Solarpunk, an upcoming survival, crafting and sim game from developer Cyberwave and publisher rokaplay, has just announced that it will join Kickstarter next week on May 30th, 2023. The news follows up on March’s update, successfully meeting the goal for May.

In Solarpunk, players explore floating islands on an airship, and build their home by harnessing natural energy to manage and grow resources. It will also support cooperative gameplay.

Solarpunk will be available on PC, and you can wishlist the game on Steam today. Here’s the big Kickstarter announcement from Solarpunk’s official Twitter feed:

🚀BIG NEWS🚀

On Tuesday, May 30th, our electrifying Solarpunk Kickstarter campaign will go live! 🎉

Let's turn this cozy survival craft game into reality together! 🔆🌱🚀 pic.twitter.com/oX7K9W29Qp

— Solarpunk | cozy survival game (@Solarpunk_Game) May 23, 2023

Although today’s announcement included a very brief teaser, you can watch a full gameplay trailer for Solarpunk on publisher rokaplay’s YouTube channel:

The devs have mustered something very remarkable and tidy for such a very small team. Solarpunk allows its theme to permeate every detail, emphasizing gusts of wind with swaying foliage and soothing sounds.

It truly excels in creating something gentle, but not too simple. Further, it effectively captures the spirit of the broader genre.

Solarpunk elaborates on just how the core ideology could function in the context of survival. It also allows players to share adventures together, and that cooperation reinforces the friendly tone and themes of the game.

Setting Solarpunk in the open air innately has a sweeping sense of freedom, and is partly used in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The environments are filled to the brim with colorful and bright scenery, which genuinely feel like a worthwhile adventure.

The glowing soundtrack is equally charming, and surely worth a separate release for looping on your downtime.

The gameplay isn’t very complex, but simplicity that makes you take a deep and relaxed breath seems to be the point. Solarpunk’s meditative atmosphere might legitimately inspire or bolster your own boundless optimism.

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