The game from Finland’s Channel37 will only be released in Early Access, but maybe it’s okay for the studio to take a cautious approach.

The Last Caretaker is a first-person survival action-adventure where you sail, scavenge, and rebuild in an endless ocean world. Recover lost technology, rebuild vital systems, and ensure humanity’s future before it’s too late. You are the Last Caretaker, a lone machine awakened after centuries of silence. The Earth is flooded, its towering megastructures rusting beneath an endless sky. The Seed Vaults remain, holding the last human seeds – waiting to be born. Your mission is clear: retrieve the seeds, reactivate the Lazarus Complex, and launch the last of humanity to the stars. But the world is not as empty as it seems. Machines still whisper ancient protocols, relics of the past still move with purpose, and your every step brings you closer to uncovering the meaning of your existence.

Sail across a vast open-world ocean and navigate through the remains of a forgotten civilization. From towering megastructures and flickering beacons to abandoned seed vaults and fuel stations, each location holds lost knowledge, vital resources, and pieces of a mystery waiting to be uncovered. Scavenge and restore ancient technology, craft modular upgrades, and reactivate vital systems to rebuild Moses’ infrastructure. Each innovation brings humanity closer to survival, from reviving power grids to reconstructing launch systems.

The Lazarus Complex is humanity’s last sanctuary. It monitors and optimizes the delicate process of human seed growth, balancing power, nutrition, and memory reconstruction. Each launch to the stars brings humanity one step closer to a future beyond the ocean. The ocean is beautiful – but not safe. Rogue machines, brutal storms, and limited resources challenge your mission at every turn. Adapt, upgrade, and fight to protect what little remains. You are not human, but you hold their future in your hands.

The Last Caretaker will launch in Early Access on Steam and the Epic Games Store this summer, with the full version arriving on PC and unspecified consoles (Nintendo Switch 2?) at least a year later.

Source: Gematsu