Open-world survival-builder TerraTech Worlds launches first demo

Payload Studios :

London, 5 February, 2024 - Payload Studios has today announced the first playable demo for TerraTech Worlds, its co-op PvE survival game that follows the successful TerraTech. The demo will be available at the upcoming Steam Next Fest, starting February 5th, alongside an Early Access roadmap for the game.
 

TerraTech Worlds is the long-awaited successor to Payload Studio's million-selling vehicle sandbox, TerraTech. Built from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5 and optimised for large scale simulation, the game was designed for co-op PVE multiplayer that supports up to 6 players. TerraTech Worlds surpasses every limitation of the original game, with a beautiful, 300km² planet, fully deformable terrain, water physics, factory automation gameplay and vastly expanded customisation. 

“TerraTech has been a labour of love over more than a decade, and as Payload grew and learned through that time, we realised the game was trapped by decisions made in its earliest days. We knew there was a more expansive, unfettered experience in there, waiting to be unleashed, and now we have the scale and the experience to do that justice, we are psyched to finally bring TerraTech Worlds into the light - starting with Steam Next Fest.” - Russ Clarke, CEO and Co-founder of Payload Studios

Ten years after TerraTech’s development began, TerraTech Worlds invites players to explore dangerous biomes, gather valuable resources, and build unique bases and vehicles to fend off roaming bandits. Offering dynamic weather, day and night cycles as well as enemies with their own behaviours and needs, TerraTech Worlds distils a decade of learning into a fresh sandbox survival experience. Players can explore just some of what the game has to offer in February's Next Fest demo.

TerraTech Worlds is available to wishlist now on Steam, with its first playable demo going live on February 5th. More information about TerraTech Worlds can be found via X, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

About Payload Studios

Payload Studios is an award-winning, independent game developer based in London. Founded in 2013 by Russell Clarke and Vincent Scheurer, with a focus on community-centric, creative sandbox games. The studio’s award-winning debut title, TerraTech, has sold over 1 million players worldwide, across PC and console and is self-funded and self-published, embodying the studio’s community-centric approach. The studio now boasts a team of over 50 passionate developers who continue to work on TerraTech and the studio’s new title TerraTech Worlds.