Today the survival game If Sun Sets goes into early access on Steam. This offers a day-night cycle that doesn’t just make a difference visually.
What kind of game is it about? If Sun Sets is a survival role-playing game in which you find yourself as a castaway on an island. During the day you explore alone or in co-op, collect resources and build a base. This way you might survive the undead hordes that attack you at night.
If Sun Sets was released in Early Access on Steam on November 5th, 2024, the release on the Epic Games Store is still pending (as of November 5th, 12:17 p.m.). There is also a free demo available on Steam. In the trailer, the developers show what you can expect.
You can see the official trailer for the early access launch here:
If Sun Sets: Trailer for the new survival game with pirates on Steam
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What does the trailer show? In the character editor you can adjust the gender and appearance of your character. You also distribute your first 3 stat points in the categories of health, stamina, attack and defense.
If you want to cosplay as the worst pirate you’ve ever heard of (we’re talking about Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean, of course) you can do that. You can find the hairstyle and beard in the character editor, and a matching outfit is available later in the game.
Nocturnal survival horror in the Caribbean
When you’re done creating your character, head to the island of Luminora. There you first stroll along Caribbean beaches, and further inland a dense jungle with scattered ruins awaits you. From a purely visual perspective, the island is quite impressive.
But you’re not on Luminora to go on vacation: instead, you’re collecting food and resources to build a base. This will be useful when the undead rise at night and hunt you down. If Sun Sets combines pirate and fantasy elements with the gameplay loop of a 7 Days To Die.
An important note for everyone who wants to play If Sun Sets in co-op: According to the information in the Steam shop, you need an Epic account for multiplayer.
Unfortunately, you can’t steer a ship like a real pirate and fight at sea in If Sun Sets, but you can in another game that you wouldn’t have expected that at all. You can read more about it in this article: New big game for PS5 and Steam has a beloved feature that fans of Assassin’s Creed miss