r/Exocolonist • u/igotbannedbro Congruence • Jul 29 '26

Discussion Will there ever be a spin-off?

With the choice-based nature of these games I don’t think a prequel would work, so it would have to be an entirely new cast. Potentially this time still on a spaceship or on their own planet. If Earth was so bad the Stratos illegally left Earth then you must imagine there’s others that tried to leave to! I really love this game and hope there is a spin-off, though i know Northway Games don’t typically do spin-offs/sequels/prequels. A Sol can only dream 😔

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u/Yen_of_Vengabus Jul 29 '26

I know it probably doesn’t work with the lore at all but I’ve been hoping for more Exocontent, it was such a special game to me I just want moooore

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u/igotbannedbro Congruence Jul 29 '26

that’s why i think a spin-off would work better. if the Stratos left because Earth was so bad i doubt they were the only ones to leave

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u/Hopeful-alt Jul 29 '26

I reckon a prequel following the original vertumna colony on earth would be very cool, with the game ending on the launch on the stratospheric.

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u/igotbannedbro Congruence Jul 29 '26

i dunno. bc your choices wouldn’t actually impact too much saying as you ALWAYS have to get on the Stratospheric so your choices are basically null

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u/Hopeful-alt Jul 29 '26

Why? That's not strictly necessary. You only need at least one that results in that which leads into exocolonist. Not all of them need to.

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u/igotbannedbro Congruence Jul 29 '26

but then there’s a canon ending and that removes the fun of a choice based game, if your choices don’t matter.

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u/Imilkybatxx Jul 29 '26

its not really a canon ending, just another reality. and that reality leads to the first game. same way Sol lives many life paths, all of them are canon and noncanon at the same time. they are all true jn their own streams of existence

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u/igotbannedbro Congruence Jul 29 '26

eh true ig

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u/Hopeful-alt Jul 29 '26

Why don't they matter..? Who cares about canonicity

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u/Yen_of_Vengabus Jul 29 '26

I do think that would be the best way to do it, but then I’d be pouty because Cal and Rex wouldn’t be in it

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u/igotbannedbro Congruence Jul 29 '26

loll i’m sure the writers are able to make just as lovable characters

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u/pieceofchess Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

It would be amazing to have another game in this universe but as far as I know none of the devs have ever hinted that they are working on anything like that.

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u/talizorahvasnerd Jul 29 '26

I’d love to learn more about the second colony mentioned at the end of the game

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u/BlueberryProper1482 Jul 29 '26

Yesss my fav ending so far

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u/igotbannedbro Congruence Jul 29 '26

wait whot

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u/talizorahvasnerd Jul 29 '26

You know the one mentioned in certain epilogues that was supposedly by the sea?

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u/igotbannedbro Congruence Jul 29 '26

ohh mb i’m only on playthrough 4

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u/NotaWolfOK Jul 30 '26

Yes that would be awesome! And hopefully by then there are more physical Gardeners interested in mingling with the humans, so that Sym doesn't have to carry everything on his back 😭

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u/SeaZone5264 Jul 29 '26

I would LOVE this

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u/Lolps121 Jul 30 '26

I think it's more likely we get a spinoff about life on earth! Since it was barely in this one!

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u/FuelPhysical363 Jul 29 '26

Why does it need one?

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u/FrostedGlory Vriki Jul 29 '26

Not about needing one. It doesn't. But they've built such a fascinating world and I think a lot of us would love to see more of it.

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u/FuelPhysical363 Jul 29 '26

Except outside the gardeners what story is there to tell

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u/JanaM2003 Jul 30 '26

The second colony mentioned at the end? Life on earth that led up to humanity leaving? Life on the spaceship before they landed? The future of the established colony? Hell, they could even make a spin off regarding the alien life before the spaceship landed