Embark

Embark is a colony management game with a focus on complex simulation in a huge living3 D world It is a game targeted at enthusiasts of the genre who are looking for a deeper experience While a lot of effort has been put into the interface and there is a short tutorial there is still a significant learning curve especially while in Early Access
Order your colonists to build the ultimate base in multiple Z levels
Manage your colonists needs
Watch your colonists live their own lives and have their own relationships
Build aqueducts and pumps to manage a detailed water simulation system
Farm food with a detailed plant simulation system
Tame and hunt animals
Craft dozens of different items to keep your colonists happy and defend yourself
Dig deep to find sources of metal ore with a prospecting system
Explore the massive game map
Defend your colony with a detailed combat system
Play a procedurally generated map with different biomes and places of interest each time
Each component of an item has a material and quality which affects the item differently
Impress or fight with other factions
Trade with other factions
Modding with Steam workshop support
EXPLORE
Explore a huge procedurally generated3 D world and meet its inhabitants Embark simulates thousands of flora and fauna in detail Time of day seasons temperature and precipitation are modeled in detail These conditions can have effects that help or hinder your colony Crops can fail from lack of water or an early frost
CRAFT
Gather a large variety of materials and craft items with a deep hierarchical crafting item system With practice comes the ability to build better items smith more effective weapons and armours and smelt better ores Each part of an item affects its effectiveness in different ways A spear could be made with an iron head and wooden shaft or it could have a steel head and bronze shaft
BUILD
Rebuild civilization block by block Embark s fully destructible world allows you to build anything from small trading outposts to huge fortresses Order your people to build complex structures and sit back and watch as they complete them Your colony depends on you Your management style may result in a cohesive well oiled military machine or a dysfunctional band on the brink of murdering each other Reward a skilled craftsman with a larger room to make her more productive but be careful as her friends may get jealous at the“ unfair” treatment
DEFEND
Defend yourself from multiple threats using a deep combat system which models individual body parts weapon sizes character skills and more Build the ultimate fort to keep intruders out but beware Some enemies can dig climb or fly to reach you