Residual, the pacifist survival sci-fi game, launches for iOS today
Orangepixel’s latest project, the non-violent survival sci-fi game Residual that was revealed earlier in the Summer, has finally launched for iOS, with an Android release planned later this year. This new spin on the genre sees a weary space-traveller crash land onto an alien planet and features procedurally generated ruins to explore in an attempt to find a way to fix your ship and get back home.
Residual is a title that launched onto PC late last year and enjoyed a decent amount of success. Now, mobile gamers will be able to get their hands on the pixel-art-based colourful survival sim that features zero combat. The intention of Residual is to attempt to be one of the first survival games based entirely on exploration rather than hunting or fighting with creatures.
And the procedurally generated planet is where you’ll be doing that exploring! This generation covers everything you can think of, from the atmosphere to the weather to the layout itself. The planet will reset every playthrough, so when you die, you’ll come back to a new playing field where you’ll have to get your bearings and get back underground to find the materials to repair that ship.
Rather than combat, you’ll instead be studying all the lifeforms you find on this strange planet. You’ll analyze them to understand the ecology better and use that to your advantage, creating resources based on that information as you slowly learn the story of this odd world along the way.
With this new spin on the genre, Residual is quite the interesting little gem and is worth your time. If you’d like to check it out, you can take a peek at the link below to purchase Residual for only $5.99!
Looking to try your wits in other settings and see how long you last? Check out our Top 15 best survival games for iOS!
