Terrene - An Evidence Of Life Game

Disclaimer: I was given a copy of this game for review. Reminds me a lot of old DOS games, no story, simple premise, and pretty addicting gameplay. I find the lo-fi look of the game charming, I like all the alien animations. You explore and mine for materials that you take back to your base to upgrade your tools and weapons to help you gather more and better materials, and so on the loop goes. Of course, that's not quite the entirety of it, there are bosses, space ruins to find and explore, and some of the materials you need are bosses themselves. A good game for zoning out and unwinding, though don't zone out too much because it can get difficult. The aliens aren't very happy about you stripping their planet of resources for some reason. A couple of nitpicks, the UI is a bit cluttered, and it can be hard to see your markers, and the way aliens spawn it can be frustrating when fighting a boss in a huge dark cave to have other creatures keep dropping on your head. A standout in this game is the music and sound design, hearing the alien sounds at night can be a bit unnerving and the soundtrack is suitably ambient and mysterious. Indie Curator Page https://store.steampowered.com/curator/39780758-Cool-Indies/

I mean for $10 you can't really expect a lot... but there is a lot to expect from this game. From flying to falling to digging to fighting you have everything. Grab it on sale like I did for an extra bang for your buck!

I just can't mine anymore, these tiny crawler spawns are too annoying.

If you like a mining a planet, upgrading your drill laser and your weapons to match a environment that become more and more deadly. Und like pixel art (watch the dog) and know the situation "i wan't only the next upgrade" and wonder why you spent another hour with a satisafing game. THEN BUY IT.

A super cool space game - a lot of enemies, places to go to an explore, collecting loots to get new weapons, make your spaceship better and more - this is one of those game, where you just keep on playing - a great game, well done...

This game was unexpectedly immersive. It also weaves together a few different genre styles in a very cohesive way. You play as an astronaut tasked with collecting resources from a procedurally generated planet. Your main hub is a static station in space; where you park your spacecraft, store resources, and upgrade things. From there, you use your spacecraft to travel back and forth between your hub and the planet. Your ship is equipped with weaponry, and that's where the shmup aspect comes in. You'll be tackling asteroids, and a good variety of enemies ranging from small to boss-level. On the planet's surface; once you're off the ship, it then becomes sort of a platforming/mining game. You'll use a nice array of weapons to battle a different range of enemies here. You're also equipped with a mining laser for collecting resources. The more resources you bring back to the hub, the more dangerous the enemies on the planet become. So there's a tiny bit of resource management involved when deciding what to upgrade with said resources. I found the whole thing ridiculously addictive. "Just one more trip to the planet." Then I realize I've been playing for a solid four hour block. >_> Nostalgic but unique. It can be incredibly challenging at times, sure, but not in a rage-inducing way. Definitely takes a slot in my starred favorites!

It's a fun game. I'll probably eventually have to force myself to stop playing it, which is high praise. It reminds me a little of the Amiga/DOS game Jetpack. Fantastic music and satisfying sound design for things like shooting/collecting/mining. Very important in a game like this with simple graphics. I guess my only issue is that I wish there were some kind of in-game reference for crafting recipes. Let me know if I'm missing it, I always leave comments on. It's budget and it feels like it, but if you get into exploration/crafting/Metroidvania it's definitely worth the money. I honestly despise crafting in games, and it still works for me.

Very cool game. I like how you can fly from the orbiter to the surface without having to go through and loading screens.

Very interesting game. I hope the developer makes more games.

Been having a blast playing Terrene. 3 hours in, I've mined thousands of gold & diamonds, upgraded the crap out my suit & ship (& robopup!), found a monster-filled space station, tunneled through a planet and killed 2 giant monsters & a boss. Whew! And barely scratched the surface- I'm not even off the first planet yet and the further in I get the more I stuff I find to do. Great game. Terrene's a fun hybrid that sees you engaging in ship-based combat, flying around & mining to cash up for upgrades, then boosting down to explore the planet to fight monsters & hunt bosses. Awesome. For more niche curation, follow me at: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/27440015-CSH-Picone/