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We Are the Caretakers

We Are The Caretakers is an afrofuturist sci-fi squad management RPG. Recruit, train, and manage an arcane team of protectors to unite cultures and defend the endangered wildlife you rely on, after the massive…

22 April 2021

We Are the Caretakers is an indie developed by Heart Shaped Games, released 22 April 2021 on Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What We Are the Caretakers is

We Are the Caretakers is an indie game developed by Heart Shaped Games and released in 2021. It is available on Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

We Are The Caretakers is an afrofuturist sci-fi squad management RPG. Recruit, train, and manage an arcane team of protectors to unite cultures and defend the endangered wildlife you rely on, after the massive energy barrier that separates you from a wider universe mysteriously falls.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are business and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

We Are the Caretakers launched on 22 April 2021, within three weeks of Resident Evil Village, Returnal, NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... and NieR Replicant v1.22474487139.... It arrived 1 year into the Xbox Series's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil Village, Returnal, NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139..., NieR Replicant v1.22474487139....

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When did We Are the Caretakers come out?
We Are the Caretakers was released on 22 April 2021 for Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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