Heart Shaped Games to Release Turn-Based Tactical Sci-Fi RPG We are the caretakers for Xbox Series and Xbox One later in 2021, the developer announced.
As recently announced, We are the caretakers will be released first on Early Access for PC via Steam on April 22.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
On
We are the caretakers is an afrofuturist squad management RPG. Assemble a mysterious team of guards on squadron-building systems inspired by Darkest Dungeon, Ogre Battle, and XCOM. Defend the endangered animals your world depends on in strategic turn-based combat. Define your approach to global resistance, balancing your reputation, funds, research, animals and alliances. We are the caretakers is a fusion of challenging strategy RPG that asks you to protect a planet by fighting for the people, animals and ecosystems that inhabit it.
Main features
- Afrofuturist Universe – Former Activision-Blizzard artist Anthony Jones brings breathtaking Afrofuturist style and human empathy to a complex world of science fiction.
- Reputation System – Each action affects how others see Caregivers. Do they fear you? Or will they support their mission to protect the threatened Raun and decide the fate of the world?
- Shift meetings – Balance strength with diplomacy in an innovative turn-based combat system. Live with the consequences when dealing with the complicated reality of animal conservation.
- Squadron Building – Gather up to nine squads of characters with diverse traits, weaknesses, skills and personalities. Train and update your caregivers in more than 20 unique work classes.
- Increase your thirst – Meet leaders, research technologies and recruit allies at your science fiction headquarters. Balance your conflicting demands to save our world.
- Nuanced narrative – In our morally complex world, individuals outside your team are just as important as the rangers you place on each map.
- Generated Wildlife – The challenging, procedural-generated survival mode brings endless ways to play.
- You get a baby Raun – He will rub his nose on your bed long after he has grown too much to do it reasonably. It’s adorable.
Watch a new trailer below.
Feedback Policy
Comments are welcome and encouraged at Gematsu. However, we ask that you follow a simple set of guidelines:
- Read the full article before commenting.
- Stay on topic.
- No passing comments, including trolling, bait or shit posting.
- Know when not to comment. If you don’t care about a topic, you don’t need to comment.
- No offensive comments. This includes abusive, threatening, pornographic, misleading or defamatory content / language, as well as general harassment and individual attacks.
- Without begging.
- No console wars.
- Use spoiler tags when posting spoiler or NSFW content (not just for nudity). For example:
Woe to Leomon. State the subject of the content outside the spoiler tags. - Be respectful of other commentators. You don’t have to agree with each other, but debate politely. If you find that a commentator is not following this simple etiquette, don’t continue the conversation – simply report.
Gematsu reserves the right to edit or delete any comments without prior notice. This comment policy is subject to change at any time.