Scraplers

Scraplers is a 2D, top-down open-world sandbox set after humanity has exhausted the planet’s resources before developing the technology to conquer space. People have fallen back in development, and factions struggle over ancient artifacts and the few resources that remain. You start on your own and can choose how to travel and what to do; the game saves automatically, making events irreversible.

Travel and explore

You travel across the world as a point on a global map, then explore detailed terrain while controlling your vehicle-crawler. You can order it to speed up or slow down, turn, select a target to attack and interact with nearby objects. Events on the road can include attacks by pirates, cultists or monsters; encounters with trading caravans, slave traders or ordinary travelers; and sandstorms. You can also stop to search an area for loot in abandoned buildings, caves and mines, or visit cities to repair, trade, hire crew, customize your crawler or buy another one.

Battles and crew

Crawler battles are artillery exchanges. You choose a point or enemy to target, while aiming and firing happen automatically. You can also board and assault crawlers and buildings; these encounters play out as automatic fights between your team and the enemy’s, with the result depending on how well your team is equipped.

You need to monitor your vehicle’s condition and fuel, and make sure it has guns and ammunition. You can recruit fighters and buy weapons, equipment, provisions and medicine for your crew.

A changing world

Most events, maps, enemies and loot are generated procedurally at random. There is also a small chance of finding unique locations with special rewards.

Factions and reputation

A reputation system tracks your standing with the factions. You can build relations with one faction, though doing so may displease others; you choose whom to befriend and whom to oppose.