Frost Giant Studios has announced Stormgate, a free-to-play real-time strategy game set amidst a war between humanity and an onslaught of alien invaders. A beta is planned for 2023 via Steam.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
Welcome to the future of real-time strategy.
Stormgate is the new real-time strategy game from the team at Frost Giant Studios—including former developers of WarcraftⓇ III and StarCraftⓇ II. Explore an ever-evolving story through thrilling campaign missions where science fiction and fantasy collide—solo or cooperatively. Battle opponents around the world on our competitive 1v1 ladder. Team up with your friends to challenge the AI in cooperative modes. Get your hands dirty in the editor to build the game of your dreams.
Developed in Unreal Engine 5, Stormgate will support high-resolution high-definition visuals in 4K and hundreds of units in epic, large-scale wars across a variety of maps and tilesets. The user interface is designed to make real-time strategy more approachable by streamlining inputs, automatically assigning units to control groups, and enhancing gameplay. We’ve lowered the skill floor while keeping the ceiling as high as you want to climb.
Stormgate is the real-time strategy everyone’s been waiting for.
Key Features
- Epic Story Missions – Earth didn’t stand a chance. Our story begins hundreds of years in the future, after alien invaders hellbent on claiming this planet as their own poured out of the Stormgates and brought an end to the world as we knew it. Yet humanity survived. As the fully-playable demonic Infernals return to unleash havoc once again, Earth’s defenders must gather their courage—and climb into their 20-foot tall mechs—to save the world. It’s up to you to pick a side, harvest resources, build your base, and command mighty armies to decide the outcome.
- The First Truly Social Real-Time Strategy – Whatever your favorite game mode, you can play Stormgate with friends. Campaign missions can be played cooperatively, Stormgate‘s open-ended co-op mode supports three players, and even one-versus-one competitive players can make social connections through the built-in tournament system.
- The Next-Generation of Real-Time Strategy Competition – Stormgate carries forward the storied legacy of world-class esports. Enjoy advanced matchmaking for players of all skill levels, featuring a competitive 1v1 ladder where your abilities will be put to the test against similarly-skilled opponents around the world. When it comes to competition, we’ve got you covered: set up your own tournaments, participate in grassroots events, or qualify for professional esports matches, all from directly within the game.
- Free-to-Play, Never Pay-to-Win – Stormgate is free-to-play so that everyone can enjoy the fun of real-time strategy. Support the development of additional optional content that you enjoy, without ever paying to remove nuisances or gain an advantage.
- Unleash Your Creativity in the Editor – Craft your own custom missions and mini-games in our powerful and user-friendly editor. Draw terrain, create scripts, modify units, and publish your map for the community to play. Gather data about your content to take your creations to the next level. Make something fun, share it with the world, and be rewarded for your effort and creativity.
Watch the announcement trailer below. Visit the official website here.