Brawler meets survival game, meets base building—that’s the basic premise behind Crashlands. While it may sound like an odd mishmash of different game mechanics, it all works together to create a fluid and fun gameplay loop that’s easy to get lost in for hours.
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Quirky artwork and simple controls are at the heart of Crashlands. Stranded on an alien planet after the destruction of their spaceship, Flux—the player character—and Juicebox must work to build a communication device to let the Bureau of Shipping know about their crash so they can complete their final shipping contract.
From here, players must gather resources, build up their base, and unlock new weapons, all while pummeling their enemies.
“The core of brawl-harvest-build was something we had in place early on in the process,” Sam Coster, lead writer and artist on Crashlands, told Lifewire via email.
