That’s right! The M.O.L.E. can do more than just tunnel in a single dig size. You might already know about Flatten Mode, an upgrade that makes the M.O.L.E. level the Calyxian terrain around you for flat factory floors. Today, we’re introducing the unique bit sizes that take the M.O.L.E. from useful to absurdly powerf...

In Techtonica, our intention is to give players the tools they need to automate virtually every process. From mining to terraforming, farming, and production, we want you to automate it all. The tools to enable the automation of these systems will grow over the course of our Early Access journey, but we’re ready to re...

Did you know that the Conveyor Belts and Power Floors in Techtonica have been purely placeholder for the last year or so? It’s true. And it was something we wanted to address before we hit our Early Access launch this summer. The differences between the old and new Conveyor Belts are subtle, but the Power Floor...

We heard you loud and clear. Techtonica will support ultrawide displays. Say goodbye to the black bars on the sides of your display that hang out as you’re sculpting the alien caverns of Calyx. Say hello to fullscreen. Ultrawide support will be available at Early Access Launch While the ultrawide communit...

Greetings, Groundbreakers! We’re thrilled to share that we’ve officially narrowed the release window for Techtonica Techtonica will launch into Early Access in Summer 2023. What are we working on right now? Now that we’ve narrowed our Early Access release window down to this summer, we’re only a few months a...

You can play the Techtonica demo right now on Steam. We’re keeping it up until we’re closer to launch, but… …it’s not entirely representative of the game experience players will have when we launch into Early Access this year. We’ve made tremendous gains in level, art, narrative, and progression design. The gamepla...

We have a brand new member of the community and marketing team. Over the last several weeks, the Fire Hose Team quietly welcomed its newest member, Lauren, into the fold. Lauren’s been hard at work learning the ins and outs of Techtonica, our community, and our future plans to serve players as the Community Marketing ...

Greetings, Groundbreakers. We’ve been looking forward to sharing this update with you for the last few months. Mass transport systems are pretty awesome in factory automation games, and we’re excited to finally showcase our take on the mechanic with Techtonica’s Monorail System. Read on to learn more about how ...

As we announced last week, the Techtonica demo has officially returned!What’s changed? Super, super minor stuff, quite honestly. We did prepare these patch notes for your reference, though, and we’re renaming the Techtonica demo in order to solidify that this will not be updated.The Techtonica demo is now live as the Tec...

The Techtonica demo officially launched on September 20th, 2022. Today marks the start of Steam Next Fest. We’re proud to be a part of the pack of developers showcasing their upcoming work. Play our demo, play their demos, play all demos!With that said, welcome to all the new Groundbreakers! We hope you find Calyx hospit...

The time has finally come. The Techtonica demo is now available for download on Steam.As we previously announced, the Techtonica demo includes performance updates, voiceover, and a re-tuned progression system that better suits the flow of the demo.You can learn more about what's changed in the demo via the patch notes he...

Greetings Groundbreakers!Today, we have some exciting news to share concerning the Techtonica Alpha, the launch of a Techtonica demo, and our participation in an upcoming Steam celebration.Grab your M.O.L.E.s. Let’s dig in!The Techtonica Alpha will wrap on September 19th.We launched the Techtonica Alpha to the first wave...

We recently announced that the Techtonica Alpha will begin rolling out in July. When we shared that news, we included both a link to signup for the Alpha (which you can find here!) and an Alpha FAQ to answer some of the early questions we anticipate you having. Now, we’re ready to share a slice of the experience players ...

It’s official: the Techtonica Alpha will begin in July. Since our announcement in March, we’ve identified the core features we want ready for you, our community, to experience and provide feedback on during the Alpha, and we’re now in the process of implementing those features for our July rollout. You can sign up for th...

We recently took questions from our community on the official Techtonica Discord for our monthly Developer AMA. The questions ranged from those about gameplay specifics to design philosophies and, of course, release information.We encourage you to visit the Discord to check out all of the questions and answers, b...

We at Fire Hose Games are pleased to announce our next title, Techtonica. In Techtonica, you will explore the bioluminescent cavernous depths of a rogue planet named Calyx as you build and optimize sprawling, automated factories—alone, or with friends. Armed with only the essentials for resource gathering ...