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Wednesday25th Jan 2023
News Astroneer's Story Reaches Conclusion With Free 'Awakening' Update, Out Now
Wake up, space man!
Astroneer, the gorgeous sandbox space game, is getting a brand new free update today. Titled 'Awakening', this is the culmination of the game's story, ending what has been a beautiful journey across space. Focusing heavily on the narrative, Awakening sees you receive an urgent mission from a brand new character. Your journey...
Tuesday6th Dec 2022
News Astroneer Lands Seasonal Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Holiday special
Astroneer, the charming little Minecraft-meets-No Man's Sky sandbox, won us over when it was released back in January of this year and we have been enjoying regular updates ever since. Now the good folk over at System Era Softworks have introduced new festive content in an update titled 'Project C.H.E.E.R'. Aside from the usual bug...
Tuesday12th Jul 2022
News Astroneer Update Adds Trains, Plus New Narrative Mysteries And Merch
Slightly delayed on Switch
Astroneer's latest update is a doozy, adding everyone's favourite form of transport: The train. If you've played Astroneer, you'll have witnessed first-hand how unreliable cars are (we once spent a stressful hour trying to get a giant rover out of the centre of the planet), but with trains, you'll be able to zip across...
Friday25th Mar 2022
News Astroneer Update 1.24.29.0 Adds Keyboard Support On Console, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Squashing more space bugs
Another update has been released for spacefaring base-builder Astroneer, and this time, it brings with it a bunch of quality-of-life improvements, including mouse and keyboard support for consoles, remappable inputs, and accessibility options. Plus, of course, there's bug fixes. There are always bug fixes. Alongside the...
Friday11th Feb 2022
News Astroneer 1.23.132.0 Update Adds New Home Screen Icon, Here Are The Patch Notes
Say goodbye to bugs and hello to snails
The Astroneer 1.23.132.0 Xenobiology hotfix update was released on all consoles on the 3rd of February, for all consoles except the Switch, which needed a little more work. Now it's live on the Switch, too! Yay! The full patch notes are below, but there's one big update you'll notice immediately: The home...
Tuesday1st Feb 2022
News Nintendo Shares Its January Switch eShop Highlights
How many did you pick up?
As you can see above, Nintendo of Europe has shared its latest eShop highlights video showcasing key download releases from January. It's quite a mix, including some chill-out games and some more intense options, and also a blend of relatively high profile releases and some that may have passed you by. Windjammers 2 -...
Monday17th Jan 2022
News Astroneer Partners With ColorWare For Limited-Run Custom Nintendo Switch
It'll take 2 Nanocarbon Alloys to print, though
Astroneer just came out on the Nintendo Switch, and now Nintendo Switch is coming out on the Astroneer. That is to say, there's a new Nintendo Switch in an Astroneer design. Yeah. It's not an official design from Nintendo, like the Diamond and Pearl one that came out last year, but a collaboration...
Thursday13th Jan 2022
News Astroneer Is Out On Switch Today, With 'Xenobiology' Update That Adds Space Snails
"Galastropods" can be raised as pets
The lovely space-based sandbox adventure game Astroneer is out today on Nintendo Switch, alongside a new update that — for the first time in the game's six-year history — adds living creatures to the world. (You can read our Astroneer review here, by the way. We really liked it, and not just because of the...
Nintendo Download 13th January (North America)
Dead Cells DLC! Astroneer! Shadow Man Remastered!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Highlights: Dead Cells (Motion Twin,...
Nintendo Download 13th January (Europe)
Astroneer! Nova-111! Aery – Dreamscape!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - New Releases: Aery - Dreamscape (EpiXR, 13th Jan,...
Wednesday5th Jan 2022
Video 7 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In January 2022
Pokémon Legends, Shadow Man and more...
While it might not seem like there's much to look forward to at the start of a new year, for Nintendo Switch owners in January 2022, there are plenty of game releases to get excited about. We've got the return of IP like Shadow Man, Windjammers is finally getting that sequel, Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous...
Wednesday8th Dec 2021
News Astroneer Gets January Release Date, And Finally Adds Cute Animals To The Game
Switch: The Final Frontier
Astroneer is a brilliant little base-building space exploration game with literal hidden depths, as you explore the network of procedurally-generated caves beneath your base, and harvest minerals with your handy terraforming gun. Once you've managed to settle your home planet, it's time to build a rocket and blast off to...
Wednesday11th Aug 2021
Round Up All The Games From Nintendo's Indie World Showcase - August 2021
Every single game from the show!
It's a great time to be a lover of indie games, as Nintendo's latest Indie World showcase was packed with absolute bangers. 19 games in total were shown off in the latest presentation, and the general consensus is pretty good; overall, a fantastic showing for Nintendo. But if you missed it, or you can't remember...
News Space Base-Building Astroneer Is Finally Coming To Switch
Astroneerer than ever
Astroneer is a lot like that Matt Damon movie, The Martian, except instead of Matt Damon, it's you, and instead of potatoes, it's... building a base, exploring the alien wilds, and uncovering long-lost extraterrestrial secrets. It's not really a lot like The Martian, then. Except for being set in space. You'll play as a tiny,...