Terraria Meets Aliens In Frantic Roguelike DomeKeeper Available Now For Play
Dome Keeper is a new Roguelike game that blends underground mining with tower defense. It's akin to the arcade classic Missile Command. Dome Keeper just released a demo on Steam prior to the upcoming Steam Next Fest 2022 event, so you can check it out yourself and explore the depths of the underground to find the materials you need to protect your dome from the deadly creatures that are descending on you.
Dome Keeper places the player in a dome high above the surface of an alien planet. You'll need to go into the depths of the planet in order to find important materials to upgrade your game. The terrain is divided up into square blocks that are familiar to players who have played crafting games for years Mining is as easy as bumping into them enough times to break them. Mining becomes more difficult and slower the further you go. You should upgrade your equipment before you go too far.
Like Minecraft and Terraria, resources are often tightly packed together and if you notice the glimmer of light in your tunnel, digging into it will usually reveal more valuable materials waiting to be gathered. Once resources are mined and extracted, they need to be manually transported to the dome for storage and for use. To do this, press an option to tether the resources. However the more you drag yourself, the slower you will move. In the end, you'll be immobile until you drop a few chunks of rock on the ground.
Once you have your base resources, you can feed them into upgrades for your drill or jetpack. This will allow for faster mining and traversal with less impact on the maneuverability of your machine. Additionally, you can upgrade your dome, which feeds into the second (and possibly the most important part) of Dome Keeper - protecting your base from the an array of alien creatures.
The tower defense area is handled by a huge laser atop your dome, which can be rotated across its surface in an arc that targets any direction. You can hear incoming threats and direct attacks on your dome from down in the tunnels, and you'll be aware of when it's time to get back up and tidy your the house. Upgrades to your dome will display important information, such as the date until the next attack and the health status of your dome.
Dome Keeper currently offers two difficulty levels with the default "brutal" setting and a slightly more daunting 'hard but manageable option. It definitely feels quite gruelling initially, and the telltale sound of banging from the surface will soon send you running back in a flurry - you can test it yourself with the Steam demo that is available on the game's store page.
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