Titan Outpost Available – A Hard Sci-fi Space RPG

It has come to our attention that a few months back the folks over at The Boar Studio launched Titan Outpost on Steam. The game is described as a story-driven CRPG featuring survival, base building and adventure elements. If that sounds like something you might enjoy, you can pick Titan Outpost up for $24.99 or your regional equivalent. Here’s the official description:

It is the year 2077. Earth is slowly dying and starving for energy, and humanity has turned to the solar system to meet its ever-growing needs. The Moon has been plundered; the Chinese have begun to colonise Mars, and now the world has set its eyes on hydrocarbon-rich Titan, Saturn’s sixth moon. Your employers, the International Autonomous Space Association, are desperate to claim it before the Chinese can. On frosty Titan, this war will be very cold indeed.

Key Features

• A hard science fiction setting inspired by Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov and Stanislaw Lem.
• An open-ended structure in which your choices define not only the course of the plot, but the fate of the world.
• A rich character-creation system, in which you define your character’s attributes and develop his or her skills and gear over the course of the game.
• A robust base-building system, in which you must manage your crew, resources, and facilities to survive the harsh environment and your political rivals.
• Multiple approaches to the game’s challenges: dialogue; crafting; exploration; trade; and violence are all viable ways to win.
• A rich and reactive story full of mysteries, twists, and memorable characters.​​​

And here’s some additional information from the developers to help you make an informed decision:

What is Titan Outpost?

It is a story-driven cRPG with survival, base building and adventure elements set on Titan, the 6th moon of Saturn. It is traditional, true to PnP roots and old-school in some ways, and innovative in others.

In bullet points:

• A hard science fiction setting inspired by Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov and Stanislaw Lem.
• An open-ended structure in which your choices define not only the course of the plot, but the fate of the world.
• A rich character-creation system, in which you define your character’s attributes and develop his or her skills and gear over the course of the game.
• A robust base-building system, in which you must manage your crew, resources, and facilities to survive the harsh environment and your political rivals.
• Multiple approaches to the game’s challenges: dialogue; crafting; exploration; trade; and violence are all viable ways to win.
• A rich and reactive story full of mysteries, twists, and memorable characters..
• You can join two major factions, and choose to ally yourself with three independent organisations.
• 33 quests, a lot of them with multiple sub-quests. They’re called missions to fit the theme, but we all know what they are.
• Continuous spherical world map lets you explore the entire moon with over 40 unique locations.
• Multiple quest solutions and non-binary outcomes.
• Discrete time system, where every passing second determines unfolding events and the persistent game world continues while your character sleeps.
• Logistical elements , think original Dune adventure meets the strategic layer of X-com.
• Full soundtrack, fully voiced dialogue.
• Realistic orbital system of Saturn for your astronomical pleasure.

Should I be interested in Titan Outpost?

If you want to try something new, by all means. If you like RPGs because of the combat? Probably not, although you might be surprised that waging battle without physical violence can be engaging, too.