Volcanoids sounds like a rude illness you need to buy cream for, but you re too embarrassed to ask the lady in the pharmacy because she knows your mum and even though your mum has seen you in every state of undress and infirmity you still can t let her know you ve got Volcanoids because you re a grown-up for heaven s sake, you re a grown-up, why is everything so difficult. Hello, I m Brendan. Steve can t do Premature Evaluation this week, so I ve been playing this singleplayer steampunk survival game. It s fiery and messy and still needs a bit of treatment.

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Not to be confused with singing synthesizers, Volcanoids is a survival and crafting sandbox in early access, and wait, no> – where are you going? This one is different, I swear. Volcanoid Studio skip the boring ‘caveman’ parts and starts players out assembling a Jules Verne-esque tunnelling land-ship. Once your vessel is ship (and drill) shaped, you’re off to battle an army of magma-fuelled steampunk robots that are trying to defeat humanity by causing volcanic eruptions. It’s still early days yet for the game, but this initial release has me unusually excited. Check out the launch trailer below.

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