Planetary Prospectors: A.R.M. Out Now On Steam Early Access

Developer Nefarious Dimensions has released their space strategy game Planetary Prospectors: A.R.M. on Steam Early Access.  

The gold rush in space has begun! Corporations and many independent prospectors have entered the race to collect the most minerals and become the wealthiest miners in the galaxy.

You have been given the opportunity to mine asteroids within an infinite procedurally generated universe that contains meteor showers, space stations, mining refineries and much more to be discovered.

You can check out the trailer and screenshots below!

Live the life of an everyday average Joe or Jane deep space asteroid miner, that wakes up everyday to mine asteroids for a mega mining corporation.

Make sure to check out the Steam page, and follow the developer on Twitter.  The game is expected to stay on Early Access for 9-12 months, but also increase in price when it finally launches so get in now! Let us know in the comments what you think of the game.

Countdown to Stage Select: Nefarious Dimensions

Fairly new developer Nefarious Dimensions will be at Stage Select this weekend.  The developer, who has roots in working with EA, Sony, and Crytek will be showing off their game Planetary Prospectors: ARM (Astroid Resource Mining):

"The gold rush in space has begun! Corporations and many independent prospectors have entered the race to collect the most minerals and become the wealthiest miners in the galaxy. You have been given the opportunity to mine asteroids within an infinite procedurally generated universe that contains meteor showers, space stations, mining refineries and much more to be discovered. Purchase and upgrade a wide variety of spaceships and equipment. Use the right tools at the right time on many different kinds of surfaces to more effectively recover gems and minerals. Plan, strategize and prioritize which asteroids to mine and manage limited fuel and cargo space. Get too greedy and you can get stuck in deep space with no fuel! But manage your resources wisely and you could be rolling in spacebucks…"

First Person Cockpit (360 degree HMD fully interactive cockpit HUD) Arcade Space Mining, Simulation, Adventure, RPG & Puzzle Single player PvE, with a online Leaderboards component (Invite and challenge friends for the highest scores) Deep Space Miners and Xeno Archeologists must solve logic and spatial puzzles to survive against various dangerous deep space mining environmental hazards, overheating and running out of oxygen.

You can help fund the game by contributing to them via PayPal (with an IndieGoGo campaign to start soon), and follow them on Twitter.