Hey there! Alex right here–one of many builders on Heavenly Bodies; a sport about physics, the physique, and the absence of gravity.
Today I’m right here to present the information we’ve been dreaming to share for a very long time now. That’s proper, our beloved, immensely irritating zero-g physique simulator is out now on Xbox! Helmets on, gloves on. It’s time to go to area.
For these acquainted with Heavenly Bodies, you already know what to do. But for the recent recruits on the market, permit me to transient you on what to anticipate aboard our rickety area station orbiting earth.
Gravity Isn’t Here to Save You, so Hold On!
At its core, Heavenly Bodies is a sport about transferring a physique in area. You’ll manipulate the arms, legs and arms of a weightless cosmonaut to push and pull your self by means of an unlimited area station the place, for higher or worse, each object is on the mercy of Newtonian physics.
While it might sound simple sufficient, do not be fooled. Astronauts practice for years earlier than taking to the skies, however you’ll have about 5 minutes earlier than being tasked to unwind photo voltaic panels, assemble area telescopes and extract samples from asteroids utilizing specialised tools.
Things could also be robust to start with, however endurance is key. Keep a cool head, learn the guide, and shortly you’ll be gliding down the halls like a seasoned skilled.
Keep a Cool Head, and Bring a Friend
Things can get lonely out in area, however fortunately you don’t must journey alone. Heavenly Bodies is greatest loved as a neighborhood co-op expertise, and every of the seven missions (and DLC) may be performed with as much as 4 gamers.
So deliver round a buddy (or three) and use your loving cooperative nature to get the job performed. Or… simply blow one another out the airlock. It’s your alternative.
DLC From Day One
If the Heavenly Bodies base sport merely isn’t sufficient, you’re in luck! The Cleanup DLC is additionally accessible and comprises an enormous quantity of extra difficult gameplay. Also a particular point out to our private favorite addition – the Piloted Manoeuvring Unit (PMU).
Thanks a lot to all of our fantastic followers for being so affected person with the launch. We’re delighted to have Heavenly Bodies out on Xbox and understand it’ll be well worth the wait!
Heavenly Bodies
2pt Interactive
$20.49
Discover the ever-changing nuances of weightless movement on this difficult physics sport. Wrangle management of your cosmonaut’s arms with the left and proper thumbsticks to push, pull, and clamber by means of absolutely bodily simulated situations aboard a scientific analysis station.
You have been entrusted to deliver into operation Earth’s proudest feat of engineering. With solely radio contact with mission management as your assist, you’ll have to use your sharp thoughts and dexterous limbs to assemble area telescopes, keep delicate photo voltaic arrays and analysis cosmic botany. But with out gravity, nothing is nonetheless, nothing is safe, and nothing is easy.
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