There will be ways to resurrect your fallen pals, though there aren't any details on how this will work. If one player steps off the plate early, a boulder will crush their comrade. For example, there might be a puzzle that requires players to step on pressure plates at the same time. You see, while Wayward Tide is primarily a co-operative experience, there will be some competitive elements and generally asshatery tossed into the mix. There will be plenty of combat, treasure hunting, puzzle-solving and even a little betrayal.
Back in February Starbound developer Chucklefish teased a 'top-down open world multiplayer pirate game' and now that game has been revealed as Wayward Tide.Īs detailed by Chucklefish on its blog, the top-down adventure tasks one-to-four players with exploring five randomly-generated islands.