The events of the game take place in an alternative universe where you control an advanced hovertank, packed with the most advanced and sophisticated weapons. Your task is simple, but, nevertheless, is not trivial. In the fight with presumed extraterrestrial invaders, you must prevail!

Additionally, Kot-in-Action founder Alexander Zubov said, "We would like to thank our dedicated audience for getting us into the Top 100 of IndieDb's Indie of the Year 2010 competition, for Episode 1. We want to thank everyone who voted for us and hope you will vote for Steel Storm Episode I once again, for the Top 10 competition. We also thank our audience for over 50,000 downloads of Episode 1!"

Features in the Episode 2 beta include:

• Complete Episode I 
• 2 new environments 
• 3 new single-player / coop missions 
• CTF online mode 
• New weapons 
• New enemies 
• Achievements 
• Gamepad support 

Key Features:

• Deathmatch and coop game modes;
• Exploration and time-trial gameplay types;
• Score driven gameplay - master your skills to stay ahead;
• Intelligent AI knows no mercy;
• Hordes of enemies to destroy;
• Vast numbers of destroyable structures and obstacles;
• Huge territories to reclaim;
• 6 missions of various difficulty, for beginners & hardcore gamers;
• Edit or create your own missions with SandStorm in-game realtime multi-user editor (will be released as a patch for Episode I).

Kot-in-Action Creative Artel is proud to announce that we have had over 50,000 downloads of our first Episode for our episodic top-down shooter series Steel Storm, and that the beta for Steel Storm Episode 2 is now available to pre-ordering customers. Episode I, which is free, is also still freely available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, and is included in Episode 2's beta. Kot-in-Action invites all old-school shmup fans to register on the forums and get ready for the beta. Preorders are also available for the upcoming second episode.