The galaxy’s funniest space mission is officially underway. Indie developer Daruma Games has just unveiled a brand-new gameplay trailer for its debut title, Sol Mates—a chaotic, couch-friendly, co-op party roguelike launching in Early Access on Steam in 2025.
Whether you’re blasting through asteroid belts, fighting off alien crabs, or putting out literal fires aboard your ship, Sol Mates promises a high-energy, laugh-out-loud party experience for 1–4 players, both locally and online.
What Is Sol Mates?
At its core, Sol Mates is a chaotic co-op space roguelike where players must work together (and sometimes against each other) to survive increasingly wild space missions. The game combines frantic team-based mechanics with a lighthearted, story-driven campaign full of unpredictable events, alien oddities, and cosmic calamities.
You and your crew will steer, shield, and shoot your way through procedurally generated challenges while juggling quirky mission objectives—and dealing with an occasionally unhelpful onboard AI.
Key Features That Make Sol Mates Shine
🚀 Chaotic Cooperative Gameplay
Teamwork makes the spaceship work. Whether it’s repelling boarding pirates, launching missiles, or just desperately trying not to explode, your crew needs to hustle in sync to survive. Expect miscommunication, laughter, and total mayhem.
🌌 Narrative-Driven Missions with a Twist
Embark on a sci-fi campaign packed with handcrafted missions layered with procedurally generated chaos. Every run brings new dialogue, dilemmas, and difficult decisions that affect your journey.
🎨 Retro-Futuristic Vibes & Customization
The charming world of Sol Mates is brought to life with a vibrant, retro-futuristic art style. Customize your astronaut, pick your ship setup, and sail into the stars looking both fashionable and functional.
🧩 Meaningful Progression & Replayability
Unlock new characters, cosmetics, missions, and event chains as you progress. Each run gives you more tools—and more madness—to work with. This is a roguelike built for replayability and party-night magic.
Built for Couch Co-Op Fans, by Couch Co-Op Fans
Founded by industry veterans Loren Weng and Simon Armstrong, San Francisco-based Daruma Games is a studio built on friendship, humor, and a shared love of games that bring people together. With Sol Mates, they’re aiming to recreate the joyful chaos of couch co-op nights with a modern roguelike twist.
“We wanted to make a game where communication breaks down in the funniest ways possible,” says Daruma Games. “If people are yelling, laughing, and blaming each other while still having a blast—we’ve done our job.”
Wishlist Sol Mates on Steam Now
Sol Mates is launching in Early Access on PC via Steam in 2025. The game is available to wishlist now, so rally your crew and prepare for interstellar chaos.
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