Where is Earth?

Where is Earth is a top-down vehicular combat game about a transport crew stranded in an unknown star system. You command the Merida Space Mining Company transport vessel TV-201, travel across planet surfaces in landing vehicles, and search for your scattered crew while gathering resources and defending against an unknown enemy. Your goal is to get the ship and crew back to Earth.

The convoy's disappearance

In 2050 AD, Earth's natural resources are depleted, forcing corporations to expand mining to neighbouring planets. In 2051 AD, a transporter convoy travelling to Mars is apparently destroyed in an implosion blamed on a malfunctioning experimental ship engine. The incident is reported as a freak accident, but the implosion is actually caused by a wormhole that carries the convoy millions of light years away to another galaxy.

Some vessels are destroyed in the event; others emerge relatively unharmed and separated from one another. With only their onboard knowledge, crew and resources, the captains must survive in an unknown star system and find a way home. A captain's log provides the narrative, recording what has happened and what needs to be done.

Explore and survive

You traverse planet surfaces in landing vehicles, evading threats and obstacles as you look for crew or resources. You can gather resources in three different ways to help with repairs and assembly, and must defend TV-201 against regular attacks. Crew members include specialists needed to unlock different research options.

Planets and crew dispersal are randomized, making each new game slightly different. Clear objectives must be completed to finish the game, but the different capabilities of landing vehicles and spacecraft can be combined with weaponry and support modules, leaving room to choose how you approach those objectives.

Research and equipment

You customize the loadouts of your transport vessel, landing vehicles and spacecraft with a variety of weaponry and support modules. Research priorities depend on your play style, available crew and current objective, and unlock better vehicles, spacecraft, weapons and support modules.

Difficulty and tutorial

The game has three difficulty settings: Easy, Normal and Hard. A short tutorial introduces the game’s functions and includes some of the plot; it is recommended but optional.