After all the doom and gloom of my latest post I decided to spend some time reading about Starbound, the upcoming successor to Terraria’s 2D sandbox adventure throne. I’m hesitant to even get excited–the game is likely a ways off–but Tiyuri, the lead developer, seems to have most of the game planned.

The game looks like it will play a lot like Terraria, with all the side-scrolling, zombie-smashing mayhem that made the first game great. If there was one thing I wished for Terraria, though, it was more and lots of it. That’s what Starbound looks set to deliver. Tiyuri is promising a massive number of items, multiple planets to explore, an ever-increasing difficulty system, and enough vanity items to keep the most dedicated Chinese farmers happy for at least a day or two.

Pop over to the game’s official dev site for more information. This is one game I’ll be adding to my hopeful future playlist. The moment a beta releases, you can bet I’ll be doing what it takes to get in.

Image from: Playstarbound.com