Sky pirates and more – Black Skylands out now in PC Early Access

Black Skylands, the unique open-world action adventure game from tinyBuild and Hungry Couch Games, is out now in Early Access on PC through Steam, GOG and the Epic Games Store for $19.99 with a 10% discount during launch.

The game can best be described as a pixel-art top-down shooter that draws inspiration from farming simulators, RPGs, sandboxes, and bullet hell genres. If that sounds like a confounding and conflicting mashup of genres, you are not alone. However, we found all the game’s systems and its gameplay to mesh really well in our preview, which you can read here.

Black Skylands Key Features:

• Fight in the skies and on land – Combine aerial and ground combat, having dozens of weapons in your arsenal. Encountered a group of enemies that is too tough for you to handle? Execute an aerial attack! And don’t forget to use your trusty grappling hook to throw enemies into the cloudy abyss.

• Customize your vessel and weaponry – Choose a skyship that fits your playstyle, be it a small maneuverable boat or a heavy machine with a high-capacity cargo hold. When on foot, harness the power of firearms by enhancing them with different mods and using special abilities to destroy your foes.

• Build, expand and protect your aerial base – Make your trusty Fathership an impregnable flying fortress and repel intruders’ attacks. Resources you gather can be used to build facilities aboard the Fathership. For example, a Workshop lets you acquire useful upgrades for airships & weapons, a Factory processes resources and a Laboratory allows you to create powerful artifacts. Also, make sure to construct buildings like Gardens and Ranches to grow & harvest crops. Keep your people well-fed!

• Capture territories – Craft alliances and clear out occupied lands to expand the power of your faction. New resources, researches, characters and other features become available as you grow your influence.

• Explore a sprawling open world – Venture into the skies and discover countless floating lands full of secrets & loot. Travel across forests, farms, snowy lands, urban jungle and the mysterious Black Skylands themselves. Discover ancient secrets and take risks to unleash power behind them.

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