Cosmic Base Builder ‘Adaptory’ Propels Towards Gamescom as Part of the Indie Arena Booth
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2025 8:27 pm
Cosmic Base Builder ‘Adaptory’ Propels Towards Gamescom as Part of the Indie Arena Booth
Attendees can get hands-on with the latest demo for the upcoming story-driven colony sim
Wellington, New Zealand - July 14, 2025 - Adaptory, the 2D sci-fi, character-driven base builder from developer Stormcloak Games and publisher indie.io, constructs a path to planetary salvation as part of the Indie Arena Booth at Gamescom on Wednesday, August 20 to Sunday, August 24, 2025, ahead of a launch on PC via Steam Early Access and Itch.io.
After crash-landing onto a desolate planetoid in the galaxy, assemble a cosmic home away from home as the overseer of four intrepid explorers. Foster deep connections with each crew member, keep them well-fed and healthy, and maintain their emotional well-being long enough to embark on the journey back home. Adaptory is an engaging, and immersive sim adventure with a visually striking art style. It blends a playful, and slightly comedic aesthetic with colorfully detailed line work for a design that is wholly distinct.
Construct a base from the ground up, implementing essential components such as oxygen supply, plumbing, air conditioning, and electricity. Break out the shovels to dig beneath the planet’s surface, collecting resources to craft beds, grow plants, and place ladders to freely move around the camp. Navigate increasingly complex systems and how they interact over time, and lean into automation to tackle tasks effectively and smoothly.
Encounter anomalies including meteor showers, solar flares, natural springs, eclipses, crash landings, cargo pods, and more,. Repair damage dealt to the base, and scavenge for rare resources left in the rubble. Uncover the larger narrative thread weaving everything together, featuring crew member diary entries to read, system logs to sift through, and conversations that hint at what truly led the crew astray.
“Adaptory is the culmination of my passion for base-building titles,” said Jevon Wright, Founder and Lead Developer at Stormcloak Games. “It takes the deep systems of colony simulators, and blends them with emotional narrative and enriching character development. Our team can’t wait to welcome fans at Gamescom and witness as they construct amongst the cosmos.”
Adaptory charts a path home on PC via Steam Early Access and Itch.io. Follow developer Stormcloak Games on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, and X, and join the Discord server for the latest updates.
About Stormcloak Games
Founded in 2021, the New Zealand-based team at Stormcloak Games is an independent developer with a knack for base-building titles. The team is currently hard at work on its debut title Adaptory, and they aspire to create new titles in the future that showcase their love of systems-based gameplay.
Attendees can get hands-on with the latest demo for the upcoming story-driven colony sim
Wellington, New Zealand - July 14, 2025 - Adaptory, the 2D sci-fi, character-driven base builder from developer Stormcloak Games and publisher indie.io, constructs a path to planetary salvation as part of the Indie Arena Booth at Gamescom on Wednesday, August 20 to Sunday, August 24, 2025, ahead of a launch on PC via Steam Early Access and Itch.io.
After crash-landing onto a desolate planetoid in the galaxy, assemble a cosmic home away from home as the overseer of four intrepid explorers. Foster deep connections with each crew member, keep them well-fed and healthy, and maintain their emotional well-being long enough to embark on the journey back home. Adaptory is an engaging, and immersive sim adventure with a visually striking art style. It blends a playful, and slightly comedic aesthetic with colorfully detailed line work for a design that is wholly distinct.
Construct a base from the ground up, implementing essential components such as oxygen supply, plumbing, air conditioning, and electricity. Break out the shovels to dig beneath the planet’s surface, collecting resources to craft beds, grow plants, and place ladders to freely move around the camp. Navigate increasingly complex systems and how they interact over time, and lean into automation to tackle tasks effectively and smoothly.
Encounter anomalies including meteor showers, solar flares, natural springs, eclipses, crash landings, cargo pods, and more,. Repair damage dealt to the base, and scavenge for rare resources left in the rubble. Uncover the larger narrative thread weaving everything together, featuring crew member diary entries to read, system logs to sift through, and conversations that hint at what truly led the crew astray.
“Adaptory is the culmination of my passion for base-building titles,” said Jevon Wright, Founder and Lead Developer at Stormcloak Games. “It takes the deep systems of colony simulators, and blends them with emotional narrative and enriching character development. Our team can’t wait to welcome fans at Gamescom and witness as they construct amongst the cosmos.”
Adaptory charts a path home on PC via Steam Early Access and Itch.io. Follow developer Stormcloak Games on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, and X, and join the Discord server for the latest updates.
About Stormcloak Games
Founded in 2021, the New Zealand-based team at Stormcloak Games is an independent developer with a knack for base-building titles. The team is currently hard at work on its debut title Adaptory, and they aspire to create new titles in the future that showcase their love of systems-based gameplay.