The Steam Game Festival Summer Edition started on June 16th, and the base-building rogue-lite game, Craft in Abys, joined with a free demo for everyone.
Craft in Abyss is developed by Firepillar2, a Hong Kong indie studio. In the game, the player takes the role of the main female character, Alex. They will design their own fortress and embark on a journey, during which, they will learn new skills and gather resources to continuously strengthen their fortress.
Here’s the reveal trailer for the game:
The game is made up of 3 core gameplay mechanics – Facilities, Battle, and Skills.
Core Gameplay 1: Facilities
In order to build additional facilities on the fortress, the player will first have to construct a baseplate, which must be connected to the fortress itself. Do note that more baseplates aren’t always better, since additional baseplates increase the fortress’s size, making it easier for enemies to land their attacks as it will be more difficult to dodge the projectiles.
After designing the shape of the moving fortress, the player will then be able to build new facilities on them and set off to battle!
Core Gameplay 2: Battles
During battles, the player will take control of the fortress, and utilize the rotating baseplates alongside the auto-defence facilities to defeat enemies. Defeated enemies will grant resources, which can be used to strengthen the fortress.
Core Gameplay 3: Skills
The player will be awarded digital totem found in the ruins after every battle. The player must make good use of the digital totems’ strengths in order to achieve victory.
An example of this would be a totem that provides “+75% Main Cannon damage. Main Cannon attacks now causes recoil.”. Such a skill would allow the main cannon to be used for dodging attacks as well as actually damaging enemies.
The most interesting part of this game is that the players will gain skills randomly, meaning that they won’t be able to actually permanently stick with a setup, and will have to adapt their playstyle according to the skills they receive, thereby providing them with a totally different experience every time they play the game.
Plot Synopsis
“Alex was born and raised in the Underwater Ruins, a sealed megastructure submerged deep beneath the ocean. As a genius engineer, she pilots her battleship alone in search for an exit at the top of the ruins in hopes of finding a solution to the threat of her home disappearing. Yet, what she came across was the mechanical assault from the labyrinth itself…:
The giant metropolis beneath the waves, the cowardly civilians and the ignorant upper class in Craft in Abyss mirror the downfall of Hong Kong (and other modern cities), and highlights the importance of facing history head-on. Meanwhile, the sacrifice and perseverance of the characters within the plot symbolize the hard work of the selfless people that try to save their home.
Craft in Abyss is a part of the Steam Game Festival Summer Edition, if you are interested, you can click the link below and download the demo right now:
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Steam 遊戲節夏季版於 6 月 16 日開跑，基地建設類 Rogue-lite 遊戲《Craft In Abyss》（深淵爬塔）有份參展，展示遊戲試玩供玩家體驗。
《Craft In Abyss》由香港團隊火柱工作室製作。玩家在遊戲中扮演女主角亞莉絲設計屬於自己的機械要塞，持續為其升級、加建，在旅程中學習不同技能、戰鬥並掠奪對方的資源，再不斷變強。
遊戲前導宣傳片：
遊戲由 3 個核心玩法構成，分別是「加建設施」、「戰鬥」和「收集技能」。
核心玩法１：加建設施
要在戰船上建立設施，首先要加建底板。當然，底板不能凌空而建。注意，底板不是越多越好，因為建底板會增加戰船的面積，令敵人的攻擊更易命中，躲避起來更加困難。
設計好戰船後，在底板上建立設施，出發戰鬥吧！
核心玩法２：戰鬥
戰鬥時，玩家需要操控戰船移動，以及旋轉底板利用戰船的自動防衛設施來攻擊敵人。擊倒敵人會獲得資源，讓玩家可以進一步加建要塞。
核心玩法３：收集技能
每次戰鬥過後，會隨機在遺跡獲取電腦圖騰，在遊戲中幫助玩家。玩家必須善用圖騰的能力來取得下場勝利。
抽到不同能力後，玩家需要思考如何讓要塞發揮能力，例如：
「主炮最終攻擊力 + 25%，並且開炮會附帶後座力。」有了這個能力，主炮除了攻擊外，也可以用來迴避敵人的進攻。
本作最有趣的特色，是玩家於每次遊戲都會隨機得到不同的能力，不能一本通書用到老，要視能力不同而改變玩法，享受每次不同的遊戲體驗。
故事簡介
「生活在沉沒深海之下、封閉的超巨形建築物內部，被稱為水下遺跡的地方。女主角亞莉絲是個天才技師。為了解決居住地消失的危機，她獨自離鄉別井，駕駛自己改造的戰船，尋找遺跡的頂部出口，卻遭遇迷宮裡充滿惡意的機械攻擊……」
本作以沉浸在海底的巨大都市、犬懦的居民以及離地的上流階級，隱喻現代都市（猶其是香港）的沉淪，帶出面對歷史的重要。故事中角色的堅持和犧牲，象徵微小的無私者企圖拯救家園的努力。
《Craft In Abyss》正於 Steam 遊戲節參展，玩家可以點下面連結取得試玩版本：