![]() ![]() What's interesting, and not immediately apparent, is that Mars itself is not of great value. You play as the head of a corporation that has made planetfall and aims to exploit the planet's natural resources for all they're worth. The game, already available in Early Access and due for a full launch soon, takes place on Mars. I always wanted to make an economic strategy game, ever since playing it.”įittingly, Belter could happily fit into the world that Johnson and his team have created in Offworld Trading Company. “ Belter is a game about mining an asteroid belt that I used to play a lot when I was younger. When I ask him about influences he mentions the Market building in Age of Empires, which was home to a fluctuating exchange rate, but it's when he mentions an obscure 1979 boardgame that he seems most excited. Johnson has wanted to make Offworld Trading Company for a very long time. Offworld Trading Company is an economic strategy game and it's about as far from Civ as a strategy game could be. His latest project is a short-form sci-fi strategy game with no military component and, in fact, no combat whatsoever. His short but impressive CV has one standout entry - he was the lead designer of Civilization IV, a game which I hold in very high regard. Competition is fierce in this fast-paced economic RTS from Civilization IV Lead Designer, Soren Johnson.Last week I visited Mohawk Studios to speak to Soren Johnson. Mars has been colonized, and Earth's corporate titans fight to dominate this new market. Offworld Trading Company Publisher: Stardock Entertainment, Developer: Mohawk Games ![]() Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Obduction Publisher: Cyan, Inc., Developer: Cyan, Inc.Ī sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Obduction and Offworld Trading Company will be free on the Epic Games Store from 4pm BST on 15th July 2021 to 4pm BST on 22nd July 2021. Obduction is a sci-fi adventure game where you are abducted and transported to a strange alien landscape - you must explore, solve puzzles and uncover mysteries to make it back home. Offworld Trading Company is a real-time strategy game where you have been invited to build companies to support a colonised Mars. This week’s free games on the Epic Game Store are Obduction and Offworld Trading Company. News // 15th Jul 2021 - 8 months ago // By Jessica Epic Games Store Weekly Free Game W/C ![]()
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