Is this a roguelike?

[SigmaSquadron]

I died during the tutorial (yes, I wanted to play in the gyser) and it threw me back to the main menu without a save. If I die dozens of hours into the game, do I have to start all over again?

[JAG]

You won't have to repeat the whole "go to the observatory" affair, no. But this is a timeloop game (as mentioned in the store page), and you will start at the campfire every time, right next to your spaceship.

[Quillithe]

Yes and no.

You start at the beginning but you keep what you know, which is basically the only thing there is to obtain

[SigmaSquadron]

Alrighty! I guess this means being careful around anything even remotely dangerous.

[Velorien]

Originally posted by SigmaSquadron:

Alrighty! I guess this means being careful around anything even remotely dangerous.

Quite the opposite. Every loop has a finite duration, so if you're going to have to loop anyway, you may as well take risks to get as much information as possible first.

[CrazyJayBe]

SPOILER-FREE HINT: no, it's not at all a rogue-like. This is a hand-crafted solar system with a mystery to solve. Where to begin? Well, why do you restart at the campfire? Why is there a time limit? And just what the heck is that blue-white flash overhead in front of that giant green planet???

Have fun and DM me for more SPOILER-FREE HINTS!!!

[SigmaSquadron]

Thanks, but I'll pass. The game makes sense after that specific encounter in the observatory with a certain stone object. I really don't think you're supposed to die before that though.

[Quillithe]

Originally posted by SigmaSquadron:

Thanks, but I'll pass. The game makes sense after that specific encounter in the observatory with a certain stone object. I really don't think you're supposed to die before that though.

Yeah dying before that is treated differently - I think it boots you to the menu and makes you really start over again.

You need to put some work into falling off a cliff to do it though, the village is a lot less dangerous than the rest of the solar system.