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| PULSAR: Lost Colony | |
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| Developer(s) | Leafy Games, LLC |
| Publisher(s) | Leafy Games, LLC |
| Programmer(s) | Preston Stoll |
| Artist(s) | George Stoll |
| Writer(s) | Jenn Feran |
| Composer(s) | Alex Yoder, Isaac Vail[1] |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | Windows, OS X, Linux |
| Release | June 23, 2021 |
| Genre(s) | Space exploration, first-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
PULSAR: Lost Colony is a science fiction space exploration video game being developed by independent developers Leafy Games, LLC. The video game was greenlit[2] on Steam Greenlight on October 3, 2013,[3] and was later funded successfully on Kickstarter on October 31, 2013.[4] The game was released in an Alpha state on February 25, 2014,[5] and was later available on Steam's Early Access program following an official release on June 23, 2021.
PULSAR: Lost Colony is a game about space exploration, in which a procedurally generated galaxy is created[6] with a ship of the player's choice. They may warp to several systems and upgrade/repair their ship when encountering a system with a trading post. Combat is also in this game, as the player can attack and board enemy ships. There are several classes to choose from in this game such as: Captain, Pilot, Engineer, Scientist, and Weapons Officer. The game has a single-player and multiplayer available, both modes are exactly the same as it is now. Multiplayer is mainly co-op as you can play with your friends and cooperatively destroy enemy ships,[7][8] beam down to planets, and board enemy ships.
This game includes four playable factions: The Colonial Union, W.D. Corporation, The Alliance of Gentlemen, and The Fluffy Biscuit Company.[9] In the future, other factions will be added, including a "secret faction" known as the Polytechnic Federation. The developers plan to tie in the factions with the story.
The game also currently includes three playable races The Humans, The Sylvassi, and The Robots.[10] Unlike The Sylvassi, and The Robots, The Humans require oxygen, and they have a special ability allowing them to be revived once per jump. The Sylvassi are immune to extreme cold and have a special ability to be able to go invisible for a short time, however they have a lower base health than The Humans and are extremely weak to high temperatures. The Robots have a still lower base health than The Sylvassi however they are immune to all hazardous environments except radioactive, and they can be repaired with a repair gun.[11]
- ^ "PULSAR:Lost Colony Kickstarter reaches funding goal". Destructoid. 10 October 2013.
- ^ "PULSAR: Lost Colony Greenlight Page". Steam/Valve. 30 August 2013.
- ^ "32 New Steam Titles Greenlit". Tom's Guide. 3 October 2013.
- ^ "Co-op Sandbox FTL? – PULSAR Is The Most Exciting Game". Rock Paper Shotgun. 2 October 2013.
- ^ "PULSAR: Lost Colony Kickstarter by Leafy Games, LLC". Kickstarter. 8 May 2014.
- ^ "Pulsar Features Cooperative Space Exploration with a Side of Permadeath". Co-Optimus. 7 May 2014.
- ^ "PULSAR: Lost Colony - Video Devlog #1 - Multiplayer Demo". YouTube. 11 August 2013.
- ^ "Pulsar: Lost Colony – Neues Entwicklervideo zum Co-op Raumschiff-Simulator". Zockerheim. 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Steam :: PULSAR: Lost Colony :: Beta 16 Release Notes". steamcommunity.com. 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ^ "Steam :: PULSAR: Lost Colony :: Beta 18 Release Notes". steamcommunity.com. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ^ "Steam :: PULSAR: Lost Colony :: Beta 18 Release Notes". steamcommunity.com. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2019-11-21.