Indie developer Vertex Zero has announced Red Dunes Games have picked up publishing for Silent Planet, their gothic sci-fi metroidvania game.
Red Dunes Games will publish Silent Planet when it launches globally sometime in Q2 of 2026 for Windows PC (via Steam).
Here’s a rundown on the game, plus a new trailer:
Silent Planet is an exploration-focused, gothic sci-fi metroidvania rooted in Cosmic Horror. Explore the claustrophobic corridors of a massive underground complex filled with the remnants of technological and biological horrors created by a dead civilization.
The story takes place in the year 2997. You play as Apranik. Your mission is to travel to the planet Thulcandra in search of a crucial item: the Angel’s Egg, a very ancient artifact believed to be the source of all life in the Universe.
You journey through the claustrophobic corridors of a massive underground complex filled with the remnants of technological and biological horrors created by a now dead civilization.
“Flesh and bones writhing and weaving into a turmoil of organic anarchy. And appendages propelling the aberration towards me, as it crawled on an onyx mucus-like substance which itself seemed to possess life on its own.”
Features
- Deploy an arsenal of melee and ranged psychokinetic weapons to vanquish even the most merciless foe.
- Deep and evocative narrative and lore.
- A strong female protagonist based on the historical figure of Apranik.
- Explore a massive underground complex, evoking feelings of solitude and loneliness one would expect while infiltrating a hostile alien planet alone.
- Engaging gameplay systems fine-tuned to intensify exploration, immersion, and replay value.
- Dynamic environments which can be influenced directly by the player’s actions.
- Unearth artifacts containing the recorded chronicles of an ancient alien civilization.
