The Pioneers offers a deep and innovative space survival experience. Build your space station, manage your crew and explore the harsh environment of Io, the innermost moon of Jupiter. Are you brave enough to survive ?
## About This Game
It is the second half of the 21st century and our planet Earth has been
drained of most of its precious resources. The lack of fossil fuels and metals
rapidly becomes a problem for companies and businesses alike, unable to ensure
the sustainable production and distribution of goods and services.
To prevent the end of modern society, mega corporations invest massively in
space programs in order to reach and exploit unique objects of our solar
system. One of these promising missions was imagined and funded by the Octal
Corporation, one of the leaders in fossil and solar energy. From the year 2070
to 2083, Octal studied Io, the innermost moon of Jupiter and landed tons of
engineering equipment on its surface to prepare its first inhabited scientific
mission.
Earth. 2084. It is time for you to play your part in this story. You are in
charge of Io-1, a 15 member crew mission that will have to reach Io and the
robotically assembled station which is waiting for you on the surface of one
of the most hostile places in our solar system. Your daily life will be harsh,
because of lo’s extreme temperatures and seismic activity. But do not worry,
you are well prepared. Everything is going to be ok… or almost.
## Crew configurations
Each game will let you play with 3 random survivors among a pool of 15. Try
different combinations and unlock characters for an extended replayability.
## Resource Management
Collect resources to craft helpful equipment, produce water and vegetables to
keep your crew alive, healthy and efficient.
## Upgrades
Customize your space station with many science and engineering systems.
Prioritize, upgrade and optimize depending of your strategy.
## Deadly Hazards
Volcanoes, seismic activity and magnetic storms constantly threaten your crew.
Do not forget to check the weather reports if you do not want to die.
## Exploration
Board a rover or a flying drone to gather scattered resources previously
landed on Io’s surface. Discover a systemic world that evolves during the
game.
## and More…
Free camera, character personalities and interactions, tech and ability trees,
procedural features…
The Pioneers is the 2020 Game Cup winner, the first French championship for
independent video game creation.
Launch of the crowdfunding campaign on the evening of 16 September 2021 on the
KKBB platform. Be ready to fund us!
The Pioneers: surviving desolation