Roguelite mining meets city building in EcoGnomix, announced for more platforms

EcoGnomix is such a great idea for a game. It is a quirky hybrid of roguelite turn-based mining and city building that revolves around a village of — you guessed it! — gnomes. The indie game first launched for PC last September and for Nintendo Switch last November, and today it was announced that it would be coming to PlayStation and Xbox sometime in the future.

Your little gnome village is sitting atop a network of mystical caves. Send out a team of gnomes on roguelite runs to bring back resources you can use to expand the village. As it grows, you unlock new abilities, uncover new biomes, and take on bizarre and extraordinary underground creatures.

Here are EcoGnomix’s key features, from its Steam page:

• Build Your Little Gnome Village. Above the caves is where you’ll build your thriving little gnome village. Unlock new buildings, upgrades and abilities, establish production chains for valuable resources, and build up a tiny economy to help your team of gnomes venture further on their adventures for riches.
• Strategic Roguelite Runs. Every level needs you to think and play strategically. Pick from a variety of gnomes to deploy, each with their own specialty. Place them at the start of your turn and send them to work gathering resources and supplies while fighting off foes. At the end of your turn, reposition your entire team, add more gnomes if needed, and gather again! But be warned with each turn, the cave becomes more and more unstable and ravenous bats pick at your supplies. So decide when it’s time move on and choose your path down the caves. The deeper you go, the more supplies you’ll need.
• A Different Team For Every Expedition. Every run lets you adapt, change, and upgrade your team at various points, making each expedition into the caves unique. Modify your team and playstyle to what you need out of the run, mixing it up when a change in tactics is required. Pick and swap from a variety of gnomes to get the job done, assign game-changing upgrades that combine in unexpected ways, and discover hidden special abilities for certain gnomes.
• Progress In Every Run. Venture into the caves knowing each run gets you resources no matter how they end. The deeper you go, the more valuable resources you can gather but no matter the outcome, you won’t return empty-handed.

Developed by Irox Games and published by Untold Tales, EcoGnomix will be released for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, and Xbox One; no date was announced. It is currently available for PC (Steam, GOG) and Nintendo Switch.

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