Under a New Sun
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I Love survival games, I really enjoy games like Under a New Sun. If you enjoy games similar to Under a New Sun, then check out the following page. I list all the gameplay elements of Under a New Sun and at the bottom of the page is a list of survival games with similar gameplay elements.
EARLY ACCESS TITLE
This game is in early access and I have limited playtime, the information below is per the developer/steam page, along with my time in game and whatever else is available.
V0.4.0
Note: This game is under heavy active development with updates occurring frequently.
Game Engine
Under the Sun is being developed in Unreal Engine
Developer
This title is being made by a solo developer, New Horizon Games.
Survival Elements
Currently your major needs are food and water.
Base Building
The base building is free form. Make whatever you wish.
Crafting
You will be crafting the majority of the things you need. I did not find any finished items during my play, the game is still in development though.
Looting
There is some looting in the form of containers, most of what you seek will be gathered from the world.
Combat, Main Enemy Types
This is a Zombie free zone, there are drones, and animals that will attack.
Characters and Leveling
There is no character creation and no leveling. this is a first person title.
Creature Taming and Mounts
There is no creature taming and no mounts, there are vehicles in the form of boats.
Weather Impacts on Gameplay
Weather is suppose to impact gameplay, I do believe it effects travel speed of boats at the very least.
Game Modes
There are no game modes at this time.
Map
Under a New Sun, uses a hand crafted map.
Over Gameplay Difficulty
The game is not hard to play in its current form, You will have a learning curve managing food and water, and some of the controls are not traditional but are not hard to use once you understand them. (drag and drop).
Game Summary
Developers Stated Features
Face hunger, thirst, weather, and hostile fauna while the days pass by. Treat your wounds and keep your eyes open, some old machines still roam the landscape. The scorching sun above is unforgiving.
Discover various islands, underwater locations, old wrecks, and more. Find out what happened to your crew, where you are and what went so horribly wrong with your ship.
Harvest the resources of your new surroundings, refine materials and craft new tools. Find your way to the top of the food chain and build yourself a new home!
Adjust the sails and follow the wind! Just like our ancestors sailed over the sea to discover new land.
Scavenge the wreck and its remains, adapt the pieces to your situation as you build something new.
Interact with several different types of workstations in a unique and immersive way to refine resources and take your next step forward. Instead of navigating endless menus, you physically interact in-game with your items.
For example:
• Make cloth on a loom
• Split wood into planks
• Process raw hides into usable leather
• Smelt ore into iron, and forge it into tools
• Potter and fire clay into usable objects
System Specs
MINIMUM:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 7 or newer, 64-bit
- Processor: Dual Core Processor
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 960
- Storage: 4 GB available space
RECOMMENDED:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 7 or newer, 64-bit
- Processor: Quad Core Processor
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1660
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Available on
Check out and on YouTube.
More Games Like Under a New Sun
The following games have these gameplay features. Although most survival games have all these elements and more, you should find that overall you would be playing very similar mechanics but with different graphical assets.
Similarities
Base Building, Survival Elements, Single Player, Vehicles, Non-Zombie