Indie developer Tlon Industries has announced KENTUM, a new sidescrolling and base building sci-fi survival game.
KENTUM is in development for Windows PC (via Steam), Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5 with a release set for sometime in 2025.
“With KENTUM we wanted to find that sweet spot between relaxing base-building, where you’re customizing and optimizing your abode in real-time, with more dangerous survival expeditions, where you must venture out into the wild to collect resources,” said Roque Rey, game director at Tlön Industries. “The end result is something that juggles creative construction, action, exploration, and cosmetic customization into a cohesive sci-fi story about making the best of a bad situation. We think fans of various genres will find something to like in KENTUM when it launches next year!”
Here’s a rundown on the game, plus its reveal trailer:
Stranded in the year 10,000, Kent—an average Joe turned clone—must survive, explore, and rebuild civilization with the help of a snarky AI. Craft, farm, and automate in this 2D craftervania adventure as you uncover Earth’s secrets and kickstart humanity, one machine at a time.
After a record breaking nap spanning several millennia, Kent finds himself in the year 10.000 with nothing but a stick and a very matter-of-fact robot companion. Tired, hungry and still employed he will need to explore the unknown in order to craft the machines that will turn his broken space module into a self-sufficient base of operations. And maybe kickstart civilization again, if he has the time.
Features
- Explore, Scan, Catalogue – Discover the wonders and the oddities of a vast, ever-changing world filled to the brim with quirky fauna, flora and climate events. Classify every animal, plant and mineral in order to help you survive the passing of seasons. Knowledge is your greatest weapon. But don’t try to use knowledge against certain animals, you WILL get eaten.
- Craft it to the Limit – Use every material at your disposal in order to build your base. Start small by turning bone and wood into coal, machine scraps into sheets of metal and slowly but surely grow your base into a full blown resource generating machine that can rival any factory in the world.
- Survive… or Not! You’ll Be Cloned Anyways – Even though Kent will be revived endless times, that does not change the fact that dying is a major drag. In order to not bite the dust constantly he will need to gather and hunt for food, find new recipes and polish his cooking skills. Build your own farms and vivariums to create a steady source of nourishment.
