Sci-fi survival game Beyond Contact for PC now available in Early Access

Publisher Deep Silver and developer Playcorp Studios have released science-fiction survival game Beyond Contact in Early Access for PC via Steam.

The Early Access version features a near-complete campaign mode, with late-game narrative-based objects still in development, as well a s a form of endless gameplay and the alpha version of cooperative multiplayer. The full release will add enhanced base building with fully customizable habitats and new defensive structures, new gadgets and equipment, smarter artificial intelligence for raiders, a true endless survival gameplay mode, and additional multiplayer features. The game is planned to remain in Early Access for six months, with regular content drops during.

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About

Beyond Contact is a fiercely formidable survival game, inspired by the art and style of pulp science-fiction comics, the moral dilemmas of contemporary science-fiction films, and the unforgiving gameplay of survival genre classics.

Taking place on the often mysterious and always deadly, procedurally-generated, alien world of Ketern, Beyond Contact features exploration and discovery, a robust system of research and crafting, intuitive base building and defense, farming and creature feeding, narrative-driven objectives to save the inhabitants of the planet, and enough flora, fauna, extreme weather, and environmental hazards to kill even the toughest players 1000 times over… and trust us if the planet gets the chance, it will.

Story

In the year 2766, Quinn Hicks an elite member of Space Corps, the expeditionary arm of the UWC, is called in to respond to a growing crisis at the edge of known space. The planet of Ketern is breaking apart, a yet unknown energy source emanating from the planet’s interior is threatening the civilization that calls Ketern home…

Key Features

• Play Your Way – Beyond Contact offers Campaign and Endless game modes for both solo and cooperative multiplayer experiences.
• Dynamic 3D Engine – Can you survive the dynamically diverse, robustly detailed, and unquestionably deadly world of Ketern?
• Science-Fiction Setting – Utilize your Space Corps-issued equipment, weapons, and AtmoSuits to explore the diverse alien environments, discover extraordinary creatures and unusual plants, and eventually come face to face with the ancient civilization of Ketern.
• Robust Research and Crafting – Scan, collect, mine, and scavenge the planet’s exotic materials while utilizing the deep and rewarding research and crafting system to survive and thrive the dying planet and its often aggressive inhabitants.
• Intuitive Base Building and Power Grid System – Build, expand, and defend your base of operations, while pushing the unique power grid system to its limits.
• Narrative Driven Quests and Factional Alien NPCs – Collaborate with alien civilizations, discover previously unknown technology, and uncover the truth of the planet’s demise along your journey to help the locals.
• Devolving World – Ripped apart by an onslaught of dark rifts, Ketern’s once-thriving biomes are being overtaken by dangerous hazards and chaotic weather fallout. Do you have what it takes to survive?

Watch the Early Access launch trailer below.