TerraTech
Release Date: August 10, 2018
Simulation, science fiction, sandbox, in space, indie games, crafting, multiplayer, singleplayer, internet
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Steam
A space sandbox game by Payload Studios, set in the future, in which Earth's natural resources have been completely depleted. You play as a space adventurer, whose task is to look for resources on an alien planet. The main aspects of TerraTech are threefold. The first aspect is exploring varied environments and gathering minerals, which can be transported to Earth or processed.
Videos and Screens
[1:01] TerraTech Prospector Edition launch trailer
[1:19] TerraTech trailer #1
Nindie Spotlight: 6 / 10 by Justin Nation
Sandbox simulators are always tough to review...
COGconnected: 60 / 100 by Doug Mercer
For as much time as I'd like to continue to sink into this game, trying to master the controls that seem to be designed to fight you was a lesson in futility which I don't hope to repeat any time soon.
TrueAchievements: 3 / 5 by Megan Walton
There's fun to be had, but there will be several unintentional obstacles in your way. 3 / 5
TerraTech Description
TerraTech for PC is a game by indie team Payload Studio. The game is set in the far future, when Earth's natural resources have been completely depleted. You play as a space adventurer, whose task is to find resources on an alien planet.
Mechanics
There are three main aspects of the gameplay in TerraTech. The first one focuses on exploring varied environments and searching for minerals, which can be transported to Earth or processed. Another aspect is building vehicles, which become parts of your fleet. The resources required to build them can be extracted from other machines or just collected.
The controllable vehicles consist of several modules. Depending on the elements available at a given time, you can modify them as you see fit. You can create very sophisticated vehicles, from ground transport units, through battle tanks, to light planes. War machines turn out to be necessary, as the third aspect of TerraTech is fighting enemies and capturing their bases.
Technical aspects
TerraTech for PC features colorful 3D visuals; although due to the relatively low-resolution textures the game looks rather decent.
Last updated on May 11, 2017
TerraTech Summary
Early Access:February 6, 2015
Platforms:
PC / Windows August 10, 2018
Switch May 29, 2019
PlayStation 4 August 14, 2018
Xbox One August 10, 2018
Developer: Payload Studios
Publisher: Payload Studios
TerraTech System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 2.33 GHz / AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 2.6 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 512 MB GeForce 520M or better, 1 GB HDD, Windows 7 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core i5-750 2.67 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz, 6 GB RAM, graphic card 896 MB GeForce GTX 260 / 1 GB Radeon HD 5670 or better, 2 GB HDD, Windows 7/8/10 64-bit