The Kaiyō Mission
A downloadable game for Windows
Control a submarine or a diver into the depths of unknown underwater worlds and take photographs of alien animals, plants and artefacts. Continue your journey through this casual, side-scroller, exploration game and collect stars to unlock more secrets before travelling to an alien home planet and play their traditional games.
Based on real research and a hard science-fiction adventure, this game under development enables you to participate in the search for extra-terrestrial life on Enceladus in the Saturnian planetary system... and beyond.
Ever since mankind realised that we are not the centre of the universe, people have sought to find out whether we are alone. We have sent signals, listened out for signals, sent probes, and observed, not just what we can see in the distance, but also what we cannot see with our eyes in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum…
This is the story of a courageous mission to find extra-terrestrial life in our own solar system, the experiences of amazing people from all over the world, working together as one, to push the boundaries of human knowledge and understanding, while bringing out the best human qualities we have within us.
You can find information on our development team, teasers, gameplay trailers, and sneak peek videos on our website or YouTube channel and the related science-fiction novels and audiobook on amazon. Please follow us on TikTok, Instagram and X @thekaiyomission. The Kaiyo Mission is also on Steam - please do wishlist our game! And of course, it would be great to meet you on our Discord server.
At eXplore Studio, we value the creative work of human artists in the widest sense. Together, we and our partners create our own stories, game design, graphic art, 3D models, sound effects, music, and voice acting, and appropriately use and reference other human work as relevant, without infringing other people’s IP rights. We do not use generative AI for the content of our games, but human creativity.
Love the Art. Love the Artist.
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $19.99 USD. You will get access to the following files:
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Development log
- Levelling Up DEI: How Empathy Shapes Better Games and Teams40 days ago
- The Secret to Smarter Decisions - The Power of Listening76 days ago
- Happy Easter Weekend!!! Go and explore deep space!84 days ago
- Pixels to paperwork at eXplore StudioFeb 17, 2025
- The Kaiyō Mission - released and on sale (for two more days)Feb 11, 2025
- Releasing a video game: stress or excitement?Feb 11, 2025
- The Kaiyō Mission is now released!Jan 29, 2025
- LGBTQIA+ in the game industryJan 23, 2025
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Updated Demo available now!
Hi everyone, based on the feedback we have received, we implemented several improvements in this new version of our demo to enhance your experience when you play it. Please do have a go and keep letting us know what you think. Many thanks in advance. As always, your feedback is very much appreciated. Enjoy!
Learn more about why and how the Kaiyo Mission was created!
Our first podcast with the amazing Indie Diarist came out in full this week:
Our Discord server is now live!
We are very excited to announce that our official 'The Kaiyo Mission' Discord Server is now live, please come and join us 🚀
Join us today 👉 https://discord.gg/Skm3AAQAUj
Whether you're a fan of our game or just love all things gaming, come join us to connect and chat with fellow fans!
• Meet fellow gamers and game dev enthusiasts from around the world!
• Chat in our English, Français, and Deutsch channels – we love our global community 🌍
• Get the latest updates about our games, behind-the-scenes sneak peeks, and exciting announcements 🎉
• Share your feedback, suggestions, and ideas directly with our team 💡
👉 We’d love to meet you!
Introduce yourself in the #introduce-yourself channel and tell us what you’re most excited about.
🚨 A quick reminder: Please be respectful and follow our Discord Server Rules to keep things fun and friendly for everyone!
New demo version available for download!
Now playable in 14 languages including Russian and Bavarian! Please do have a go. As always, your feedback is precious to us! Thank you so much for your ongoing support!
New demo version available for download!
We have implemented some minor bug fixes and added one more language.
Enjoy having a go and, as always, your feedback is very welcome! Thank you so much for your ongoing support!
Our demo is now also playable in Portuguese and Swahili!
This brings the number of available languages to 12. Many thanks for checking it out and letting us know what you think.
Update: The Kaiyo Mission will be released in 2024!!!
Please do follow us and wishlist us on Steam or put us in your collection on itchIO. Many thanks in advance!
Our final version of the Demo is now available!
It is based on the release version of the full game. Compared to the intermediate and complete versions of the Demo, this final version contains the updated trailer and some further polishing and bug fixes.
Enjoy having a go and, as always, your feedback is very welcome! Thank you so much for your ongoing support!
Our complete demo is now available!
The demo can now also be played in Turkish, our 10th language, photos made during gameplay can be saved on your PC, the diver movements have been improved, the compendium entry pages have been completed, and several bugs have been fixed.
Enjoy playing it! Please do let us know if you have any feedback. Thank You!
From today, we have localised the game in Turkish (our 10th language)!
Soon, we will upload an updated Demo including also Turkish. Keep watching this space!
Thank you for Beta-Testing!!!
We really appreciate your comments and other feedback we have received. If you haven't filled in the survey yet, please do so. Late entries will also be gratefully received. Please just keep using the QR code in our announcement post. Thank you ever so much for your kind help.
Tomorrow is the last day of our Beta-Testing...
... late entries will still be considered as far as possible, of course. Thank you so much again to everyone who has already participated. We have received a lot of very useful feedback that will help us to further improve our game! Please just keep using the QR code in our announcement post.
BETA-Testing extended until 25 July!!!
Thank you so much to everyone who has already participated. We have received a lot of very useful feedback that will help us to further improve our game! Please just keep using the QR code in our last post.
Now BETA-Testing!!!
From the 27 June to the 7 July, we will run our Beta-testing campaign! If you would like to be part of it, please do play our Beta test version and use the QR code below to access our short feedback form. No worries, if you need longer to provide us with your feedback. Late returns will also be gratefully received and used. Thank you ever so much for your kind support and help!
BETA-Testing is about to start!!!
From the 27 June to the 7 July, we will run our Beta-testing campaign! Please watch this spot for the Beta version and our feedback form that we will make available here from tomorrow. We'd be delighted if you could be part of it! Many thanks in advance!
Hi everyone, in case you didn't have the time yesterday to join us at the Steam Next Fest, this is a recorded live stream session showing demo gameplay and Q&A with the development team. Please do forward and 👍. Many thanks for your highly appreciated support! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
If you are curious and want to learn more about The Kaiyo Mission, please do join us during one of our live broadcast sessions at the Steam Next Fest from 19-26 June. You will meet the whole team behind the game, watch the developers play the demo and have a chance to chat with us. We can’t wait to meet you there!
Early heads-up regarding our Beta-testing campaign: please let us know if you'd like to be part of it beforehand or just fill in the feedback form we'll publish in this space. Our Beta-testing is scheduled to take place from 27 June-7 July 2023! Many thanks in advance for your kind support!
The newest version of our Demo can also be played in Chinese. Please try the update from 29 May 2023. Enjoy!
Please check out the 3D model of one of our alien friends...
https://skfb.ly/oGOXI
An improved version of our demo has been uploaded (16 May 2023). The game has now been localised to Arabic as well, in addition to English, French, German, Bassa, Italian, Spanish and Polish. The translation into Chinese (Mandarin) is ongoing. Please always make sure you use the latest version, unless if you would like to compare and check out the progress made. Enjoy! And many thanks again for any feedback you would like to leave us!
An updated demo version with significantly enhanced night vision has been uploaded (17 April). Please always make sure you use the latest version, unless if you would like to compare and check out the progress made. Enjoy! And many thanks again for any feedback you would like to leave us!
An updated demo version has been uploaded. Please make sure you use the latest version, unless if you would like to compare and check out the progress made. Enjoy! And many thanks for any feedback you may have!
Hi everyone, if you would like to learn more about our development team at eXplore Studio, please check out this short video. Thank you!
The first published demo version is up! Please check it out and let us know what you think. Thank you very much for your kind help and support!