It’s a big universe so it should be easy not to fly right into a planet, but apparently it’s much harder than it looks. The kitty-alien Kokopa and his robo-bird friend Pollimero are on the run when a planet just pops up out of nowhere, causing a crash-landing that leaves the ship destroyed but the semi-heroic pair only a little shaken up. The ship is only lightly broken, though, so Kokopa pops it into a handy PortaPop capsule and sets off to find the resources to fix it. A little poking around also turns up Kokopa’s laser sword (working) and terrain manipulation tool (busted, but not for long) and then it’s off into a new world to explore, build, craft, and farm his way back into space.
Kokopa’s Atlas is a super-cute survival game that’s heavy on exploration and homesteading, with a little bit of combat to keep things interesting. The Kickstarterlaunched todaywith a demo to show off its super-cozy world, and while it feels held together with paperclips and wishful thinking a few minutes play is plenty for Kokopa’s Atlas to start working its charm. The starting area walks you through a few basics if you follow the obvious path, and what it doesn’t explain a little experimentation reveals. Find laser sword, hit bushes to clear a path out of the starting valley, find someone to fix the terrain-altering gun, and then the world is yours to explore. It’s a lovely place to poke about, with views stretching off into the distance if you may find a high point to see it all from, just calling out for an adventurous kitty-alien to investigate past the next hill and maybe plunk down a base if it’s nice enough on the other side.
The Kickstarter for Kokopa’s Atlas is running now and you may snag the demo from there. It’s off to a fairly decent start, taking in almost 2/3 of its goal on the first day, and while the demo is a bit fragile in its early state it still manages to be so incredibly likeable that it’s almost impossible not to support. Head on over tothe Kickstarter pageand give the demo a play-through, or at least give the trailer below a once-over to see the world-exploring cuteness in action.
