ROKH
Mars, so hot right now. Mars. It seems like everyone from the United States government to bored billionaires such as Elon Musk are all hot and bothered about Mars these days. It won’t be long before Mars becomes an even more popular setting in video games too. Developers Nvizzio Creations is getting the jump with their Martian survival game, ROKH.
While it will probably be a while before we ever see a permanent Martian colony (unless Tony Stark–err, I mean Elon Musk–gets his way), ROKH attempts to imagine what that would be like down to even the finest details such as pressurizing rooms, making due with natural resources, and managing oxygen levels.
ROKH merges the survival and world building elements of games like Minecraft and Ark: Survival Evolved with a sci-fi setting that tries to incorporate as much realism as possible while still staying fun. We got to try ROKH recently at PAX East, and even at an early stage the gameplay is fun, and thrilling when you factor in the threat of running out of oxygen. When you land, you need to get a base up and running quick or you won’t last long. You can cooperate with other players to make it through or screw with their vital resources, and take what you need from them to survive.
Over time, developers are hoping that players will use their world to create massive Martian civilizations. If ROKH can deliver a platform for that, it could be the yet another hit survival game. The ROKH team is currently planning for a September Early Access release.
