Adventure with friends, automate tasks, and destroy evil malware
TOKYO — March 28, 2024 – Omega Crafter, the open-world survival crafting adventure developed by Preferred Networks, Inc. (PFN) launches on PC via Steam Early Access at 8:00 PM PDT on March 28 (12:00 PM JST on March 29).
Mere days before launch, a malicious program infects a video game world. As the most talented engineer, dive into the unfinished world solo or with up to six friends, and regain control of development from the inside out by defeating Omega Crafter’s newfound ruler.
Adventure alongside Grammi, the engineer’s programmable sidekick. Master the basics of both crafting and automation with simple pre-made commands. Order Grammi to harvest raw materials, craft items, then automatically sort creations in storage chests for easy inventory organization.
Set up multi-step behaviors with a drag-and-drop coding interface to easily automate entire processes. Chop down trees, gather wood, store items in nearby chests, and even notify task completion in the chat log if desired — all with a single click. Grammi can even dance!
While Grammi handles everyday tasks, venture into the unknown in search of dungeons hiding rare loot guarded by villainous creatures. Peruse the lush scenery of the Beginning Grasslands, the vast open landscapes of the Inexhaustible Wilderness, and brave the dark corners of the Halloween Forest — each with their own distinct materials, monsters, and hidden secrets.
Construct simple shelters, massive metropolises, and everything in between. Easily level the ground, cultivate hills, pave roads, create water sources and strategically position structures with pre-set processes for maximum efficiency. Shape the world and save it from the infectious malware so the game can launch on time!
Omega Crafter is available in Early Access on PC via Steam on Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 8 pm PDT for $24.99, with a special 10% discount at $22.49 during the first week. It will support English, Japanese, French, German, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, with machine-translated options in Spanish, Thai and Portuguese. For more information and developer updates, follow the Steam page.
Omega Crafter was born out of PFN’s continuous effort to promote the fun and convenience of automation and programming to a broad range of audience. As a technology company primarily focused on software and hardware for AI solutions, PFN is also offering its award-winning programming education app Playgram to private tutoring schools nationwide in Japan. Omega Crafter was developed by PFN’s small in-house team consisting mostly of engineers with the belief that automation is the best part of open-world survival craft games.
About Preferred Networks
Preferred Networks (PFN) was established in March 2014 with the goal to develop practical, real-world applications of deep learning, robotics and other advanced technologies. PFN’s business domains include transportation, manufacturing, life sciences, robots, plant optimization, materials discovery, education and entertainment. In 2015, PFN developed Chainer™, the open-source deep learning framework. PFN’s MN-3 supercomputer, which is equipped with the MN-Core™ deep learning processor, topped the Green500 list three times in 2020 and 2021. https://www.preferred.jp/en/
