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Alien landlord sim Space For Sale looks thrillingly unsavouryFixer-upper?

Fixer-upper?

Image credit:THQ Nordic

Image credit:THQ Nordic

A screenshot of THQ Nordic’s alien property management sim Space for Sale

Space For Sale | Showcase 2023 TrailerWatch on YouTube

Space For Sale | Showcase 2023 Trailer

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Some building resources such as electro fruit must be gathered from the surrounding landscape, which doesn’t really welcome the attention. The planet you’re on has a nasty case of Space Rot, a creeping Zerg-esque infestation that sprouts tentacles and eventually, bulbous boss monsters. You’ll need to hack it back periodically before it swallows all the rickety condos you’re trying to flog as dream homes. Should you find time while quelling the fauna, there are also temples you can crack open to learn about the planet’s previous owners.

Where its stablemate Outcast:A New Beginningwants you to care for its strange new world while also treating the local lifeforms as a glorified power-up, Space For Sale makes no bones of being a game about paving over the flora and getting filthy-rich. I think it’s possibly the better game for it, but we’ll have to wait till the imminent beta to learn more. In the meantime, please run your eyes over this list of thebest management gamesand let me know if you, too, played Constructor. I used to have nightmares about the opening cinematic.