I promise, I’m not annoyed when games get their release date announced two to three weeks before, that totally doesn’t annoy me in the slightest. Aside from when it does, and you have the likes of Apog Labs and Sheisha Games announcing the release date for their weird open-world, base-building, crafting game, ATMOSFAR. Despite initially not being sold on it during faux-E3 last year, ATMOSFAR has been on my wishlist for a while. I’ve seen a bit more in isolation to turn that opinion around.

Announced on Thursday, however, the release date for ATMOSFAR was revealed. Here is what the press release had to say:

“The sky isn’t the limit, it’s just the beginning. Lift off for an out-of-this-world mission to uncover the fate of humanity’s furthest outpost in ATMOSFAR, a 1-4 player skyborne sci-fi adventure, launching May 20th on Early Access on Steam and Epic Games Store.

Take off on a journey across the clouds in a survival adventure that combines aerial exploration with mobile base-building, resource management, and ground-based expeditions. Soar high across the skies of the planet Tycos, exploring uncharted islands as a solo pilot or with friends in online co-op. Discover intuitive physics-based flight mechanics as you cruise the skies of Tycos in your fleet of flying vessels. Deploy a foldable camp with the Utility Wasp, airlift heavy scrap with the Hauler Wasp, and stun hostile alien life with the Striker Wasp.

Pilot the skies with the Cloud Cruiser, a fully customisable modular airship. Upgrade the Cloud Cruiser with new technologies to support more demanding expeditions and soar into unexplored territory. On the ground, build out your camp, discover new lands, and scavenge resources to survive. Explore distinct and diverse biomes across the planet, and survive turbulent thunderstorms, ferocious jetstreams, and other extreme weather phenomena.“

Grumbling aside for the fact that the release was only announced two to three weeks before release, I’m excited to see what ATMOSFAR is like both in early access and upon the full release. The Steam page does note, “ATMOSFAR will remain in Early Access for at least 9 months,” however, it also notes that it depends on how development goes and how early access influences that development period. As noted above, ATMOSFAR will be releasing into early access on the 20th of May on both Steam and the Epic Games Store. If you’re excited about the upcoming release, tell us why below!

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