![]() ![]() Your little astronaut moves relatively fast as they fly through the tunnels you've carved out, but their movements can be slowed depending on how much cargo you're hauling back at the same time. There's also a countdown timer showing you how long you've got left until the next wave hits, although the fact it's relatively unobtrusive means it's sometimes easy to forget you're about to come under attack - that is, until you're assaulted by a high-pitched bleep alarm urging you back to the surface. You do have a more traditional life bar to keep tabs on as well, I should add, but it's a pleasing visual detail nonetheless that helps to make the perilous nature of your situation feel all the more fragile and precarious. ![]() As the health of your dome depletes after repeated bashings, its glass surfaces splits and cracks where it's suffered the most damage, providing an instant, visual reminder of how long you've got left before it shatters. Not that I'd survive very long, mind, as the black, beady-eyed monsters inhabiting these lands pack a surprising punch. The alien worlds you visit during each run are frequently stunning to behold, and I often wished I could break free of the bounds of my protective little dome and go exploring. Having first clapped eyes on Dome Keeper back at PAX East earlier in the year, I was instantly struck by its gorgeous pixel art and impressive sense of scale - neither of which have dimmed on its final release. Now imagine that surface is constantly under threat from waves of alien attacks and that's pretty much Dome Keeper in a nutshell, a moreish, meditative mining game that sees you balance digging for resources and hunting for all-important relics while defending your eponymous dome from being smashed to smithereens. In both of those western-themed platformers, you were hunting for gem-like treasures to take back to the surface so you could get bigger and better equipment to begin the dig cycle anew. A simple, but powerful blend of meditative mining and wave-based tower defence, Dome Keeper keeps you coming back for more.Īs players of Image & Form's excellent SteamWorld Dig games will know, there is something innately calming about chiselling your way through a hunk of rock. ![]()
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