With The Cycle, Yager introduces the Competitive Quester, a new genre of PvEvP shooter with a strong focus on emergent social dynamics.

Welcome to Fortuna III. Far as we can tell, this rock was terraformed by aliens a long time ago. The Federation tried colonizing it, but the Cycle put an end to that. We’re talking world-spanning storms that kill anything dumb enough to set foot planetside and these storms are happening more often than not.

Your home is a spinning collection of tin cans known as Prospect Station. The main thing going for it is that it's not the surface. It ain’t pretty, but no one said life on the frontier was going to be easy.

You put up with this junk for one reason: to get rich. The planet’s full of exotic materials that the major galactic factions pay serious credits for. When the Cycle breaks, that’s your window to get down there and get to work. Just watch out for the competition – the long arm of the law doesn’t reach out this far.

Cash in your contracts and those same factions will set you up with some shiny gear. They’ve got big guns, little guns, medium guns, and a collection of gadgetry that’d make your jaw drop. Getting the job done is whole lot easier when you’ve got a jetpack and a laser cannon at your side.

With the successful Tech Alpha over with, it's time for the next step: Open Development! Starting this Friday, April 12th, at 5 PM CEST (4 PM GMT/11 AM EST)

YAGER wants to offer regular playtests and gather your valuable feedback – not once a month, but EVERY WEEK!

We want to play the current development version with you. Every Friday (except on bank holidays, then it’s on a Thursday) the Alpha version of The Cycle will become available for a few hours on the Epic Games Store. All you need is an Alpha-Key and if you can read this, you should have one already, please check your inbox.

We will also activate our progression system, so unlike in the Technical Alpha, you will have to earn resources before you can unlock blueprints and craft new items. Your achievements will be carried across the next couple of playtests.

We want to hear more regularly what you think about new features, new content, the latest development and anything else you want to see in the future. This is our understanding of Open Development - to play together with our dedicated players and improve the game with the help of their feedback.  Please visit our Discord and let us know what you think about the latest version of The Cycle.

Key Features

• A new Frontier: Explore the world of Fortuna III - a hostile, beautiful new world, full of fortune, alien life, and other players looking to take its riches.
• Storm: The cycle leaves only a narrow window of opportunity - stay too long, and you will be trapped on the planet.
• Pacting: Players can meet on the surface of Fortuna III and join uneasy alliances with one another as they complete contracts
• Black Market: Players have a wide arsenal of weapons and gear available to them, all with different playstyles, that can be purchased during a match
• Crafting: Players can spend their precious credits on creating new gear to take into the next match
• Quests: Shooting may give you an edge - but the best prospectors are those who can take on dangerous jobs for factions during a match
• Customization: A wide selection of gear that players progress through, tailoring their character to their individual playstyle, with more options regularly added

The Cycle is in development for PC (consoles at a later date), with early access scheduled for late 2019.