Newest episode includes unlockable Pioneer 10—to celebrate the 50__th anniversary of its journey to Jupiter and beyond
December 19, 2023
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Computer Lunch :
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“2001: A Space Odyssey meets Civilization meets David Attenborough”
New York, NY, December 18, 2023—Computer Lunch, a leading developer of “play knowledge” games, today announced the launch of “Beyond E21: Echoes of Earth,” the newest episode of the popular and award-winning Cell to Singularity, a game that has been described as “2001: A Space Odyssey meets Civilization meets David Attenborough” for its combination of lush visualizations, immersive world-building and incorporation of the latest scientific findings about the universe.
A Second Home Planet…?
“Beyond E21: Echoes of Earth” arrives at a time when ChatGPT has raised questions about sentient A.I. and the latest scientific research suggests that there are potentially 300 million habitable planets in the galaxy (source: CNN).
E21 thrusts players in the path of the most remote exoplanets, in the attempt to find an alternative to Earth as global warming worsens and natural resources dwindle. As in previous episodes, all gameplay takes place inside a simulation created by Semblance, an officious, HAL-like artificial intelligence, which has turned to players to help it replicate the perfect model of life.
Arriving on the 50th anniversary of Pioneer 10, which on December 4, 1973 (source: NASA) sent back the first images of Jupiter of ever-increasing size and opened the gateway to deep space, “Echoes of Earth” sets a new benchmark for the genre of scientifically accurate but engaging gameplay that Cell to Singularity pioneered.
Astronomy as “Playable Science”
In place of the clichés of Triple-A titles and Hollywood tropes, E21 combines the most current data from Webb, Kepler, and other sources (some of it less than six months old), with 3-D positioning coordinates from NASA, WASP (Wide Angle Search for Planets) and other consortia—a rigorous attention to detail which has its fanbase in 18 languages eagerly awaiting the latest episode.
“The players keep surprising us,” said Andrew Garrahan, Co-Founder, Computer Lunch. “Every episode, as life in the universe has grown more varied and complex, the number of players has increased and become even more committed to the mission of the game. With ‘Echoes of Earth,’ that interest has increased exponentially. Players are excited to experience the wonders of exoplanets like Enaiposha, whose atmosphere is believed to be composed of water vapor.”
“As writers, artists, scientists and game-makers, we have sought the broadest possible audience with an underserved area of interactive entertainment,” added Kati Nawrocki, co-founder, Computer Lunch. “We have also sought to make our games out of the primary element of 21st-century life: data. If we are in any way successful, it is due to the talents of our team and the feedback and commitment of our community, which has been a vital element since the multicellular early days of this game.”
KEY FEATURES: “Beyond E21: Echoes of Earth”
Uncover mysterious Interstellar Objects that are undergoing investigation today.
Traverse the diverse exoplanets that make up the Trappist-1 System.
Return to our home system to unlock a Space Telescope.
Unlock and learn about three new, exciting generators on the Beyond tree: Enaiposha, Kepler-186f and the Trappist-1 System.
Boost your Beyond simulation with up to six new Enhancement Trait Cards, from Water Worlds to Perils of Life.
Embark on a new Astronomy Mission with Space Telescopes.
Two new constellations are accompanying this earthy update: Lyra and Hydra. Save up and use 27 Constellation Fragments to complete them both.
Unlock Lyra to increase the Earth-Like Trait Card speed by x1.5.
Unlock Hydra to increase your Click Power by x3.
PLAY: Download and play Beyond E21: Echoes of Earth on Steam, iOS or Android. It’s free! TK) https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1v1tM
WATCH: Beyond E21 trailer (YouTube link: https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1v1u0)
UNLOCK: Pioneer 10, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its journey to Jupiter and beyond.
About Computer Lunch
Computer Lunch is an indie game studio based in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Led by the husband-and-wife team of Andrew Garrahan and Kati Nawrocki, Computer Lunch has pioneered a new genre of “play knowledge” games, which incorporates the latest discoveries in physics, biology and natural history into bestselling games that delight and inform. Cell to Singularity, its newest title, which won an “Editors’ Choice” award from Google Play, has been downloaded more than 30 million times and is its most ambitious game to date. Cell to Singularity invites players into a simulation where AI guides them through every step of evolution—in the quest to build the perfect model of life in the universe. Its subject matter, scientific accuracy, lush visualizations, and immersive gameplay have attracted players in 18 languages, including Russian, Chinese, German, Hindi, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, and Portuguese. Cell to Singularity launched on Steam in 2021. Its latest episodes, which thrust players in the path of the most remote exoplanets of deep space, are available for free-to-play on Steam, iOS & Android.
Computer Lunch are artists, scientists and game-makers, who in addition to their own titles, have developed games for Adult Swim, Zynga, Redbull, IBM, FakeLove, the Mill, the History Channel, Nestle, Bulgari and Rayban. Computer Lunch is a proud member of Gumbo, NYC’s premier independent games collective. For more information, visit: www.computerlunch.com. For the latest updates, make sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok and Reddit.
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