{"id":1532305,"date":"2026-03-21T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gBeweEmr5wgg2fS2dRwPre"},"modified":"2026-03-21T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:00:00","slug":"the-last-caretakers-latest-update-embraces-its-inner-dr-evil-by-adding-sharks-with-frickin-laser-beams-attached-to-their-heads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-last-caretakers-latest-update-embraces-its-inner-dr-evil-by-adding-sharks-with-frickin-laser-beams-attached-to-their-heads\/","title":{"rendered":"The Last Caretaker’s latest update embraces its inner Dr Evil by adding sharks with frickin’ laser beams attached to their heads"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I’ve been intrigued by oceanic survival sim The Last Caretaker<\/a> since it was announced, but I have also been a little confused by its tone. Is it a melancholy adventure about being the last sentient being on an abandoned Earth, an optimistic sci-fi story about ensuring the long-term survival of the human race by growing people in vats and launching them into space, or a knockabout crafting-explore-o-thon where you build a big daft base on your boat?<\/p>\n

I was hoping the latest update would help answer this question. But if anything, it has only confounded me further. Curiosity Wakes<\/a> strays fully into Austin Powers territory by adding sharks with laser beams on their heads. <\/p>\n

Yes, The Last Caretaker’s third update realises Dr Evil’s dream<\/a> by filling its oceans with cartilaginous fishes armed with cranial laser cannons. These laser sharks are joined by two other types of hostile shark, namely ram sharks and archangels. I think we can guess what the first shark type does. The second is a mystery, but I presume it will usher your automaton protagonist to robot heaven in some unpleasant manner.<\/p>\n

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