About This Demo

About this game

Stranded on an unknown planet, Mani and Stefan must work together to get back home. Mani´s ability to gather and craft gadgets complements Stefan´s combat expertise. With these skillsets you needto find clever ways to explore the areas in this wacky adventure game. 

Overview

After crash-landing on an unknown planet, Mani´s shoes evaporated. This left him with nothing but his trusted robot friend Stefan, a blender and a shovel. Together they´ll explore various biomes on their quest to get out in space and finally back home. Gather resources, craft the latest in Manickologist technology and crawl through scary dungeons.

Follow Mani´s perspective as you explore this world with an unknown language. Encounter strange Cognimals and Tourists on your journey back home. A journey where every challenge requires creative thinking.

Key Features

Swap between characters

• Mani the Manickologist: Gather resources and find hidden treasures with his shovel. Craft gadgets and juices with his blender. Playing as Mani allows more efficient movement and exploration.

• Stefan the Robot: Switch to Stefan for combat-focused gameplay. Equipping different gadgets activates different combat abilities.

Open exploration

• Explore the lush green world in whatever way or order that best suit your playstyle.

• Find treasure maps, secret crafting recipes, and valuable loot scattered across the island.

Procedural dungeons and challenging boss battles

• Crawl through procedural dungeons swarming with spooky Cognimals and filled with treasure.

• Test your combat skills in unique challenging boss fights.

Gathering and crafting

• Gather for various materials scattered around the island.

• Experiment with blending these materials or find recipes to craft juices or gadgets.

Unique story and characters

• Meet unique colorful characters as you listen to the story from Mani´s point of view.

• Follow the story as it develops without having to watch long cutscenes or read dialogue.

• Follow the backstory of the different characters. From Mani´s feet-insecurity to Uncleman´s mysterious past.

What to expect in the demo

The demo introduces you to the first island, where you’ll:

• Experiment with gathering and crafting.

• Unlock the recipes for the first couple of gadgets.

• Play as both Mani and Stefan as you explore the entirety of the first island.

• Fight through one dungeon and face one of the bosses.

• Find 6 hidden treasures and heaps of loot.