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Citizen! The mission is in danger. Our brave Vanguard has been attacked by ships of unknown origin. Your fellow colonists have been scattered and destroyed. It is by by Providence Alone that you have survived!

The Great Ship Rodina will enter the system in but a few scant years. If the Enemy Host is not defeated, the millions of souls—and our dreams for a bright future—will surely fall.

You are our Only Hope for salvation! Repel the enemy hordes and secure a Mighty Foothold in the Zorica system.

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Your brother and sister colonists are depending on you! — Urgent Message! - Rodina

Rodina is a space exploration RPG developed by Brendon Anthony at Elliptic Games. It takes place in the procedurally generated, full-scale Zorica Solar System with four planets, asteroids, and Zorica, the central star. The game begins by placing the player character on an asteroid a stone's throw away from a small space ship. The player must search the asteroid for the part to allow their ship to fly to other asteroids in the belt. There they can find plot-related elements, news articles and other miscellaneous pieces of writing, ammunition for the ship's weapons, and the Limnal Drive, which allows them to fly to the four different planets in the system.

You are told to go to each planet in order. The first planet you have to go to is Jarilo. It is the third planet from Zorica and is the most Earth-like of all the planets, with a radius slightly less than that of Venus. It has a peach-colored atmosphere, and the sun appears blue through it. It is also the least-heavily guarded one, with only the two weakest enemy types appearing. The next planet is Perun. It is the closest planet to Zorica and is also the Largest, with a radius almost twice that of Earth. It has a violet atmosphere, and the sun appears green through it. There the player is able to find the Heater Upgrade to their ship which allows them to visit the next planet, Morena. It is the farthest planet from Zorica, and is therefore covered completely in ice. It is also the smallest planet, with a radius just slightly larger than Mars'. The atmosphere is a teal color, and the sun appears red through it. Here, the player will find stronger opposition, with larger and tougher enemies. The player can also find the Acid Armor upgrade, which allows them to visit the last planet, Veles. It is the second planet from Zorica and has a thick, acidic atmosphere that the player's ship cannot penetrate until all the upgrades are found. The atmosphere is an opaque brown color and the sun is barely visible through it. This is also the most heavily-defended planet, containing a heavy concentration of enemies with the strongest ships.

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The game has a wonderfully dynamic soundtrack composed by John Robert Matz.

This game is currently under active development, and is available on Steam Early Access or at the developer's website on a pay-what-you-want basis. There is also a one-hour demo available. A wiki now exists, located here .

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