Earth Must Die is a comedian-packed point-and-click in which you decide how much of a dick you want to be

Earth Must Die was one of the stand-out premieres in yesterday’s PC Gaming Show. The cartoon-styled space romp shone with crisp and vibrant visuals, and boasted a cast list that read like a who’s-who of British comedy.

Starring in it are Joel Fry (Game of Thrones, Dr Who, Our Flag Means Death), Ben Starr (Expedition 33, Final Fantasy 16), Martha Howe-Douglas (co-creator of Ghosts), Alex Horne (Taskmaster), Mike Wozniak (Man Down, Taskmaster, Three Bean Salad podcast), Don Warrington (Rising Damp!), Matthew Holness (Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace), Tamsin Greig (Black Books, Green Wing!), and Stevie Martin, Julie Nolke, Sophie Duker, Emma Fryer, Alasdair Beckett-King, Rosie Holt, Jon Blyth, Sam O’Leary, Tom Lawrinson, Sally Beaumont, David Montieth and Inel Tomlinson.

Yes, that’s Jon Blyth who once contributed to Eurogamer, which I’m sure is the accolade he shares and not his recent BAFTA-nominated performance in Thank Goodness You’re Here!

An eye-catching trailer and an eye-catching cast list, but details about the actual game were relatively scarce. What actually is Earth Must Die, then, and when is it coming out? Having talked to the game’s creator Dan Marshall today, I know some of the answers.