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Based in Hammersmith in London, Payload Studios is the award winning developer behind TerraTech – the ultimate exploration and combat game, set on the off world. TerraTech started life in 2012, and the Payload team started to assemble in late 2013 before successfully surpassing a £35,000 funding round on Kickstarter in summer 2014. Now enjoying life on Steam Early Access, the game – described by The Guardian as ‘the next Minecraft’ – charges players with creating their own vehicles out of a host of different building blocks both to harvest whatever resources they can find from recently discovered exo-planet and to take down rival Techs also out to sap up the world's resources.

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Update 0.7.1 Incoming

Update 0.7.1 Incoming

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We're working on a completely new Crafting system, and have started initial groundwork for Multiplayer. find out more here.

A New Corporation Comes To TerraTech | Introducing Hawkeye

A New Corporation Comes To TerraTech | Introducing Hawkeye

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A very large part of finding your way in the off-worlds of TerraTech is by choosing the corporation's blocks that best suit you and your intergalactic...

TerraTech 0.6 Is Live

TerraTech 0.6 Is Live

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In the biggest update to TerraTech yet, we have some awesome new toys for you to play with! The SCU (Singularity Containment Unit) Storage block makes...

Dev Diary February 2016

Dev Diary February 2016

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Here is our Dev Diary from February 2016! See what we've been working on...

Skydome & Day and Night transitions

Skydome & Day and Night transitions

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Many months ago we switched the game over to having a day and night cycle but in the process we lost a lot of detail in the sky. The old skydome used...

Introducing the Dev Diary

Introducing the Dev Diary

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Our new way of keeping you guys up to date with what we're working on!

The End of Early Access?

The End of Early Access?

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A new blog to explain our approach to Early Access and why we're in no rush to come out of it just yet. In the meantime, we're 30% off on Steam til 6pm...

TerraTech 25% off in Steam Summer Sale

TerraTech 25% off in Steam Summer Sale

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TerraTech is now 25% off in the Steam Summer Sale!

Time to jump back to the off-world!

Time to jump back to the off-world!

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The latest and best build of TerraTech has now landed on Steam with a bang, with major bug fixes and optimisations plus a whole new opening sequence and...

Celebrating a year on the off-world with a price drop!

Celebrating a year on the off-world with a price drop!

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TerraTech price drop and Year One Payload pack goodies for existing players, including free giftable copy!

Ready for launch

Ready for launch

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TerraTech heads for early access on February 6th, Kickstarter backers receiving codes now

A present for you: New update brings Christmas cheer to TerraTech

A present for you: New update brings Christmas cheer to TerraTech

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We've rolled out a new festive-themed update to the TerraTech Open Beta, and are offering the game at a sale price for the Christmas period!

Is TerraTech your indie game of the year?

Is TerraTech your indie game of the year?

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2014 is almost over. That means it's time to vote for IndieDB's game of the year!

Updates to the off-world

Updates to the off-world

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New plot, new music, and new encounters and more heading to TerraTech in the days ahead.

The Off-world Odyssey Ramps Up

The Off-world Odyssey Ramps Up

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TerraTech is heading for open beta this November! Find out what you can expect to see hit play next month.

The big experiment

The big experiment

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Consultant Art Director Jolyon Webb explains how ExpCorp made its way to TerraTech.

Venture hits the TerraTech Beta

Venture hits the TerraTech Beta

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Enter your vehicle now to see it raced by the team live on Twitch

Talking TerraTech's evolution

Talking TerraTech's evolution

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Lead designer Kris Skellorn on getting started with harvesting and crafting

The TerraTech Kickstarter is a success!

The TerraTech Kickstarter is a success!

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We hit our Kickstarter target! The fun continues, with PayPal backing available now on our website!

Reddit AMA live now!

Reddit AMA live now!

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Join the team for our very first Reddit AMA - LIVE NOW!

New TerraTech Demo fixes 'Twitter sharing' bug

New TerraTech Demo fixes 'Twitter sharing' bug

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We've made more improvements to the TerraTech Pre-Alpha Local Multiplayer Demo.

TerraTech vehicle building masterclass

TerraTech vehicle building masterclass

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TerraTech Designer, Kris Skellorn offers tips on how to get the most out of the vehicles you build in our free demo.

TerraTech Multiplayer Pre-Alpha Demo V2 available now!

TerraTech Multiplayer Pre-Alpha Demo V2 available now!

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New version of the TerraTech Sumo Showdown Demo released today for PC and Mac, featuring various fixes and improvements.

TerraTech Dev Diary: Surfacing harvestable resources

TerraTech Dev Diary: Surfacing harvestable resources

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Terratech Lead Artist, Jolyon Webb, explains the design of TerraTech's intergalactic natural resources.

TerraTech Sumo Showdown Demo available now!

TerraTech Sumo Showdown Demo available now!

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Try our first local multiplayer mode in the latest free Demo!

TerraTech Dev Diary: Building your Base in space

TerraTech Dev Diary: Building your Base in space

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TerraTech Designer, Kris Skellorn, takes a break from our Kickstarter to explain the mechanics of building your Mining Base, the focal point of your intergalactic...

TerraTech Dev Diary: Commanding an AI fleet

TerraTech Dev Diary: Commanding an AI fleet

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Kris Skellorn explains how AI Drones are being designed and implemented in TerraTech.

TerraTech Kickstarter Rewards: Exclusive GSO skins

TerraTech Kickstarter Rewards: Exclusive GSO skins

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See the first concepts for the exclusive vehicle skins you can get if you back TerraTech on Kickstarter!

TerraTech Dev Diary: Next playable corporation

TerraTech Dev Diary: Next playable corporation

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Kris Skellorn explains the design of Venture, the next playable faction in TerraTech.

The TerraTech Kickstarter is go!

The TerraTech Kickstarter is go!

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Vehicle construction and combat game TerraTech hits Kickstarter after 'Game of the Show' success at Radius Festival.