''Aquamarine'' is a turn based survival video game developed by the American developer Moebial Studios. It was released for

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in January 2022. The game is set in a vast alien ocean where the player character explores and learns more about the world.

Gameplay

In ''Aquamarine'', players take control of a space explorer who has crash landed on a small island on an alien planet. The player goes on underwater dives, using a pod to find resources. Using resources found from dives the player can upgrade their pod or invest in the island. The player can also find items or food to eat during dives. The game is turn based, every time the player makes a move, the player's energy bar goes down. If the bar reaches zero, the pod breaks and sends the player back to the island.

Development

The game is inspired from the work of French artist

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. The game started development in 2017. Moebial launched the

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for the game alongside a demo on October 3, 2018. The Kickstarter campaign was unsuccessful, with the game only reaching $9,590 of its $25,000 goal. In January 2020, Moebial launched a second Kickstarter with a reduced funding goal of $12,500. This campaign was successful, and the game had its release date postponed from late 2020 to Q2 2021. The game was delayed again and eventually launched in January 2022.

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External links

*{{Official website, https://www.aquamarinegame.com 2022 video games Fiction set on ocean planets Survival video games Turn-based strategy video games Video games developed in the United States Video games set on fictional islands Video games set on fictional planets Video games set underwater Kickstarter-funded video games