Space Goblin prepares to welcome backers to play the exclusive Closed Alpha build scheduled for mid-June
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Warsaw, Poland – May 29th, 2025 – Space Goblin Studio is happy to announce the outstanding crowdfunding success for ASTROBOTANICA. This upcoming relaxed-survival game for PC has successfully raised £46,836 on Kickstarter. With the initial funding goal achieved in just six days, three major stretch goals have been unlocked thanks to the support of 1,523 backers. The team now finalizes the development efforts, staying on track to deliver the first playable code to backers in mid-June.
"It’s a great success for our tiny team,” said Arkadiusz Woźniak, Game Director of ASTROBOTANICA. "We’re truly humbled with the loving reception for our game. The community's anticipation, trust, energy, and generous contributions have reassured us that we’re on the right path."
Space Goblin Studio is now implementing the three community-achieved stretch goals, including:
Taming Pets: New mechanics for befriending, taming, and caring for a variety of animals encountered on your journey to the prehistoric Earth.
Fishing: New gameplay systems for crafting bait and tackle, allowing players to enjoy relaxing fishing mechanics across the tropical oceans surrounding the islands where the game is located.
Building Plus: Advanced options for building structures and abodes, allowing players to create interactive habitats within the game world.
In addition to these upcoming features and mechanics, the team is actively working on Steam Deck optimization, aiming to ensure that ASTROBOTANICA is fully compatible with the handheld system, giving survival fans an option to explore prehistoric Earth on the go. This will make a part of the Closed Alpha testing this Summer, offered via Steam to backers who supported the game on Kickstarter. This will be followed up by the studio on social media and the developer’s Discord. The received feedback will help shape the next stage of development, towards a Public Demo planned for the Autumn.
ASTROBOTANICA is built on the foundation of core survival games but offers a more relaxed experience than typical survivals. While managing key resources is essential for your extraterrestrial protagonist, Xel, the game won’t rely on high-stress survival mechanics. Instead, it will reward players for exploration, puzzle-solving, experimentation, and collaboration with Primal Humans.
Key Features:
Plant Research: Discover the unique qualities of the Earth’s flora, and its effects on living organisms and the environment.
Tonics Crafting: Experiment with ingredients obtained from plant life to prepare mixtures for various uses, and develop recipes for later.
Cultivation: Nurture select plant species and build your very own garden, look after it by watering and nourishing your crops, and protecting it from hungry animals.
Exploration: Travel between islands and explore different biomes to discover new plants, while learning to handle dangerous wildlife and solving hidden mysteries.
Human Interaction: Break the ice and connect with primal humans inhabiting the islands to foster relationships that can lead to trading and mutual assistance.To stay in the loop on the latest developments for ASTROBOTANICA, follow the game on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and visit the official website. To support the crowdfunding campaign head to the official Kickstarter page. ASTROBOTANICA is currently in development for Windows PC via Steam and is slated for release this Winter. Join the conversation on the game’s official Discord community.
About Space Goblin
This tiny development studio, located in Warsaw, Poland, is composed of experienced designers, artists and programmers with previous experience including key roles in teams behind Dead Island, Dying Light, and Green Hell. Space Goblin is dedicated to crafting beautiful, stylized games that capture the imagination and spirit of adventure, built on a solid foundation of engaging gaming experience for PC and consoles. With the debut title ASTROBOTANICA, the team wants to capture the love for the survival genre, but look to redefine it into a relaxed-style gameplay, combining familiarity and innovation. The core commitment to gamers is collaborative work with the community via Steam, Discord, Kickstarter and social media, making sure that the direction and the emerging game stays inspiring and engaging, and foremost, brings a lot of rewarding fun.
