Summary
- A new turn-based 4X strategy game, Folk Emerging, puts players in charge of a prehistoric nomadic community.
- The game’s developer, Crowdswarm, describes it as being about “families, folklore, and survival on a evolving frontier”.
- Players begin by creating a small tribe and must balance aspects of their society andresources to ensure its survival.
- It is set in a procedurally generated world and has a research tree focused on pre-agricultural technology.
- The game features a survival element; players must prepare their tribe for periodic ice ages.
- There is also a social element; the interactions of families and tribes mould the community and its successors.
- Coding and testing on the game is partially complete, with a planned full release in mid-2023.
- A public playtest is currently underway, and runs until 18 August.
By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
Original Article