Layerland is a sandbox survival game set in a world that mirrors Earth’s terrain. Travel through gates, capture monsters as pets, and team up to battle, gather, craft, and build.

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What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Layer Land is a world built on imagination, exploration, and connection.

Early Access is an opportunity for us to grow the game together with our community. With your feedback, we hope to further refine features such as pet interactions, crafting systems, and world events.

We already have a strong foundation in place. We have developed our own Earth Map Engine, capable of creating a vast world based on real-world geographic data, alongside over 100 unique monsters, a variety of pets, and a rich tutorial experience available in Skyland.

However, there is still much more to create in Layer Land together with our players.

Throughout Early Access, we plan to experiment with new ideas, refine existing systems, and build a living world shaped by the creativity and feedback of our community.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“ We’re aiming for a full release around spring next year, but we’re keeping things flexible to make sure we get it right.

The timeline may shift depending on player feedback and development progress. Our priority is to build a world that feels alive, balanced, and full of surprises—and we want to take the time to do that with you.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“ Expanded Pet Interaction: Pet-breeding is just the beginning. The full version will offer deeper interactions and cinematic experiences with your companions, making each bond feel truly personal.

New Crafting & Gathering Systems: Additional mechanics will enhance crafting and introduce ingredient-collecting events tied to exploration and seasonal changes.

Enhanced Skyland Experience: The full version will expand at Skyland with playful activities, interactive toys, and rewarding mini-events designed to spark curiosity and fun.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Upon arriving in Layer Land, players will discover floating sky islands of five elemental biomes surrounding the Ether Core. In addition, a fully recreated Earth map based on real-world geography and environments offers unique climates, creatures, and hidden secrets waiting to be uncovered in every region.

Through tutorial events on the sky islands, players can naturally learn the game's core systems, encounter monsters, and master survival across diverse terrains and ecosystems while embarking on their first adventure.

Throughout both the sky islands and the Earth map, more than 100 species of wild monsters roam the world. Each creature possesses its own unpredictable personality (based on MBTI types), elemental attributes, and behavioral patterns. By capturing and befriending monsters, players can make use of their unique talents for activities such as cooking, potion brewing, and more.

Adventure alongside your companions, climb challenging landscapes, and strategically overcome the unique objectives and obstacles presented by each region.

Diverse Content
Over 100 monster species and a wide variety of craftable items across seven distinct professions await players.

Layer Land is not just about combat. Players can enjoy the game in their own way by building and customizing bases, crafting defensive structures, lighting, transportation tools, cooking facilities, decorations, and many other utilities for exploration and survival.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“ Yes.
As we continue building out the world and adding new features, the price will increase for the full release.

Early Access players not only get the game at a lower price— they’re part of our development story.
Your support, feedback, and attention mean the world to us, and we’re grateful to share this adventure with you from the very beginning.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“ We believe Layer Land will grow best with the voices of the players who explore it. From Early Access onward, we’ll be listening closely to your feedback—whether it’s about gameplay balance, pet interactions, or wild ideas for new features.

We’ll be active on Discord and other social platforms, sharing updates, gathering suggestions, and celebrating your creativity.

Whether you’re reporting bugs, sharing fan art, or suggesting new monster talents, your input will help shape the future of Layer Land.
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About This Game

Inhabitants of Layerland

In Layerland, you can encounter a variety of pets and monsters. Each pet has a different appearance, attributes, and combat style, along with a unique personality and traits based on MBTI. Explore new regions and meet your very own adventure partner.

Exploring Diverse Biomes

You can explore regions with different environments such as forests, deserts, volcanoes, and snowfields. Each biome features a unique atmosphere, terrain, and monsters, and players will pioneer new regions through preparation and strategies tailored to each environment.

Gathering and Crafting

Gather resources and craft equipment and items. Using materials acquired during exploration, you can create equipment necessary for survival and various crafted goods.

Free Base Building

Utilize collected resources to build your own base. You can place structures, organize the space, and develop the base that will serve as the foundation for your explorations.

Boss Monsters

Powerful boss monsters exist in each region. The boss embodies the atmosphere and characteristics of the region, and becomes the main objective of the exploration through exclusive skills and combat sequences.

AI Pets, Unpredictable Behaviors

The pets in Layerland don't just stop at responding to command buttons; they react to players' real-time conversations and show different reactions depending on their personalities.

Until you tame a wild monster as a pet, no one can predict its personality.

Reality-Based Terrain World

Experience an unimaginable scale realized by precisely processing vast terrain data of the actual Earth.

The massive mountain ranges, endless oceans, and real city borders of our reality combine with the civilization of a fantasy world to be reborn as a completely new stage for adventure.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Through the chat system, players can talk and interact with their closest companion pets in real-time.

To ensure a safe experience, this pet conversation feature applies both DeepSeek’s filtering system and an in-game keyword moderation system during the content generation process. These safeguards are designed to ensure compliance with Steam’s guidelines—preventing content that promotes hate or discrimination, incites violence, depicts real individuals in explicit ways, or infringes on copyrights.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 or later (64-Bit)
    • Processor: i5-3570K 3.4 GHz 4 Core
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB)
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 40 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Internet connection required for steam account connection. SSD required.
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 or later (64-Bit)
    • Processor: i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8 Core
    • Memory: 32 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GeForce RTX 2070
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 40 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Internet connection required for steam account connection. SSD required.

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