The Last Caretaker — New Sci-Fi Survival Game Set in a Flooded World Launches on PC, Earns Positive Reviews

A brand-new open-world sci-fi survival game, The Last Caretaker, has just launched in early access on PC (Steam and Epic Games Store), and gamers are already leaving positive reviews — it currently holds an 88% rating at the time of writing. A free demo is also available.

Here’s what players are saying:

Set on a flooded Earth, The Last Caretaker puts players in the role of an awakened machine — humanity’s final guardian — tasked with restoring life and sending people to the stars.

The game’s world is a vast ocean dotted with abandoned megastructures, where players must gather resources, craft equipment, and maintain the “Lazarus” complex. Gameplay blends a deep crafting system, management of biological pods with human seeds, and defense against external threats — from rogue machines to deadly storms.

Special attention is given to a sense of discovery and moral choice: every decision impacts the story and the future of humanity. Players will restore lost technologies, protect the last fragile remnants of life, and prepare to launch rockets that will carry the last humans beyond a dying world.

Recently, we also reported on the release of the survival horror game Dead Static Drive, which has been described as “Grand Theft Cthulhu.”