The Last Caretaker update adds sharks with frickin' laser beams

Oceanic survival sim The Last Caretaker has an uncertain tone: is it a melancholy adventure about being the last sentient being on an abandoned Earth, an optimistic sci-fi story about ensuring the long-term survival of the human race by growing people in vats and launching them into space, or a knockabout crafting-explore-o-thon where you build a big daft base on your boat?

The Curiosity Wakes update leans fully into Austin Powers territory by adding sharks with laser beams on their heads. It also introduces two deployable NPC companions: the "Sweetheart", a mobile gun turret with a cute cat face, and swarms of spiderbot-like creatures to overwhelm enemies.

The update adds customisation options for your robot, several new quests and locations, and further performance optimisations, and the Council of Humanity lets you contact the vatgrown humans you launched into space via a terminal — developer Channel 37 doesn't specify what actions they can perform.

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