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Black Metal

Colonize. Explore. Survive.

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Developer
Inverse Ontology
Publisher
Avaris AS
Release
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About the Game

A survival colony sim / action rpg set during the colonization and exploration of a distant, dark continent.

This forsaken and forgotten land has been found to produce in ample amount, the most desired of materials; black metal - a malleable magic element that can craft powerful items and constructions the likes of which exceeds the imagination of man.

Features:
  • In-depth colony and colonist simulator.
  • Explore the continent with your party.
  • Fight the forces and creatures ancient to this brutal land.
  • Trading
  • Procedural generated world
  • Seasons & Time of day.
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