Aground planned for Switch

Aground is on the way to Switch, Fancy Fish Games has announced. It will be released early next year.

Here’s an overview of the game:

Splash!
You’re plunged deep into the black, frigid waters. Your lungs scream for air. With your last bit of strength, you pull yourself ashore.

You have nothing but the clothes on your back and fallen branches all around. That ship was your last hope, and now it lies in pieces off the shore of this deserted island. Are you the only one who survived the crash?

You’re not alone. You don’t know how the others survived. You don’t know if you can trust them.

You have to rebuild. You have to learn ancient skills long since forgotten by humanity.

This island may be deserted, but with work, innovation and a little help, perhaps you can make it a home.

But to have a future, you’ll have to challenge the forces that caused the crash in the first place…

All you can do is hope that when THEY return, this time you’ll be ready.

What Is Aground?

Aground was designed around the theme of Progression, and inspired by Utopian Mining, Starbound and A Dark Room. You start out with only the rudimentary ability to gather wood, and you can eventually build your way up to a thriving settlement, expand to other islands, develop advanced technology, and learn magic. Will you be able to confront the threat that caused you to crash? Fly dragons? Launch into space? The sky is literally not the limit.

With Aground, our goal is to keep you continually surprised, with exciting new options opening up around every corner, so you’re always wondering “what’s next?”. By the end of the game, even though there are a lot of systems and complexity, since everything has been built up bit-by-bit, it is all easily manageable.

What can you do in Aground?
There’s a lot to do! Here’s a quick list:

Mine Ores, Gems, and other Resources
Build Structures
Complete Quests
Fight Enemies and Bosses
Craft Tools
Farm Crops
Cook Foods
Befriend NPCs (or not)
Advance your Technology
Discover Magic
Ride Vehicles and Mounts
Raise Dragons
Capture Enemies
Level up your Skills
Go Fishing
Explore Secrets