Under a Rock ‘Development Progress Update’ video, screenshots

2023-announced survival adventure game resurfaces.

Publisher Gameforge and developer Nordic Trolls have released a development progress update blog and developer diary for 2023-announced survival adventure game Under a Rock, which has surpassed 450,000 across digital storefronts.

Here is an overview of the game, via Gameforge:

About
Under a Rock is an upcoming survival-adventure game focused on exploration, discovery, and systemic gameplay in a procedurally generated world. Explore a mysterious and colorful island populated by exotic creatures, oversized wildlife, and curious natives. Unveil its secrets, build your base, survive hostile environments, and dangerous nights.
Across its core gameplay systems, this update signals a transition from foundational tech to interconnected, player-facing systems, showing how exploration, building, combat, and discovery intersect in meaningful ways.
The accompanying developer video visually showcases many of these systems in action — from procedural environments and cave exploration to base construction, underwater traversal, and combat improvements — offering fans a clear look at the game’s current state and direction.

The development team behind Under a Rock has spent the past few months expanding and polishing the game’s core pillars, laying the groundwork for long-term progression and emergent play.

Key Features
Procedural World Evolution – Expanded world generation with new “epics,” improved starter crash sites, richer biomes, and more intentional structure, making exploration feel distinct and purposeful across regions.
Caves, Oceans, and Lakes – Major content and technical upgrades to caves (new modules, creatures, underground resources), a full underwater visual overhaul, swimmable lakes, and early implementation of underwater combat and pathfinding.
Base Building and Blueprint System – New crafting and construction stations, plus a fully implemented Blueprint system that allows players to capture, share, cloud-sync, and redeploy bases with color-coding and decoration previews.
Research, Cataloging, and Journaling – The first phase of a deeper discovery loop, turning exploration into structured progress through researchable Creatura and Materia entries that expand the in-game Journal over time.
Combat, Animation, and Balance Improvements – Refined combat timings, clearer visual feedback, new weapons (including cursed variants), improved parries, rebalanced creature tiers, animation polish, and preliminary steps toward underwater combat.
Environmental Hazards and Survival Systems – New fire and drowning mechanics with clearer warning and damage phases, reinforcing environmental awareness and preparation.