(At least, the pre-alpha teaser video does). It has a painterly aesthetic and a twee soundtrack, much like Flower or Journey. Astroneer's worlds are procedurally generated, much like the endless possibilities being promised by No Man's Sky. The game blends key components from a number of others that are either well-regarded or highly-anticipated. Excavate vast underground tunnels or create megaliths on the surface the world is your Play-Doh. Each world is procedurally generated, unique to your experience, and can be totally reshaped by your tools. The worlds in Astroneer are diverse, from huge spherical planets with atmospheres and vast landscapes, to strangely shaped small asteroids floating in the rings of gas giants. Contribute to the survival of Earth-based humankind, and get rich along the way. Excavate and deform the land, uncover precious resources, jury-rig equipment to suit your taste and needs, create industrial scale extraction and manufacturing facilities, and locate rare items and artifacts. Harsh but bountiful, infinite worlds will beckon you to explore, exploit, and ultimately to reshape to your desire. You will land alone, or with a small crew of friends, on a planet to call your own. For more, let's go to the official description:Īstroneer is game about wonder, discovery, power, greed, mystery, and grand endeavor in a new age of expansion on the fringes of humanity. You're ready to risk everything that you have in order to explore the galaxy, and boy is there a lot to explore. You play as an adventure-happy explorer, someone who has signed up for one of the daring flights offered by a company called Exo Dynamics - "the dominant conglomerate in the new field" of private space travel, according to the official website. The private space industry is alive and well, too - and now it's the subject of a brand-new space adventure game called Astroneer. We've found thousands of planets outside our solar system, we're finding water on ( or in) just about every planet and moon that we study in our own, and NASA is furiously pumping up its " Journey To Mars," which should happen some time in the next two decades. Keep in mind, these options only come up for friends who already own the game.The dream of space exploration is more alive than ever right now. If you instead want to join a friend’s game, then wait for their invite and accept it, or you can use the same down arrow option to select the “Join Game” option. Once that is done, there should be an option for you to invite that player to your game within that dropdown menu. Then, click the down arrow next to your friend’s icon to bring up a dropdown menu. Once your list is up, you can scroll through your friends list to find the one you wish to play with. Hit Tab+Shift to bring up your Steam friends list. If you have a specific person in mind that you want to play with, you must add them as a friend before you can join. There are two ways to start multiplayer and each way depends on whether you are hosting the game or you want to join someone else’s game. Joining multiplayer is very simple and takes just a bit of navigation. The Astroneer multiplayer system gives players the option to experience the fun of its single-player mode with friends.