In a new survival game you strande as an alien on a Stone Age Earth. In the game, which at first glance resembles No Man’s Sky, one thing mainly awaits you: gardening. On Steam there is already a demo available.
Which game is meant? It is titled Astrobotanica and is being developed by a small team from Warsaw called Space Goblin Studio. Astrobotanica is set to be released on February 16, 2026, in Early Access on Steam, but there is a demo that you can play already.
Here you can also see a current trailer for Astrobotanica:
As an alien on a prehistoric Earth
What is the game about? Astrobotanica strongly resembles games like No Man’s Sky or Subnautica (just over water this time). However, this time you are not a human, and the foreign planet is Earth – specifically, 300,000 years ago.
You play as Xel, a scientist who has crash-landed on Earth with his spaceship. Your mission was to search for new plant species in space. So, it’s a bit of luck in misfortune – after all, there are plenty of plants on Earth.
What there is plenty of on Earth is oxygen. The downside is that our alien breathes CO₂. Therefore, your first goal will be to create a small garden with your advanced alien botany that protects you from the hostile environment. After that, you can set out to explore the planet.
On your journeys in the wilderness, you will discover new plants you can experiment with. Additionally, you will encounter dangerous animals and primitive humans, the Neanderthals. However, you won’t be able to communicate with them immediately – first, you will need to learn their language.
How action-packed is it? Not at all. According to the developers, Astrobotanica is a relaxed survival game that primarily rewards curiosity and experimentation – brute force will not get you far here. The greatest danger comes from the environment and wild animals that you must avoid.
At the start of Early Access, the core systems of the game will be included, such as botany, crafting, solving puzzles, farming, and base building, as well as opportunities to assist the Neanderthals. Throughout Early Access, additional systems and mechanics will be added, as well as world and story expansion.
A prehistoric survival game of a different kind awaits you with Echoes of Extinction. There is only a tech demo available on Steam, which already showcases one of the most exciting aspects of the game: you can play both as a primitive human and as a dinosaur. You can read more about it here: Unfortunately, we still have to wait quite a while for ARK 2 – but those who are excited will be happy with a new game on Steam
