Developer Stray Fawn Studio have announced via a new trailer that their sandbox drone sim, Nimbatus, will be getting a full release soon.
In Nimbatus, players construct elaborate drones from scratch using a variety of modular parts and weapons. Players can control over 75 parts of their drones directly, or program them by installing different sensors and logic parts. Players can also unlock more parts via a tech tree.
Send out your drones and explore a fully destructible, procedurally generated galaxy. Planets are fully destructible, each with their own biome and enemies.
Along with three gameplay modes (Survival, Sandbox, and Competitive), players can choose from six captains that offer their own playstyles. Players can even organize asynchronous multiplayer tournaments, thanks to their programmed drones operating without oversight.
The game entered Early Access towards the end of 2018, with its most recent update being 1.0.2. You can read more about that here. The new release date was revealed in the description of the video.
You can find the announcement trailer below.
You can find a rundown of the game (via Steam) below:
Nimbatus – The Space Drone Constructor is an action-packed simulation game.
Craft drones out of numerous physically interacting parts to survive in a destructible galaxy.
Program your drones to fight other player’s creations in different arenas. Do you have what it takes to become a drone engineer?
Key features:
- Over 75 physically simulated parts to construct your drones
- Fully destructible planets with different biomes and enemies
- Procedural weapon system and tech tree
- Autonomous drone programming using logic and sensor parts
- 3 gameplay modes: Survival, Sandbox, Competitive
- 6 different captains, each offering a unique play style
- Asynchronous multiplayer tournaments using programmed drones
Nimbatus was inspired by:
- Faster Than Light
- Reassembly
- Kerbal Space Program
- Besiege
Nimbatus is currently in Early Access, and launches May 14th for Windows PC, Linux, and Mac (all via Steam).
