - early access

Embark is a colony management game that offers a complex simulation experience in a vast, living 3D world. Designed for enthusiasts of the genre seeking a deeper and more intricate gameplay, Embark challenges players with its significant learning curve, especially during its Early Access phase. Despite efforts to streamline the interface and provide a short tutorial, mastering the game requires dedication.

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In Embark, players are tasked with building the ultimate base across multiple Z levels, managing the needs of their colonists, and observing as these colonists live their own lives and form relationships. The game features a detailed water simulation system, allowing players to construct aqueducts and pumps, and a comprehensive plant simulation system for farming. Players can also tame and hunt animals, craft a wide array of items to ensure the happiness and safety of their colonists, and dig deep to discover metal ores through a prospecting system.

The game world is massive and procedurally generated, offering different biomes and points of interest with each playthrough. Players must defend their colony using a detailed combat system that considers individual body parts, weapon sizes, and character skills. The game also includes interactions with other factions, allowing for trade, alliances, or conflicts.

Embark's crafting system is deep and hierarchical, requiring players to gather a variety of materials to create items. The effectiveness of crafted items is influenced by the materials and quality of each component. For example, a spear could be crafted with an iron head and wooden shaft or upgraded with a steel head and bronze shaft.

Building in Embark is a creative endeavor, as the fully destructible world allows for the construction of anything from small trading outposts to massive fortresses. Players must manage their colony effectively, balancing the needs and desires of their colonists to maintain harmony or risk internal conflict.

The game also supports modding through Steam Workshop, allowing players to customize and expand their experience. With its detailed simulation of flora, fauna, time of day, seasons, temperature, and precipitation, Embark offers a rich and immersive world where players can explore, craft, build, and defend their way to success.