Astroneers Gets its First Expansion - Glitchwalkers, Many Years On! New Trailer, Art and Details

It's not often a game from quite some time ago just decides to be relevant again with new content. But that's exactly the case with Astroneer, a game that initially saw the Early Access light of day back in 2016, then released proper in 2019 and that is now getting a full expansion which is incidentally the only post-release content of any significance its ever had added.

Don't believe us? This is no glitch, the trailer proves it:

After recently celebrating the game’s five-year anniversary, and over 11 million players since the launch of Astroneer 1.0 in 2019, the team at System Era decided it was time to expand their galaxy with a brand new planet: Aeoluz.
 
This new planet, the largest yet, features new biomes, technology, gameplay features, and the game’s first true villain. Players seeking new challenges are in for a treat with the introduction of Lyn, a disgruntled member of the ESS Elysium crew who has taken to tinkering with the Astroneer Training Program’s code.
 
Players must work with the Elysium’s Head of Maintenance, Frank, to stop Lyn and her nefarious plans before she dismantles the ATP from the inside.
 
Aeoluz, an enormous planet born into a glitched solar system, features a number of new surface and cave biomes for players to explore, while a new tech tree and modules offer up new ways to progress and unlock both new and old technology.
 
Glitchwalkers expands Astroneer’s universe while maintaining all of the crafting, building, and exploration that existing players know and love. For those players unprepared to leap into the unknown, there will also be a free companion update to the base game that introduces new gameplay, improvements, and fixes.

At the whoppingly cheap price of just $10 on all platforms, you could do way worse than have an entirely new planet to explore and survive on with a buddy. Check out a handful of images to go along with the launch in our carousel below.