Terraria Meets Aliens In Frantic Roguelike DomeKeeper Available Now For Play
New roguelike game Dome Keeper envisions Terraria meets Aliens in a tower defense game that combines underground mining adventures with turret blasting, a style that is reminiscent of the arcade classic Missile Command. Dome Keeper has just released an demo on Steam ahead of the Steam Next Fest 2022 event. You can download it right now and dig underground to find the materials you need to defend your dome against the evil denizens that are poised to attack you. I love
Dome Keeper puts the player in a dome atop the surface of a mysterious hostile planet. You must descend into the depths of the planet to find valuable materials for upgrades. Mining is simple. All terrain is broken into small blocks. Minecraft Crafting game veterans are familiar with this layout. Mining gets more difficult and slow the further you go. It is recommended to upgrade your equipment before you go too far.
Similar to Minecraft and Terraria Resources are usually tightly packed together and if you notice a glimmer along your tunnel, digging deeper will usually uncover more valuable materials that are waiting to be collected. After being mined, the resources need to be manually moved up to your dome to be stored and used. To do this, hold an option to tether the resources. However the more you drag yourself the more slowly you'll move. In the end, you'll be immobile until you drop a few chunks of rock on the ground.
Once you have your resources at the base, you can feed them into upgrades for your jetpack or drill. This will allow for faster mining and traversal, and has less impact on the maneuverability of your machine. You can also upgrade your dome to defend your base from the invading creatures from the other side.
Tower defense is managed by a laser which can be rotated around your dome in any direction to be targeted in any direction. You can detect any threats or direct attacks to your dome through the tunnels below, which means you'll be aware of when it is time to get back up and clean up. Upgrades to your dome also provide useful information, like the time until the next attack and your dome's current level of health.
Currently Dome Keeper offers two difficulty settings : the default setting 'brutal' and a slightly less intimidating "hard but doable" option. It certainly feels pretty gruelling initially and the distinct sound of banging from the surface will soon send you in a panic - you can test it yourself with a Steam demo, which is now available on the store page of the game.
We'll keep you informed of any new standout PC games that are coming to Steam Next Fest. Another interesting news item: A Lego Terraria build by a fan is fighting against bosses and underground mining scenes. We've also got all the details regarding the Minecraft 1.19 The Wild update, as well as news of a possible Minecraft RTS game from the developers of Minecraft Dungeons.
