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Four SteamWorld games are in development, including a citybuilderAnd a new turn-based strategy-shooter
And a new turn-based strategy-shooter
Thunderful are working on four new SteamWorld games simultaneously. Alongside thepreviously announced third-person action game SteamWorld Headhunter, they’re also making a citybuilding game, a turn-based tactical shooter, and a puzzle game. Three of them are aiming for release next year.
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Thunderful made mention of all of the projects intheir quarterly earnings report, referring to each as a “SteamWorld IP game”. The citybuilder is codenamed “Coffee”, due for release in 2023, the same year asSteamWorld Headhunter. The “turn-based tactical shooter/strategy” is codenamed “Caramel” and due in 2024. The puzzle game, “Strawberry”, is due in 2023 but is apparently only planning to release on mobile.
We’ve typically loved every SteamWorld game, even as they’ve leapt from genre to genre, from turn-based tactics inSteamWorld Heist, card battler inSteamWorld Quest, and platformer inSteamWorld Dig 2. I am particularly excited about a citybuilder in this universe, even if it’s not clear what involvement the original developers at Image & Form will have with it.
The earnings report also notes that Thunderful have acquired theIslandersIP. Islanders is a minimalist town builder thatimpressed Alecupon release in 2019. It’s apparently now sold over a million copies, and Thunderful plan to expand on it in partnership with the original devs. Nice.
