Sequel?

[Kronk]

This may have been asked before, but I was wondering if we know anything about a possible sequel. I know the devs have set sail on other projects, but I really would like to know if there's any word on a possible return to a similar game from them. Thanks!

[=[GcC]= SamuthNBS]

If there isn't a sequel I will not rest until someone else makes a game like this. It's utterly unique and I would have loved the mechanics regardless of the genre and setting - it could have been set on Earth discovering real archaelogical sites, or in a Star Trek style universe exploring a system which used to host a long-dead civilisation, or even some kind of dark-ages diplomatic/spy setting where you have to learn to read a foreign language to achieve your objectives.
So many settings they could have chosen to slip these mechanics in to and they chose to make something completely unique and it worked beautifully. The ending to this game certainly allows a direct sequel:
(MAJOR Spoilers)
if you vault you could end up in a new system, abandoned by an entirely different civilisation and you need to repair and refuel, and end up doing to the new system what the robots did to this one, or vault to the homeworld and have to learn to speak as well as read.
When I finish most games - and to be honest I don't play many through to the end - I normally don't immediately search to see if there will be a sequel because I'm comfortable knowing that if there isn't, someone else will have made something similar.
But this game is something new and I've never played anything like it.

If anyone knows of anything even remotely similar to this, please let me know so I can scratch the itch!

[worstcase11]

@=[GcC]= SamuthNBS:
Very remotely similar but you could give Outer Wilds a try.
You are an explorer stuck in a time loop, trying to solve the secret of your solar system before the sun goes nova and sends you back to day one.
Controls of the spaceship are a little fiddely though ^^' I didn't get far, because I keep crashing with it.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/Outer_Wilds/

[=[GcC]= SamuthNBS]

I'll check it out, thanks :)

[Asterai]

The other option of the final choice also sets up a sequel pretty well: Choosing NOT to vault releases the water and energy stored in the vault's heart, restoring the nebula's rivers and likely doubling or tripling the traversable area of the nebula. Many long-inaccessible areas would be reachable once again, including the Great Forge that was hinted at but never shown.

[kangirigungi]

Originally posted by Asterai:

The other option of the final choice also sets up a sequel pretty well: Choosing NOT to vault releases the water and energy stored in the vault's heart, restoring the nebula's rivers and likely doubling or tripling the traversable area of the nebula. Many long-inaccessible areas would be reachable once again, including the Great Forge that was hinted at but never shown.

I would love to see that sequel, hell yeah. Not only would more areas be accessible, allowing you to discover even more of the forgotten past of the Nebula, but it would also tip off the balance of power between the moons, creating a possibility for another interesting story.

Unfortunately, it would be really difficult to make a sequel and still keep all the originality that this game has in setting, story, or gameplay. This is yet another reason a sequel won't happen.

[nurp]

I know this is super old, but they have recently posted a teaser about something coming in 2025. I am hoping for a sequel 🤞 thought maybe you‘d like to know about this :)