Greetings explorers! Today we’re excited to share a closer look at one of the most important parts of Under a Rock that will be crucial to your survival on the island: tamed creatures and companions . Whether you’re traversing lush forests, exploring dark caves, or just trying to survive another chaotic day, the creatures you’ll encounter and befriend will play a big role in your journey. Check…
An incredible milestone has been reached: 400,000 dodos have wishlisted us on Steam! We are beyond grateful for all the love and support from each and every one of you, it truly means the world to us. Your excitement keeps us motivated every day, and we're hard at work crafting something special for you! We can't wait to share more about our development progress soon, stay tuned! A big hug to a…
Greetings explorers! It’s been a while since our last update, so we wanted to check in and share that development is progressing nicely. Many systems and features are now taking root, while we continue growing and nurturing ones already in place. This includes a wide range of core systems, including building and research, combat, animations, procedural world generation, and more. With that bein…
The community has spoken and our next showcase is here: Combat. The world’s full of surprises - and not all of them are friendly. Survival won’t come easy - you'll need to master the art of combat. Here is a glimpse of the battles that lie ahead: Want to participate in the next community voting? Join our discord, follow us on social media and be a part of the next voting! Follow us on: X Instag…
The community voted - so here is a look at how building looks like in game! Featuring the new UI, a sneak peak at how gathering will look and more: Want to participate in the next community voting? Be sure to join our discord and follow us on social media and be a part of the next community voting! Follow us on: X Instagram Facebook YouTube Join our discord: discord.gg/underarock
Hey everyone! Based on the recent announcement trailer, we thought it would be a great idea to cover a few of the traversal methods you saw, as well as the ones we haven’t shown yet. While exploring the vibrant biomes of Under a Rock, you need to be able to think on your feet. Like when you first see a creature, even if they’re absolutely adorable, you need to be ready to react—whether that end…
The 30th of November has arrived, which means the time has come for us to share with you all what we teased a few weeks ago on social media. And that is our official announcement trailer! We had the honor to showcase it for the first time during the PC Gaming Show and at the Xbox Comi-Con Brazil Showcase, and we feel incredibly happy they invited us to be part of the show. In case you missed th…
Before we dive in, we wanted to take a moment to thank everyone in our growing community for the massive support you’ve given us so far. Whether this is your first time learning about our game or you’ve been with us from the start, your support is so greatly appreciated, and it continues to provide us, along with ample amounts of coffee, with the fuel we need to push through those challenging m…
They say a picture can tell a thousand words. But what about a start screen? Check out what our start screen looks like and keep your eyes peeled...you might discover a rogue Dodo running around. The music was composed by the very talented composer Noï Ortiz-Perez!
Studio & Development Who is making this game? We are a small indie game studio, Nordic Trolls, consisting of five people. What is Under a Rock? Under a Rock is a procedural open-world survival game. Explore your own mysterious and colourful island populated by exotic creatures, oversized wildlife and curious natives, as a 19th century stranded explorer. Which engine does Under a Rock run on? Un…
They come in all shapes and sizes, from small to gargantuan, with the latter being a whole biome by itself. Creatures inhabit them, and they rarely like to share the space, nor the precious resources found within. Kick them out, claim the space and build your own base within, there are no limits. Caves seamlessly integrate into the procedural environment, meaning there are no loading screens to…
@Krystine_art created our first piece of fan art and we absolutely love it. It's based on the default feminine player avatar that we have been showing off everywhere. More of Krystine's amazing charcoal works can be found by following her Twitter handle .
Hello everyone! We recently made a new video, showing off some of the Tier 1 construction elements you will be able to play around with when building your first base. What you see is all built using in-game tools only. It took us a while, to be honest, cause it turned out to be quite a large base and it was just fun building it. Time was forgotten, the video was made, here it is:
Using Unreal Engine 5 and the core technology, nanite, is a blessing. Not only does it allow for faster production due to not having to spend time on reducing polys to optimize for rendering. It also allows us to provide an unprecedented level of detail for the building blocks, not to mention the distance at which you can see your base. No more inside of the base showing before walls are render…
Hi everyone! We have a Discord channel. It's where we usually share things first, like new screenshots and other tidbits from the ongoing development. There you can interact with us more freely or just follow whatever is going on. Hope to see you there! Discord:
We think it is a great idea to share a few wallpapers, all beautifully rendered in 4k. Previews of the wallpapers can be seen below, and the high resolution files can be downloaded from IndieDB. Enjoy! ːsteamhappyː Download from IndieDB
Today we are celebrating that Under a Rock has found its nesting place on Steam. Over the course of the next months we will gradually release more and more information about the game, to let you see both what we are working on and what is finished, until the egg finally cracks open and we enter Early Access. Look who is coming to our celebration as the guest of honor; a cute, little Eye Stalk C…
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Announcements are the developer’s own posts to the game’s Steam news feed: updates and their patch notes, in-game events, releases and sales. The important ones are marked on the players chart.