Nom Nom Galaxy's recent update adds slew of features and comes with price drop - [INDIEGAMING]

I previewed Q-Games's Nom Nom Galaxy back in October. It was then and is still now in early access, a first for the company. They've been updating the game regularly since then, but this week saw a huge update incorporating a lot of new features. The game now feels more sharply defined than it did in October, with a better tutorial and a campaign that helps make Nom Nom Galaxy feel even less like the average sandbox than it did before.

Nom Nom Galaxy has sandboxy gameplay, but where the average sandbox gives the player an open world and lots of freedom, this game gives the player a goal and a sandbox full of tools with which to achieve it. In each stage, the goal is to edge competitors out of the soup market by setting up a factory full of robotic workers and harvesting ingredients to make soups that will appeal to the masses. Getting 100% market share ends the stage, unlocks new technology, and lets the player move on to the next planet.

The competing soup companies aren't going to just sit still and let the player dominate, of course. They send in attackers to try and destroy the player's factory in waves as the player's market share increases. This means that the player must also erect and maintain defense systems, with the occasional side of engaging in fisticuffs.

Still, though, open world sandboxes are very popular, and although Nom Nom Galaxy isn't really intended to be played that way, the developers have had a great deal of demand for a free play mode. This update has made it so that after the two tutorial stages (which are vastly improved over the previous tutorial), players can choose between campaign and free play for unlocked planets.

All in all, Nom Nom Galaxy feels like a much more complete package than it did six months ago. The keyboard/mouse controls are much, much better; new robot workers have been added and old ones improved; there are more factory parts; and more. Features that are planned but not yet implemented include online co-op, a challenge mode, and Steam features such as achievements.

When I initially previewed Nom Nom Galaxy, I said that I couldn't wholeheartedly recommend getting it just then, but that some would definitely enjoy it and I had confidence that the game would polish up nicely. Well, the potential I saw then is starting to bloom and I now feel safe recommending getting the game if it sounds like something you'd be interested in.

Nom Nom Galaxy is available for Windows via Steam, and with this recent update they have dropped the price of the game from $19.99 to $9.99. That is the price the game is slated to have for the rest of early access. It's likely that they're hoping for more fresh testers for the final stretch. Q-Games was originally aiming for "a full release at the beginning of 2015," and is now a bit behind that, but it is an experienced development team with multiple commercial games under its belt.

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