Planetary Prospectors: A.R.M. Windows, Mac, VR game

can be purchased here on Steam

About This Game

-Open world Multiverse centered around Non-linear story lines

-Procedural Generated near infinite Universe

-Fully Destructible Environments

-Simulated Newtonian Physics based on hard science

-Component and Systems damage

-Psychological Survival Horror mixed with Quest and RPG elements

-VR and HOTAS/Gamepad Support

-Mining Community receives points and rewards for finding bugs and coming up with new ideas



Episode One EARLY ACCESS (ND crew vows to continue to support Planetary Prospectors for years to come)

You have to wonder, “Am I free to be a slave, or is the AI messing with my mind?” There’s only one way to find out. Hatch an escape plan while you mine for the Company. Pound lasers into asteroids long enough, you might find an alien artifact and never work again. That is, if the pirates and corporate raiders don’t get there first. Their lasers are bigger, no offense, but you can upgrade, craft tools, and raid other mining camps for supplies. You do what you need to survive. Unless the AI controls you. Then all bets are off.


Your life in the 99% isn’t easy, not like the old days when there was enough for everyone. A debt slave to the Megamine Corporation, you scrape asteroids in the hope that one day you’ll find your little piece of the pie, just enough to peel off your bondage license and buy a ticket back to Deepworld. If you don’t die first.

‘Cause dying is easy. Plenty of Luckless out here, poor bastards done in by ruptured oxygen lines, damaged comms, or off-kilter nav kits, the standard end-of-the-line equipment your credit chit can afford. That’s not counting the gas itself, which you extract night after night for propellant and Megamine profits. Sometimes, it propels you, deep into the everlasting darkness.

Nights are all the same. Wake up in a cage somewhere outside Koops Asteroid Belt, take orders from an evil machine, pound rocks all day will lasers and, if you’re lucky, slide some home brewed Hava past the collar to unwind.

It’s a lonely line of work, your friends being not so trustworthy, but there’s always the odd pirate ship to keep you company and spice up your day, even if it is your last. Megamine isn’t the only big player out here, and the gas isn’t the only treasure.

Ever since Deepworld scientists confirmed the existence of microbial life somewhere in the vicinity of Eeloa, your stomping ground has gotten a whole lot more crowded. Aliens are in vogue, and finding the first signs of intelligent life have brought out the crazies. Yeah, even crazier than you.

Just yesterday, the crew next door went off the reservation when their Debris Field Scanning Analyst (DFSA) identified a very strange anomaly coming from an oddly shaped asteroid. Could have been a wild goose chase, ‘cept they didn’t come back.

Wake up! Megamine just tasked you with finding them. Your orders are to fly into the asteroid tunnels and see what happened.

Try not to be a Luckless...

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You have been given the opportunity to mine asteroids within an infinite procedurally generated universe that contains meteor showers, space stations, mining refineries and much more to be discovered.

Purchase and upgrade a wide variety of spaceships and equipment. Use the right tools at the right time on many different kinds of surfaces to more effectively recover gems and minerals. Plan, strategize and prioritize which asteroids to mine and manage limited fuel and cargo space. Get too greedy and you can get stuck in deep space with no fuel! But manage your resources wisely and you could be rolling in spacebucks…

In-game Art is not final and is only Alpha, the graphics will only get better, our main focus has been made to make space mining fun and compelling.

Theme: Space "Western" Miners

Genre: Space exploration, Survival Adventure, Flight Simulation

Mood: Creepy, Dark humor, Suspenseful with comic relief

Cameras: FPS Cockpit (1st person cockpit supported with Oculus Rift)

-Limitless, Procedurally Generated Universe

-Near-Realistic Newtonian physics simulations

-Use the proper tools on the different surface types (snow, Ice, alloys, metals, sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic rocks)

-Trade minerals, gems and crystals such as (bronze, silver, gold, emerald, ruby, sapphire, diamond) for repairs, upgrades and purchase new tools and spacecrafts

-Post Highscores online to see who is the wealthiest miner in the galaxy

-Purchase and upgrade near/far-range scanners, to strategize mining of certain specific asteroids

-Puzzle mode, race against time and use the proper tools to gain the most minerals

-Enable shields, while navigating through a meteor shower, and block chunks of broken off asteroids

-Call a nearby "Merchant Ship" to bring fuel, in case the player is left stranded in middle of deep space.

-Arcade style controls to be built around dual analog sticks (currently Xbox 360 wired controller and mouse/keyboard supported )

Stretch Goals

-Multiplayer

-Mobile Companion

-Different storylines, and "Choose Your Own Adventure Style" dialogs

-Uncover the ancient mysterious of alien Xenoarchaeology, buried deep inside some asteroids.

-Crew can join the journey, or take them to destinations for extra credit$

-Compete or co-operate with a friend online

-Collect materials, and craft your own spacecrafts or other structures

-Persistent Death, when the character dies, or gets "too old" that character is lost.

-Choose to equip extra thrusters to increase speed and maneuverability in replace of equipped tools.

-Evade "Space Pirates" and other rogue miners that may try to steal from your horde, or even worst.

-Careful where the player mines, as claimed territory can result in a warrant issued from the "Space Police"

-Crafting spaceships, space stations and building planets by terraforming them.

Future platforms considered

PS4 and iOS, Android for mobile companion

The "Gold Rush" in space has begun, corporations and many independent prospectors have entered into the space rush to collect the most minerals to become the wealthiest Space Miner in the Universe. The player is then given the opportunity to mine asteroids within an infinite procedurally generated universe. That also contains meteor showers, space stations, mining refineries...

Upgrade, purchase, and edit the many types of spaceships. Acquire the many tools such as

Drills, Plasma Torch, Jackhammers, Grinders, Proton Beam, ION Cannons, Particle Beams, Magnetron, Flamer Thrower, Arc Lightning Torch, Tectonic Beam, Acid Gun and Mining Explosives...

When enough credits are refined, the player is able purchase better and larger cargo-ships that can carry larger loads and allow further travel. Then eventually build-up a space mining empire and a chance to build a Mega Mining Corporation.

Puzzle Mode (Destroy as many asteroids as possible and collect minerals to purchase more fuel, before the tank becomes empty)

Choose to use the proper tools at the correct time on various types of surfaces to more effectively recover gems and minerals in less time. Carefully plan and strategize then prioritize between which asteroids to mine, and how to manage how much fuel and cargo space remains. Be careful not to get too greedy and get stuck in deep space with no fuel, no signal, and no help as it will cost a hefty penalty to call in a "space tow-truck".

Although the main focus of ARM is mining and not combat. A suspension of disbelief and suspense of other "entities" and Pirates that will try to steal your precious "booty". The main goal of ARM is to become the most wealthiest Miner in the Universe. As Players can post their scores online, or join a server with other mining friends. Work together or compete against each other, to make the most money.