StarSeeker: Astroneer Expeditions Launches in Early Access as a Co-Op Escape Adventure
The shift from open-ended survival to timed co-op escape missions marks a distinct design departure for the ASTRONEER universe, targeting a different play style while retaining the terrain-modifying tools and planetary exploration.
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Devolver Digital and System Era Softworks have released STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions, a spin-off of the survival sandbox ASTRONEER. Unlike the original, this is an online co-op escape action game where teams of up to four players must survey planets, mine resources, and return to their rocket within a 30-minute oxygen limit. The game is currently in early access.
STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions is now available in early access from Devolver Digital. Developed by System Era Softworks, the game is a spin-off set in the same world as the 2016 title ASTRONEER, but it is not a survival game. Instead, it is an online cooperative escape action game. Players join the crew of the space station ESS Starseeker, accept missions, and then travel to planets in teams of up to four. Once on a planet, oxygen lasts only 30 minutes, and players must survey, mine resources, and craft items before returning to the rocket launch pad. The game includes cooperative mechanics such as sending notifications to teammates, requesting help when downed, and shared missions. Solo play is also possible, though the game is online-only. Basic tools include a laser for terrain modification and a scanner for surveying objects. Scanning earns Bytes, a currency used for purchases. Wildlife attacks are common; players can pacify creatures by throwing collected items at them. The first explorable area is the Wetlands on the planet Tephra, which contains resources like compound, resin, and graphite.
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