Planetiles (tuxdb.com)

Final Roadmap Content Update is here!

Our fellow Space Settlers The day is here. Planetiles just received it's final roadmap content update that's also the biggest, implementing loads of new features, missions, updates, perks and more. Here you can check full update notes: - New Planet: Volcanic planet with a custom volcano mechanic: volcano erupts after a number of turns - 4 new missions with 4 goals for each mission - New animations of structure defenses against meteors and volcanos - Major rendering optimizations for low quality settings - Improved translations (i.e. planet tooltips) - Fixed leaderboard positions in 16:10 screen aspect ratio - Fixed desertification not affecting the visual style of some structures - Updated the feedback link in the game build

Get Planetiles Soundtrack

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2934430/Planetiles_Soundtrack/

Join our Discord

With the roadmap now concluded, we're focused on our next project that is Truckful! Make sure to add our upcoming pickup truck adventure game to your wishlists if you're into a 'Dredge-on-wheels' game with a mystery twist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3090810/Truckful/ https://discord.gg/e69WDgdbKW Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2024-09-30 09:16:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

Planetiles - Content Update #2 is now available!

Our fellow space settlers August is almost finished and we're excited to share that Planetiles content update no 2 is now available for free as a part of the roadmap! We're adding new disruptive technologies, increasing level cap and squashing some remaining UI space bugs!
Full update notes:

Added 2nd & 3rd Disruptive Technologies - 'Cosmic Rage' and 'Fully Stacked' Cosmic Rage: Cataclysms are bigger and occur every 350, players get chunks only when cataclysms are reached Fully Stacked: Players start with 100 chunks but do not receive chunks every 100 points
Added 2 new technologies (X-Shape and Points Shifter) X-Shape: Added cross-like chunk shapes Points Shifter: First mission earns 150%, all other missions earn 50%
Increased player level cap to 28 allowing to unlock new technologies
Fixed minor UI issues
Fixed leaderboards scaling on lower resolutions

These tech additions fulfill Planetiles console interface and now we're back to the drawing board with the last, suprise content drop nexth month. Stay tuned as we're getting closer to finalise our stellar puzzle journey!

Get Planetiles Soundtrack

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2934430/Planetiles_Soundtrack/

Join our Discord

With our second part of the roadmap now in the books, we're focused on introducing the last part next month so stay tuned! We're always happy to see new faces joining our Discord, so feel invited to jump in via link below and lets talk Planetiles! https://discord.gg/e69WDgdbKW Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2024-08-22 12:07:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

Planetiles is a part of Steam Summer Sale 2024 with 35% off!

Hi everyone We're excited to have Planetiles taking part in the hot Steam Summer Sale 2024 and celebrate this occassion with the biggest discount ever! For the duration of the sale between June 27th and July 11th - players will be able to buy Planetiles with 35% off - for just $6.49!

First Roadmap Update

Last week, we released the first part of Planetiles Roadmap - the DIsruptive Technology Update - adding a new game mode alongside lots of other upgrades, gameplay improvements and big fixes. Check out the details in our separate Steam announcement here https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2447030/view/6851744408531358697?l=english

Planetiles Soundtrack gets 50% off!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2934430/Planetiles_Soundtrack/

Our Family Bundle and all other games are getting up to 80% off!

Our Publisher Hub on Steam keeps growing and we're grateful for all new followers - many thanks from our team! We're celebrating Steam Summer Sale 2024 with some of the highest discout to our puzzle games portfolio, MythicOwl's Family Puzzles Bundle included! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/29728/MythicOwls_Family_Puzzles/

Join our Discord

If you'd like to leave your feedback, talk with us devs or simply stay up-to-date with our newest announcement, come join our Discord channel via link below! https://discord.gg/e69WDgdbKW Don't want to miss any news? Follow us here: Harmony's Odyssey website: www.mythicowl.com Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mythicowlgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl

[ 2024-06-27 17:00:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Roadmap: Disruptive Technology Update is now available!

Our fellow Space Settlers! We're excited to release first part of a recently announced Planetiles roadmap - the Disruptive Tech update. We're celebrating by adding a cool 25% discount until June 24th! Let's dive deeper into each new addition and see how it affects gameplay

New Disruptive Technology - Pressure Dissolver

Disruptive Tech is a new type of technology that takes over all 3 basic technology slots. In this roadmap update, we're introducing first type of such tech - the Pressure Dissolver. This relaxed, laid-back tech disables all cataclysms, basic technologies and structures, giving players 5 chunk rerolls every 500 points. It is the first type of disruptive tech that we're introducing so stay tuned for more in the upcoming roadmap updates.

Increased Level Cap

We increased the level cap from 21 to 24. Players that already maxed out the XP and reached level 21 will need to put in some additional effort to unlock new missions and most importantly - new Disruptive Technology.

New missions

We've added 2 new mission types to Planetiles. Players need to unlock them first by achieving certain xp levels: first mission (small planet) is unlocked by reaching level 22 and second (medium planet) - on level 24. Once unlocked, these new missions will appear on any playthrough.

Other quality of life improvements

Find my Land - In the Infinite Mode, if player hovers far away from already built islands and cant find the way back, simply clicking (LMB or A/X on a gamepad) will automatically transport player to the last built structure. Improved Menu/UI navigation - We added a number of UI and menu changes with options to hide informational text during tutorials, highlighting structeres once hovered on and many other smaller improvements to make gameplay easier to understand and follow tracks of missions and structural perks.

Full update notes:

Added 1st Disruptive Technology - Pressure Dissolver
Added 2 new missions unlocked by reaching certain player levels
Increased player level cap to 24
Music is now resumed correctly after restarting the level
Option to hide the informational text bar during the tutorial
Fixed Climate Warming cataclysm visual effects
Structures are now highlighted when player hovers over them
Fixed rare situations where gaps are surrounded by ice on icy mission
Added "Find my Land" feature when navigating away on infinite planet
Improved menu navigation hiding objects below current UI layer
Added water tile preview to Sandbox mode
Fixed NPCs like rabbits or harvesters not disappearing after tile removal
Fixed rare performance issues on Linux and improved performance overall on all platforms

Get Planetiles Soundtrack

Planetiles soundtrack is also getting a cool 50% off until June 24th so you can now get it for just $0.49! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2934430/Planetiles_Soundtrack/

Join our Discord

With first roadmap update now in the books, we're focused on introducing the second part in July so stay tuned! We're always happy to see new faces joining our Discord, so feel invited to jump in via link below https://discord.gg/e69WDgdbKW Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2024-06-18 09:27:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

Planetiles is Steam Deck Verified!

Our fellow Space Settlers The day of Planetiles receiving an official Steam Deck verification has come! Its not really news for our existing players as Planetiles experience on Steam Deck was already pretty much perfect with native Linux version, stable 60fps and very low tdp.

Planetiles Roadmap 2024

We're getting ready for the first content update from the upcoming Planetiles roadmap that will be available next month! Check out the full roadmap here

Join our Discord

With Planetiles Soundtrack now in the books, we're focused on introducing the roadmap of what's coming to our cozy space citybuilder shortly. We're always happy to see new faces joining our Discord, so feel invited to jump in via link below and let's celebrate the launch together https://discord.gg/e69WDgdbKW Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2024-05-17 07:12:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

Announcing Planetiles Roadmap

Our fellow Space Settlers After the recent Planetiles Soundtrack premiere on Steam, we're excited to be back with another announcement and this time, its the long requested roadmap!

Plans for 2024

As we're moving forward with the next projects, Planetiles development remains one of the top priority objectives and the promised roadmap is already in the works, alongside a community highscore event that we will introduce next week. Last week also marked the achievement of a Metacritic highscore and now we proudly sit on 80%!

As for the roadmap itself, we split the updates into 3 main content updates that include new game mode, missions, technologies, quality of life improvements and something for the record brakers and highscores chasers - higher level cap. In between these updates, we will focus on balancing and other smaller tweaks and adjustments such as highscores menus optimisations and everything else requested by the community. All these updates and content will be coming to Planetiles free of charge, available to all current and future players. For September 2024, we're planning something special that for now remains undisclosed and will be revealed closer to its release. Stay tuned for more! Here is the brief presentation of when to expect these drops

Get Planetiles Official Soundtrack

We just released Planetiles official soundtrack composed and produced by talented Rafal J Sadowski so if you're into funky-space-ambient-electronic beats, we recommend you check it out - all tunes are also available ingame: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2934430/Planetiles_Soundtrack/

Join our Discord

[ 2024-05-02 14:22:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

Planetiles Soundtrack is OUT NOW!

Our fellow Space Settlers We're happy to release much requested Planetiles Original Soundtrack that is now available on Steam! Immerse yourself in electro-space vibes composed by the talented Rafa J Sadowski, available now with 15% discount ($0.99 -> $0.84) until April 25th! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2934430/Planetiles_Soundtrack/ Tracklist: 1. Planetiles Main Theme 1:53 2. Icebound Odyssey 3:32 3. Apollo's Awakening 4:11 4. Kosmoromantik 3:17 5. Celestial Strategy 3:12 6. Planetiles Main Theme [Studio Mix] 1:57 7. Icebound Odyssey [Studio Mix] 3:35 8. Apollo's Awakening [Studio Mix] 4:17 9. Kosmoromantik [Studio Mix] 3:23 10. Celestial Strategy [Studio Mix] 3:19

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[ 2024-04-19 08:21:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

"Satellite's view of Dorfromantik" - Eurogamer Feature

Our fellow Space Settlers, Planetiles is featured on the great Eurogamer! It's huge news for us indies and if you're still before your morning coffee, we highly recommend you check out this great clipping by Chris Donlan of Eurogamer https://www.eurogamer.net/planetiles-offers-a-satellites-view-of-dorfromantik To give you a taste of Chris's impressions: "So Planetiles isn't just a lovely, quietly challenging puzzle game. It's a chance to slip into the galactic perspective before the day's first emails have been sent."

Join our Discord

Right now we're working on Planetiles Soundtrack release on Steam that should be here any minute, alongside the proper roadmap of what's coming to our cozy space citybuilder. We're always happy to see new faces joining our Discord, so feel invited to jump in via link below and let's celebrate the launch together https://discord.gg/e69WDgdbKW Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2024-04-17 08:13:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hotfix 1.0.2

Our fellow Space Settlers We're back with another round of hotfixes based on our community feedback. So far, there are no major or concering issues so we focused on eliminating one elusive space bug and added a requested windowed/fullscreen option. Hotfix 1.0.2 - full patch notes:

Added windowed/fullscreen setting to options
Added tooltip for 3rd mission (enabled by Foreign Exchange technology)
Fixed game freeze when 3 cataclysms on the first planet have been permanently disabled by Weather Control technology
Improved new chunk animation after completing missions
Removed bonus tile information on the endless planet
Changed the gameplay duration format from seconds to hh mm ss
Fixed tooltip with information about the points needed for receiving new chunks

We continue to improve Planetiles, getting ready to release a soundtrack shortly alongside a proper road map showcasing upcoming content. In the meantime, we invite everyone to join our Discord via link below https://discord.gg/e69WDgdbKW https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/ Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2024-04-10 12:01:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

Planetiles is a part of INDIE Live Expo 2024!

Our fellow Space Settlers We're excited to share that Planeties is selected for the annual INDIE Live Expo 2024!
Summer edition of INDIE Live Expo takes of on May 25th and for this occassion, we're preparing something special - so stay tuned! We're also in the middle of producing a road map for Planetiles that will be introduced by the end of April.

Join our Discord

We're always happy to see new faces joining our Discord, so feel invited to jump in via link below and let's celebrate the launch together https://discord.gg/e69WDgdbKW https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/ Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2024-04-09 08:33:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

Post launch update

Hello Space Settlers First of all - we'd like to thank everyone for supporting us during Planetiles journey - your feedback, kind words, all the conversations we had during Gamescom and PAX events really meant a lot to us! While we're already thinking about next games, Planetiles project is far from over and we'd like to give you a glimpse of what's coming to our cozy space citybuilder. Firstly, we addressed the issues reported by our community - related to ultrawide monitors settings access and some minor updates of UI on handheld devices, all now hotfixed.

Reviews Roundup

We had couple really cool media outlets doing reviews and wanted to share some of the quotes and scores below:

Gamespew - 8/10 - It may be tricky, but playing Planetiles is an utter joy, even if you do keep failing. Its the sort of game you can play in short, 15 minute bursts or you can end up losing hours to it at a time https://www.gamespew.com/2024/04/planetiles-review/
Try Hard Guides - 8/10 - Planetiles offers a cosmic twist on classic puzzle formulas, inviting players to embark on a challenging journey of terraforming and colonization. The game gradually reveals its charms, beckoning players to explore its celestial landscapes one block at a time https://tryhardguides.com/planetiles-review-earthbuilding/
Rogueliker "Planetiles is a lovely, moderately priced roguish puzzle game, and if you like the sound of it based on the words above, I suggest you take this one out for a spin." https://rogueliker.com/planetiles-review/
Voletic - 4/5 - "Its really just a nice game to relax too. Theres a good amount of variety, and replayability to be found." https://www.voletic.com/reviews/planetiles-review-pc/
Quest Daily - 75/100 - "Planetiles is a delightful blend of creativity, strategy, and relaxation. It gives me the wonderful vibes of Free Lives Tera Nil, crossed with classic Tetris." https://questdaily.com.au/review/review-planetiles-tetris-had-a-spherical-galactic-baby-pc/

For more incoming reviews, feel free to visit Planetiles on Opencritic.

What's Next for Planetiles?

With Planetiles release now behind us, we're now focused on improving Planetiles further and have couple things held in a locker, that we're looking to reveal in the upcoming weeks: 1. Soundtrack - already in the oven, should have it ready & out on Steam by next week! 2. Roadmap - we're working on introducing a road map with all the upcoming features and content coming to Planetiles. Doing our best to present it to our community by the end of April. 3. Patches & gameplay improvements - these updates don't have a time frame, we plan to keep them coming and if any issues pop up, we'll make sure to address them straight away. 4. Suprise collabos and bundles - while we have to stay quiet about it, best we can share is expect the unexpected!

Let's talk Planetiles!

[ 2024-04-08 10:40:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hotfix 1.0.1

Hi everyone, We're rolling out first small patch to fix some of the issues our players were experiencing since yesterday's launch. Here is the full patch notes: Hotfix 1.0.1

Fixed the location of settings and leaderboards on ultra widescreen displays
Improved button locations on 16x10 aspect ratio
Removed the Wishlist on Steam button from the main menu
Minor UI optimisations on Steam Deck
Minor Leaderboards UI optimisations

Thanks for posting your feedback and feel free to share your experience in our Steam Discussions and Discord. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/

[ 2024-04-04 11:45:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Planetiles is OUT NOW!

Our fellow Space Settlers! Planetiles is OUT NOW on Steam and we're beyond excited to invite you on our stellar adventure through deep space! We wanted to thank each and everyone who wishlisted Planetiles and supported our development with feedback and ideas. We're grateful and now that we've reached the big day, our newest game is out. Planetiles is available for $9.99/$8.99 with a release discount of 15%. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/

Join our Discord and lets celebrate together!

We'd also like to invite you all to join our Discord and talk Planetiles, feel free to join here: https://discord.gg/e69WDgdbKW Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2024-04-03 14:53:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

Planetiles Wiki is available on Fandom!

Our fellow Space Settlers! The big day is almost here as Planetiles launches tomorrow on Steam! We're excited for the launch and can't wait to share our cozy citybuilder with the world - in the meantime, we prepared a fresh Fandom entry with Planetiles Wikipedia to help players out with conquering space and setting highscores
Visit Planetiles Wiki page on Fandom and become a true master of Planetiles https://planetiles.fandom.com/wiki/Planetiles_Wiki As we're getting ready for tomorrow's release, feel free to check out Z1's space adventure in Planetiles [previewyoutube=jiURcmzl7TM;full][/previewyoutube] Last but not least, we'd greatly appreciate your support - every wishlist counts and we're thankful for all the support. Stay tuned for more devlogs and content from Planetiles on our channels and see you tomorrow! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/ Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2024-04-02 08:40:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Planetiles is a part of Turn Based Fest!

Our fellow Space Settlers We're excited to share that Planetiles will be a part of Turn Based Fest - an event celebrating all strategy and turn-based games! Planetiles is launching just a day before TBF (April 3rd!) so it will be available with a cozy launch discount.

Turn Based Thursday on X/Twitter

We're thankful to be selected for the Fest by the wonderful #TurnBasedThursday community led by the mighty TerraRandoma. We also had privilege to host on of the thursday posts on Twitter/X that you can check out here: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames/status/1750474960991338609

Release Date Gameplay Trailer

[previewyoutube=lBohM0aSAm8;full][/previewyoutube] As we're getting ready for Planetiles Steam release on April 3rd, we'd greatly appreciate your support - every wishlist counts and we're thankful for all the support. Stay tuned for more devlogs and content from Planetiles on our channels and see you in 5 days! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/ Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2024-03-29 09:58:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

Devlog #10 - Planetiles Developer Walkthrough

Hello Space Settlers We're getting closer to the big day and just dusting off after PAX East 2024, where we showcased Planetiles alongside some of the best upcoming indie games from Poland. While adding last polish and some quality-of-life updates, we also wanted to present Planetiles from the author's perspective to give you a better insight on how the gameplay approach, strategy and other tips. Baltazar, who is the game's Lead Designer came up with a video playthrough, that we're excited to share today [previewyoutube=SyLw7N42Amw;full][/previewyoutube] Baltazar's cat - Baron - wanted to do some phonem voiceovers but we turned him to an interim PR Assistant ;) As we're getting ready for Planetiles Steam release on April 3rd, we'd greatly appreciate your support - every wishlist counts and we're thankful for all the support. Stay tuned for more devlogs and content from Planetiles on our channels and see you next month https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/ Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2024-03-26 11:08:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

Planetiles is a part of PAX East 2024!

Hi everyone We're excited to share that Planetiles will be a part of live showcase at PAX East in Boston next week! Our upcoming cozy thinky citybuilder was selected by Polish Indie Games Foundation and with great pleasure we're once again visiting Boston Convention Center - 2 weeks before the official Planetiles release on Steam! If you're visiting the event live - make sure to stop at our Stand for a round of Polish indie games goodness!
March 21st - 24th Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, MA Booth Name: Games from Poland Booth Number: 18084 As we're getting ready for the big day, we'd greatly appreciate your support - every wishlist counts and we're thankful for all the support. Stay tuned for more devlogs and content from Planetiles on our channels and see you next month https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/ Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2024-03-15 13:21:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

Release Date Announcement Trailer is here!

Our fellow space settlers We stand here today with a wonderful news about our upcoming journey through space systems, searching for habitable planets to transform. Planetiles is getting ready for the hopeful takeoff on April 3rd and we're beyond excited to share the newest Release Date Announcement Trailer with you, our wonderful space conquerors! [previewyoutube=lBohM0aSAm8;full][/previewyoutube] Planetiles is launching on Steam next month and we can't wait to share our game with you. If you haven't been following our devlogs, below you can check out some of the most interesting features of the game: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2447030/view/4122554066494500555?l=english https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2447030/view/5828287448635057243?l=english https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2447030/view/3860212413457699164?l=english https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2447030/view/3869219147450796028?l=english https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2447030/view/3800535912284062334?l=english and many more that you can find here. As we're getting ready for the big day, we'd greatly appreciate your support - every wishlist counts and we're thankful for all the support. Stay tuned for more devlogs and content from Planetiles on our channels and see you next month https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/ Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2024-03-13 17:37:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

Join our stellar Discord!

Hi everyone While we're getting ready to share a release date for Planetiles, we also would like to invite everyone to our MythicOwl Discord channel https://discord.gg/e69WDgdbKW Planetiles is entering its final stages of development and we're adding some UI, tutorial and presentation changes based on feedback received from players. The most recent update is related to general color scheme and visuals as we were playing with couple different options - you can check out our fruitful discussion on Reddit here
(https://www.reddit.com/r/indiegames/comments/1b69jtn/were_developing_a_cozy_space_citybuilder_and_need/) Last but not least - your support means the world to us! If you're up for a thinky journey through space, creating tile-based settlements, we'd appreciate a wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/ Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2024-03-12 10:17:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Devlog #9 - Game Feature: Sandbox Mode

Hi everyone Back with another devlog, taking a short break from introducing the tile types and cataclysms in the favor of a feature that was mentioned a lot - the great, relaxing Sandbox Mode!

What is the Sandbox Mode about?

While designing Planetiles, we had two different types of players in mind. The first type focuses on the thinky part, planning their moves wisely, always keeping an eye on the highscore. These players are experienced with puzzles, strive for the challenging gameplay, somewhat being 'power users' of the tile-based games that require focus and attention. Second type - the one we're addressing with Sandbox Mode - are players that just want to relax, have a pleasant experience and enjoy populating planets with tiles, upgrading structures etc. No pressure with highscore, finishing often challenging missions and maximizing your tile count with technologies. Sandbox Mode Main Features:

Discover unknown structures with ease
Enjoy Planetiles gameplay based around populating planets with tiles
Experiment with perks and solutions without the points pressure
Upgrade structures just like in normal mode
Relax your mind and spirit with deep space vibes and original electronic-ambient soundtrack
Not stressing out about the score and remaining tiles!
No missions, points and structures UI

Join us on Discord We're always interested to see your ideas and suggestions of features - feel invited to join our official Discord channel and chat about Planetiles: https://discord.gg/e69WDgdbKW https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/ Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2024-03-07 10:53:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

Planetiles is nominated for Game Connection Awards 2024!

Hi everyone We're excited to share that Planetiles received 3 nominations for Game Connection 2024 Awards! Our cozy space citybuilder is nominated for: Grand Award Most Socially Valuable Game Best Development Team The event takes place on March 18-19th at The Hibernia in San Francisco - wish us luck, keep your fingers crossed and lets get these shiny trophies! Check out all the other great nominees here https://www.game-connection.com/game-connection-america-2024-game-development-awards-2/

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We're always interested to see your ideas and suggestions of features - feel invited to join our official Discord channel and chat about Planetiles: https://discord.gg/e69WDgdbKW https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/ Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2024-03-04 10:45:33 CET ] [ Original post ]

Devlog #8 - Flood Cataclysm

Hello Space Settlers

We're happy to be back after a looong week of development and events and just dusting off after DevGAMM Gdansk, where Planetiles was nominated for Best Playable Upcoming Game. The Steam event is still up until March 5th if anyone wants to check some indie games highlights from Baltic Region.

New Cataclysm - The Flood

In this devlog we'd like to showcase another devastating cataclysm that occurs in Planetiles - The Flood. Cataclysms usually occur every 500 points and players need to learn their way of dealing with them.

Flood is a cataclysm that results in random tiles dissapearing underwater and emerging as Swamps. Swamps are the barren lands with no real use and don't count as tiles. Floods can be quite deadly when you're on a bigger planet that is largely populated with land. There are couple general rules when it comes to Floods:

Maximum 6 tiles will be submerged during Flood
In most times, only the adjacent tiles are submerged
Flood doesn't affect already built structures
Flood doesn't affect Mountain tiles

Here it is in action:

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[ 2024-03-01 10:38:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

Planetiles is nominated for Digital Vikings Award!

Dear Space Settlers! We're delighted to share that Planetiles received a nomination for Digital Vikings Award 2024 in the following category - Best Playable Upcoming Game! Awards ceremony will be held at DevGAMM Gdansk event on 28-29th February and we're excited to see our fans and indie gamedev companies there - let us know if you're attending. We're nominated alongside some of the best publishers in the world such as Chimera Entertainment and Hooded Horse so please keep your fingers crossed for our upcoming thinky citybuilder.

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[ 2024-02-08 11:20:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

Tune in to Planetiles Next Fest stream #2!

Dear Space Settlers Tune in to 2nd Planetiles stream during Steam Next Fest that will be happening this saturday (Feb 10th) at 10:00 AM PT/ 5:00 PM CET. We look forward to everyone tuning in for a developer stream of the newest Planetiles demo v3.0!

What's new in demo v3.0?

Added Settings in the menu
Added the Photomode with first person POV to explore the planet
Improved presentation and visuals during cataclysms
Improved technology screen UI and perks effects
Updated missions and structures stats
Minor bug fixes and performance optimisations

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[ 2024-02-06 10:00:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

Tune in to 1st Planetiles Next Fest Livestream!

Dear Space Settlers Tune in to 1st Planetiles stream during Steam Next Fest that will be happening tomorrow (Feb 6th) at 5:00 PM PT/ 2:00 AM CET. We look forward to everyone tuning in for a developer stream of the newest Planetiles demo v3.0!

What's new in demo v3.0?

Added Settings in the menu
Added the Photomode with first person POV to explore the planet
Improved presentation and visuals during cataclysms
Improved technology screen UI and perks effects
Updated missions and structures stats
Minor bug fixes and performance optimisations

Join us on Discord

[ 2024-02-05 09:52:27 CET ] [ Original post ]

Planetiles is Steam Deck compatible with a native Linux build!

Hi everyone Just a quick heads up before Steam Next Fest regarding the Steam Deck and Linux compatibility - Planetiles demo runs perfectly fine on Valve's device, with locked 60fps.
With all the support from Linux community, we wanted to give back with a native game build for this platform and you should be able to launch Planetiles on any OpenGL/ Vulkan compatible OS with x86-64 architecture. Learn more about new demo features and upgrades from the mighty Linux Game Consortium: https://linuxgameconsortium.com/planetiles-city-builder-to-get-a-new-demo/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/ Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2024-02-03 08:38:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

Planetiles is a part of Steam Next Fest 2024 with updated demo v3.0!

Dear Stellar Settlers It's that time of the year again - the Steam Next Fest February edition! We're so excited to bring you an updated, improved version of Planetiles with additions and tweaks based on your feedback. Steam Next Fest 2024 is happening between 5th and 12th February and during that time, you will be able to check out some of the most exciting upcoming indie games demos. One big demo update is the Photomode. It was already presented in our Devlog #6 so check it out and prepare to shoot some stellar photos of your settlements: available here.

Planetiles demo v3.0

Planetiles demo v3.0 will be available to public on Feb 5th, however if you'd like to receive earlier access, join our Discord and drop your request in Planetiles channel.

The new demo is getting improvements all around the place and to briefly introduce you to changes ahead of the official patch notes, here is a short list:

Added Settings in the menu
Added the Photomode with first person POV to explore the planet
Improved presentation and visuals during cataclysms
Improved technology screen UI and perks effects
Updated missions and structures stats
Minor bug fixes and performance optimisations

New Steam capsule and key art

As you probably noticed already, Planetiles got a new capsule and key art to better showcase the game's main gameplay feature - placing tiles and chunks on the spherical, planetary grid. We shared the new vs old comparison on Reddit, Discord and Twitter and the results are quite overwhelming with ~90% prefering the new capsule!

Check out full feedback on reddit here: https://www.reddit.com/r/indiegames/comments/19f6mva/which_steam_capsule_looks_better_appreciate_your/ That's all for now! Please stay tuned for Steam Next Fest and join our livestreams - we're disclosing dates and our great host later this week! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/ Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2024-01-30 08:35:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

Devlog #7 - Demo v3.0 teaser and a cozy new key art

Hi everyone We're getting ready for Steam Next Fest and can't wait to showcase Planetiles demo v3.0 with you, our mighty community! While adding some final polish to new demo, we're also working on some other stuff that we'd like to briefly tease below

New demo v3.0 for Steam Next Fest

The most important part of today's announcement is that Planetiles is getting a new demo with added features and improvements. It will be the final shape of the demo and will stay available to public also after Next Fest, just to gather more feedback and engage with fans more. To sum it up in a couple of words - missions balancing, photomode, UI, leaderboards and menus are being updated and we're also adding settings. New demo should be up a day before Next Fest starts on February 5th so keep your eyes peeled and follow Planetiles on X/Twitter.

New key art

We're also working on some new cozy space key arts for Planetiles and here is first variant:

Expect more exciting (and artsy!) reveals we continue to share in devlogs - feel invited to wishlist & follow Planetiles to stay updated with news https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/

Join us on Discord

We're always interested to see your ideas and suggestions of features - feel invited to join our official Discord channel and chat about Planetiles: https://discord.gg/e69WDgdbKW Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2024-01-23 09:28:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

Devlog #6 - Capturing space landscapes in Photomode

Greetings space settlers We're excited to announce another game feature coming to Planetiles - the Photomode! In this mode, players will be able to explore their settlements in the first person view, shining a whole new light on your creations. The more developed structures, the better they will look in the lens of your space camera, a gadget packed with snappy settings to fiddle with:

Zoom - a classic photomode feature, zoom in and out
Free view camera - move freely over the planet and set your camera at any place
Focus distance - adjust the minimum focus distance to shoot objects closer to the camera
Remove UI - remove all UI elements on the screen to capture a photo/screenshot
Aperture - control the amount of light passing through camera lens and play with colors
Tilt & Height settings - move your camera up & down or tilt it to play with gravity

Couple examples from our explorations

Photomode will be available in Planetiles demo v3.0 that we plan to release during Steam Next Fest 2024 in February. You can also expect more incoming gameplay reveals we continue to share in devlogs - feel free to wishlist & follow Planetiles to stay updated with news https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/ Join us on Discord We're always interested to see your ideas and suggestions of features - feel invited to join our official Discord channel and chat about Planetiles: https://discord.gg/e69WDgdbKW Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2024-01-11 10:44:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

Devlog #5 - Solar Storm Cataclysm

Hi everyone First of all, we hope you had wonderful Christmas and 2024's Eve! Since Planetiles now entered its release year, we continue with the devlogs series to give you a better understanding of how our upcoming tile-based citybuilder works. We already showcased first cataclysm type - Volcano Eruption, that you can learn more about here.

How Solar Storm works?

Solar Storm is one of the cataclysms available in Planetiles. A cataclysm is the event that makes your journey through the stars a bit harder and occurs frequently - with every 500 points you get to choose 1 pair of 'buffs' and 'nerfs' - however this 500 points threshold can be affected by different features. Once Solar Storm hits, satellites and structures are affected with electric discharge, structures features being turned off for the duration of the cataclysm. Just as with every other cataclysm, the Solar Storm is affected by techonologies (perks) that can shorten its time, making it less destructive to structures.

How to deal with Solar Storms?

There are a couple of ways you can deal with Solar Storms - the easiest one is to choose Solar Storm to occur in the earliest stage of your run. At the beginning, you have almost no structures available so the effect of the cataclysm is greatly reduced. Later on, things get tricky as you're maximising the score and count every tile twice. If Solar Storms occurs around the time you have <10 tiles available, you can be almost certain that no more points will be earned due to the structures features being unavailable.

Solar Storm in Photo Mode

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We're always interested to see your ideas and suggestions of features - feel invited to join our official Discord channel and chat about Planetiles: https://discord.gg/e69WDgdbKW Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2024-01-03 10:17:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Merry Christmas and a Stellar New Year 2024!

Hi everyone Just a quick one before we're all celebrating Christmas and Holidays with our friends, families and loved ones - we'd like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a stellar New Year 2024 filled with love, happiness, prosperity and reached goals! We came up with the special card for this occasion but its not just another wishes card. It presents one particular cozy feature that we're now developing Stay tuned for another exciting reveal early January 2024!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/ Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2023-12-22 09:28:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

Devlog #4 - Spherical Grid, Square Tiles and Planet Sizes

Hi everyone We're back with another Planetiles devlog and this time its inspired by a recurring question we're being asked - how in the world we have a spherical, curved surface and square blocks that wrap around it?
The short answer is - we sprinkled the planet with the quantum technology from the future! The longer answer is... ... we experiment a lot with prototypes before you see any game content we share. With Planetiles, our initial goal was to create a thinky tile-based game and explore different genres at the same time. We picked city/settlement builders as we're all avid fans of such games, keeping in mind all the incoming challenges such as wrapping non-bend tiles around a sphere.

Spherical Grid vs Square Tiles

We knew that keeping tiles square will be critical for having a good overview of the map, so we decided to use a special projection instead of a regular sphere. The trick is that as soon as the tiles begin to move away from the center, their vertices are being bent and their Y coordinate is adjusted instead of following the sphere on which they'd be placed normally. Below, you can see this in action:

Below, you can see that the squares are actually not squares - they just have a deformed geometry and we set the deformation grading at a very low level that is only slightly visible. This gif presents fields that are 100% square and the ones that are deformed. Our preference lays somewhere in between:

The idea presented above quite heavily influences players ability to count squares quickly and decide upon the next move. Having squares helps players to navigate through the grid and focus on the important part - structures evolution and solving missions.

Planet sizes

In Planetiles, you'll encounter different planets. There will be a variety of themes, pole caps, weather and of course - the size. Currently we're focusing on 3 types: Small planet - 360 squares total (9 vertical x 40 horizontal) Large planet - 800 squares total (16 vertical x 50 horizontal) Endless planet - no limit as the planet 'unwraps' like a rug We might add another size and also look forward to see your ideas and suggestions - feel invited to join our official Discord channel and chat about Planetiles. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/ Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2023-12-20 09:45:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

Devlog #3 - Early concepts and ideas behind Planetiles

Hi everyone We're back with another devlog after sharing the most recent entry focused on cataclysms that players will need to face in Planetiles. Today, we're taking a trip down the memory lane showcasing some of the early ideas and concepts that made Planetiles what it is today. We came a long way from the initial decision to create a game somewhere between a citybuilder and a puzzler and made some visible progress as recently shared on Twitter/X:

Early structures concepts

Once settled on the grid-based 3D sphere that would become a future planet, we wanted to create an atmosphere of a remote, friendly and welcoming planet to help players relax. It was challenging to pick a proper color palette and art direction but we finally decided on cartoon-like, melancholic models that carry a bit of retrofuturistic vibes here and there - especially the built structures.

In search of a color palette

Below you can see some of the early screenshots from Planetiles as we had lots of fun playing with art direction, visual style and color schemes. First up, we experimented a bit with the general theme and colors looking for a perfect fit in presenting an eerie but welcoming planet, that initially looked a bit different:

Satellites design

How about the satellites? You probably saw one orbiting your planet and we had couple candidates before picking up the final design. We're opened to actually having them all available in game as separate unlockable skins - who knows! If you like this idea, let us know via discord.

Ice cap and pole types

Every planet has a north & south pole and we also researched some of the alternatives of the most popular solution - the ice cap. In Planetiles, players will encounter planets that are covered in snow, however we're also working on couple other ideas, teased below.

That's it for now but stay tuned for more work-in-progress content as we continue to work on Planetiles. There is still a lot to unravel so make sure to share your feedback, impressions and ideas - we're always checking them out and prepared a separate Steam Discussions section for this occassion. You can also chat with us on Discord. Don't forget to wishlist Planetiles if you like our upcoming space haven builder! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/ Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2023-12-13 11:31:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Join us at WePlay Expo 2023 in Shanghai and play the new demo!

Hi everyone Another day, another exciting update! Yesterday we shared a new Planetiles demo v2.0 with a new roguelike progression system and loads of new features and improvements, today we're delighted to present it in Shanghai during WePlay Expo 2023!

WePlay Expo 2023

Between 17th and 20th November, Planetiles will be showcased live in the expo hall alongside some of the most interesting indie games from Poland, courtesy of Polish Indie Games Foundation. https://youtu.be/2QnV6mh-iSc?feature=shared Check out the official Steam event page here: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/weplayexpo2023 Here is the map with arrow pointing to 'Games from Poland' section

Chinese localization

We recently added Simplified Chinese localization for both store and the game itself and will keep on adding more languages to Planetiles - stay tuned for more updates in the upcoming weeks. Apart from new languages, our citybuilder received additional optimizations for Steam Deck.

We're always interested to hear your thoughts about the new demo iterations so feel free to share them either in our Steam Discussions section or chat with us on Discord. Don't forget to wishlist Planetiles if you like our game! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/ Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2023-11-17 10:36:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

New Planetiles demo v2.0 is now available!

Hi everyone The day has come! We're finally sharing a new, improved Planetiles demo v2.0 to public. We paid close attention to feedback shared online and also during expos like PAX West or Gamescom and came up with a completely new progression system, new missions and some serious UI and design improvements.

Planetiles Demo v2.0 changelog

Main changes

Introduced Player Level with the max cap set at 6 in the current demo
Introduced the progression system with roguelike unlockables and a variety of perk-like systems - Points earned with each mission now add up to players XP and increase their level - With each new level, players get one of the following: new technology slot (increasing the number of active technologies), access to new technology that affects gameplay, or a new slot for favorite structure (such structure will occur 2x more likely with the upgrades draw)
Introduced Planet Protector slot - Works like a regular upgrade, results in a chosen cataclysm to be drawn with 2x less chance

Quality of Life changes

New UI with improvements in animations, sound design and other highlighted hints
Added phonemes system - Astrounauts will now communicate with players via radio
Added loading screen with a tip about rotating planets and zooming in & out
Added ability to rotate and zoom the planet during cataclysms
Improved audio and visual presentation of cataclysms like Solar Storm and Volcano Eruption
Ability to see the top players for a given mission as well as players around your current highscore

Fixes and balancing

Minor structures rebalancing - Meadow Chilling Facility will provide less points
Fixed couple rare occassions during which the structure update mark didn't pop up
Improved overall stability and performance on lower-tier setups
Improved a rare space bug when the planet froze for a second after upgrade

Other (Platforms, localization and Steam Deck compatibility)

Demo v2.0 is compatible with Windows, Linux and macOS with all new features available on these platforms
Added Simplified Chinese localization
Improved performance on Steam Deck

[ 2023-11-16 11:57:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

Turn-Based Carnival and a new demo sneak peek!

Hi everyone We're excited to be back with another update about Planetiles as our tile & turn based citybuilder is a part of Acram Digital's Turn-Based Carnival that takes off today! Board games enthusiasts are probably already familiar with Acram's games and the Carnival is a great opportunity to highlight some of the most interesting indies out there - and wishlist them of course! Check out all the participating games here: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/turnbasedcarnival2023

Planetiles Demo v2.0

We're working hard on Planetiles and this Thursday (Nov 16th) marks the release of the new Planetiles demo with lots of improvements on all fields - new missions, progression system, UI overhaul and loooots of other great things. Make sure to check out our Steam page in 2 days! Here is a little sneak peek of the new version:

(New perks and technologies screen)

(New endslate with run stats)

(Updated Volcano Eruption) Make sure to wishlist Planetiles to stay up to date with all the news and announcements https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/ Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2023-11-14 12:43:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

Devlog #2 - Introducing first cataclysm: Volcanic Eruption

Hi everyone We're back with another Planetiles devlog - this time focusing on cataclysms. Cataclysms occur frequently in Planetiles and are directly related to the score. Want to get a better grasp of the rules in our upcoming tile-based citybuilder? Read our first devlog that focuses on the basics.

How Volcanic Eruption works?

Volcanic Eruption is the type of cataclysm that players will encounter in Planetiles - one of the most devastating torrents in the game. With every 500 points earned, players get to choose between two pairs of upgrades and cataclysms, as shown on the slate below:

Once Volcanic Eruption occurs, it will destroy 6 random tiles within the vicinity of max 6 tiles. It won't destroy itself or any already built structures (evolved from 3x3 tiles). Volcano counts as the Mountain, however it is not upgradable as other not-yet raised Mountain Observatories.

How to prepare for Volcanic Eruption?

Volcanic Eruption may ruin your plans in pursuit of the perfect score so how can you prepare for it? This particular cataclym proves to cause the most damage in the later stages of your playthrough - destroying 1x1 chunks when your planet is almost fully terraformed leaves players with blank spots that are quite hard to fill. That is why it is advised to build structures that offer 1x1 chunks - wheter its the Mountain or Forest - they help you to keep your planet safe and your score high.

Still fear that the Volcanic Eruption will destroy important chunks of your not-yet raised structures? There is a number of ways that you can still avoid this cataclym - for example by enabling the Planet Protector feature, that we will cover in the next Planetiles devlogs. For more Planetiles content, we encourage everyone to follow its profile on X/Twitter, where we frequently post about new features and gameplay elements: https://twitter.com/planetiles We're always happy to see you join our discord channel for a chat and games discussion - if there is anything you'd like to see in Planetiles or got some ideas - we want to see it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/ Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

[ 2023-11-09 11:19:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

Beat the highscore and win stellar prizes in #NebulaScorefest November!

Hi everyone We're back with another exciting event and this time - you're all invited to participate! Together with our Publisher - The Iterative Collective - we're organising #NebulaScorefest to celebrate the newest demo and your involvement in Planetiles. To get a better hang of what's going on in our tile-based space citybuilder, we recently shared the Devlog #1 showcasing The Basics and most important rules. Make sure to check it out before travelling to deep space to save humanity.

#NebulaScorefest

For the whole month of November we will be celebrating and highlighting your Planetiles scores. There are no strings attached - the higher your score the better and if you feel like your score is scratching the ceiling - make sure to share it! Platform doesn't matter - it can be shared on social media with a hashtag #NebulaScorefest. Rules: 1. Play Planetiles demo 2. Try your best and share the endslate with your score (pictured below)

3. Post your highscore on socials with the #NebulaScorefest hashtag until November 30th or jump on our discord channel 4. Win stellar prizes:

Gadgets for Planetiles that include pins & postcards
Early Access to full Planetiles game before the release
Harmony's Odyssey - Digital version for Steam, Nintendo Switch, PS4/PS5 or Xbox
Hexologic - Digital version for Steam

Community Highlights

While we're busy working on the game, you can still check out how content creators enjoy Planetiles. We're reaching out to hand-picked channels with early access to demo, which gives us a much greater perspective on what to focus on. [previewyoutube=T0Qpya5GYYo;full][/previewyoutube] [previewyoutube=iMJ6c4Q0hX8;full][/previewyoutube] [previewyoutube=tW3z3_Bn_6I;full][/previewyoutube]

What's next?

We're developing Planetiles according to plan and should have a new demo somewhere around mid-November. Our goal with the next demo iteration is to give players a glimpse into progression and roguelike elements that we're currently working on. Final stage of the demo will be presented during Steam Next Fest 2024 February edition so make sure to wishlist our stellar tiler and stay up to date with all the news https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447030/Planetiles/ Follow MythicOwl & Planetiles: Planetiles website: https://theiterative.co/planetiles/ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicOwl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicOwl/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MythicOwlGames and https://twitter.com/planetiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicowl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mythicowl_games

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Planetiles
MythicOwl

Developer

MythicOwl

Publisher

2024

Release

Action Indie Strategy Casual RPG Adventure Simulation F2P Sports MMO Racing Singleplayer Multiplayer Coop EA