Survival-Crafting Colony Sim Oceaneers Announced

Set within a flooded world of unstable islands, Barrel Smash Studios has announced their new survival crafting colony-sim Oceaneers.

Giving players sparse resources and limited island space, planning in Oceaneers is absolutely essential as players construct workstations, manage food production, and secure drinkable water.

Oh, and staying above water in a literal sense too, of course.

Learn more with the official gameplay trailer for Oceaneers below:

Oceaneers – Official Gameplay Trailer

Oceaneers developer James Thomas said the following:

“After first concepting the idea back in January 2023, it’s exciting to be launching a second PC title on Steam.

As huge fans of colony sims and crafting survival games, it’s been a fun challenge figuring out how to smoothly integrate story and objectives into these very sandboxy genres while still keeping replayability high. 

We grew up in the golden age of Sierra and LucasArts games, and we hope players enjoy this extra layer of quirkiness on top of the mechanics they already love.”

Note that there will also be a public playtest of Oceaneers via its Steam page August 5. 

Meanwhile, the Steam Early Access (via PC) launch of Oceaneers is slated for 2026. 

In the interim, all those looking to join the conversation can check out the official Discord channel.

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