Play as an Exomarine in GearStorm – a sandbox-style survival game from Iron City Games arriving on Steam Early Access Wednesday, November 20.
Escaping from Earth after it was consumed by a man-made plague known as the Phage, you’re an elite soldier who’s literally dropped on a hostile alien world – only to face an entirely new set of challenges!
Featuring a massive, fully destructible, procedurally-generated game world with day and night cycles, dynamic weather, and Unreal 4-powered visuals, GearStorm gives you the tools to build and fortify FOBs (Forward Operating Bases) against enemy incursions, mine the soil for valuable resources, and leverage advanced weapon systems (including vehicles) to neutralize everyone and everything that stands in the way of progress.
KEY FEATURES
- Experience intense military sci-fi gameplay in first- or third-person POV.
- Play your way: single/multiplayer campaign, multiple factions and alliances, and ancient mysteries to uncover.
- Terraform the environment as you see fit.
- Leave your mark in an entirely destructible open world.
- Survive using exploration, resource management, and a powerful crafting ecosystem.
- Build an elaborate base and even manage your own colony!
- Explore an alien planet and build up your character by completing quests.
THE WORLD OF GEARSTORM
In the year 2185, the human race is in its death throes. Earth itself is a desolate waste – ravaged by decades of war far more malignant and savage than any before. The final straw comes in the form of the Phage – a virulent genetically-engineered biological weapon that weaponizes the infected into rageful bio-mechanical horrors. The unstoppable Phage spreads like wildfire through man and beast alike. With no way to undo what was done, the remnants of humankind retreat into bunkers, walled cities, and fortresses. Every single human falls victim to the Phage.
Earth was all but lost until a glimmer of hope appeared. NASA’s space telescope TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) had been in operation for nearly a century and discovered an extremely unlikely habitable extraterrestrial world. These probes reported amazing findings dozens of light-years away on Apollyon – a small Earth-like planet with isolated continents in a large ocean. These islands showed signs of ecosystems, flora, and fauna.
The mad rush to escape this hellish Earth led to tragic mishap and loss. Previous attempts to send manned generation ships to Apollyon failed – whether due to infighting or mechanical failure. In a final act of desperation, small unmanned probes fitted with advanced bio-printers were launched to seed Apollyon to save the species. These probes were encoded with the DNA and mental recordings of Earth’s finest and cast off toward the planet.
You’re one of these ghosts – a fabricant sent to an alien world to renew humanity.
GearStorm will be available on Steam Early Access (Windows only) Wednesday, November 20 for $9.74 – a 25% discount. On November 27, the game will return to its original retail price of $12.99.
