One of the biggest and hottest demos in Steam Next Fest is a 40-hour slice of this tribal survival game with flashes of a Palworld-style management sim
Feb. 9, 2024Soulmask lets you recruit tribesmen for manual labor purposes
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Steam Next Festis back for another round of non-stop demos, including one survival game with more in common with Palworld than just its genre.
Soulmask is a tribal-themed survival sandbox game that follows in Valheim or Palworld’s footsteps: you gather materials, craft impossibly large bases, and slowly become an apex predator in a world filled with big beasties. There are also some magical fantasy elements and a beautiful open world, but the star attraction is how you recruit tribespeople.
Even more interestingly, the different tribesfolk have distinct personalities and abilities, meaning they’re more than just manual labor goons. “They are skilled in different weapons and excel in various production crafts,” the storefront continues. It seems like you can even lead your tribal army into grand, epic battles if the trailer above is any indication.
According to the developers, Soulmask’s early access launch is “drawing closer,” though there’s no solid date yet. For now, you can trial the beautiful world and interesting tribe recruitment systems in the free demo onSteam, which apparently contains up to 40 hours of things to see and do.
Steam Next Festis full of other cool game demos, includingpsychedelic platformersthat might destroy your heartstrings andabsolutely gorgeous city buildersset in the post-apocalypse.
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