NITRO GEN OMEGA launches in Early Access on June 17

NITRO GEN OMEGA, a “spaghetti anime” tactical RPG blending cinematic mech battles, team management, and sandbox RPG elements, will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam on June 17, developer DESTINYbit announced.

“It began as a shower-thought of wanting to capture the ‘I was outplaying you all along’ feeling of shonen anime and four years later it blossomed into a fully fledged open world adventure,” said DESTINYbit CEO and creative director Gian Paolo Vernocchi in a press release. “We’re thrilled to launch NITRO GEN OMEGA into Early Access on June 17. We’ve poured years of work into this game, and we can’t wait to share it with our community. Our goal was to build a sandbox shonen experience—and we hope fans will join us in shaping what comes next.”

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About

A spaghetti anime turn-based tactical RPG where you lead a crew of mercenaries through wastelands overrun by ruthless machines. Engage in high-octane cinematic Mech battles, recruit pilots and grow relationships. Play solo or join an online world where every character is procedurally generated.

Story

Humanity has lost the war against the machines. The world is overrun by them. What is left of the population has retreated to a few cities and outposts constructed atop of giant pillars. The end is coming—slow and inevitable—but for now, life goes on. People still need food, supplies, technology from the old world, or sometimes just something to get them going.

You are the commander of a mercenary crew, surviving by taking on contracts for the cities. Build and tune your Mechs. Recruit pilots and watch them bond aboard the airship: your mobile base. Complete contracts and engage in high-octane cinematic Mech battles featuring a unique Timeline system. Play solo or join a persistent online world featuring permadeath, where every character is procedurally generated.

Innovative Timeline-Based Combat

NITRO GEN OMEGA is a turn-based tactical RPG featuring an innovative timeline-based fighting system that blends deep tactical gameplay with the feeling of directing your own anime episode.

• Command a crew of four pilots, each responsible for different systems inside your Mech. Order your Driver to dodge, your Gunner to shoot, your Engineer to deploy coolant and your Operator to throw smoke grenades.
• Use your equipment and intuition to discover your enemies’ intentions. Plan your actions during the Planning Phase and watch them unfold in a truly cinematic way during the Resolution Phase.
• A challenging, high-stakes experience where injuries and even death are real threats to your crew. Managing morale is crucial, as pilots may act on their own in unplanned Dramatic Moments. The pressure of combat might lead them to a Crisis or Breakdown… but it’s in these critical moments that true heroes are made. Watch your pilots surpass their limits and overcome the odds in a fighting system inspired by shonen anime.

Customize Your Mech and Train Your Crew for Battle

Your Mech is the only way to traverse the harsh and impervious wastelands. Choose your playstyle and customize its loadout to tackle the challenges ahead.

• Obtain new parts for your Mech and assemble them to achieve the perfect balance of protection, heat generation and ammo management. Fine-tune your build and evolve your combat strategies.
• Unlock and choose between three distinct Mech models, each offering a unique playstyle and set of parts to collect.
• But a Mech is only as powerful as its crew. Train your pilots, unlock new abilities and use them inside and outside of combat. Assemble an ace team and have them work together in battle.

Grow Relationships Aboard Your Airship

The Airship is more than just your base of operations. It’s where your pilots live, unwind, and build relationships between battles.

• Earn Activity Points by fighting in Encounters and spend them aboard the Airship to assign your Pilots to various Activities.
• Cooking delicious meals will enhance your crew’s performance in combat. Training in the boxing ring or reading magazines can improve your Pilots’ skills. Scavenging the wastelands can yield equipment that will unlock new Activities for your Airship.
• Manage your crew’s morale and navigate the consequences of events happening on board. Watch your Pilots grow over time, forming lasting Friendships or Rivalries that can impact how they behave in battle.

Hire Pilots and Explore the Wastelands

A large open world for you to explore aboard your Airship. Fly across a continent overrun by Machines and make a name for yourself among the settlements.

• Traverse a vast open world continent. Visit cities and outposts. Discover Machine Lairs and Events scattered through the world.
• Complete Contracts for the settlements to build your reputation. Buy parts for your Mech, cooking ingredients, magazines and more. Heal your Pilots, refuel your Airship and venture again into the Wastelands.
• Hire new procedurally generated pilots to expand your crew. Each one is unique, with different looks, Aspirations, Traits and preferences. You’re not just building a team—you’re building a family.

Play Solo or Join a Persistent Online World

Play single-player or join other players in an asynchronous online experience where every character is unique.

• Your crew is one-of-a-kind and permadeath works on a global scale. Every character is generated on the server and scattered across the world.
• Trade loot and Pilots with other players. Assemble the team of your dreams, knowing that every character is unique. Share your crew’s legacy and write their history together with other players.
• Duel in friendly player-versus-player. Build your strategy and outsmart your opponents in a battle system designed from the ground up for multiplayer.