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Drone Swarm

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Strategy
Publisher: astragon Software
Developer: stillalive studios
Release Date: Oct. 20, 2020

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'Drone Swarm' Gets Release Date, Demo Available Now - Trailer

by Rainier on Aug. 24, 2020 @ 2:56 p.m. PDT

Drone Swarm is a sci-fi strategy game where the player assumes the role of the commander of a gigantic space ship and is exploring the universe in a desperate hunt for a new habitat for mankind.

In the narrative sci-fi real-time strategy game Drone Swarm, the player assumes the role of the heroic Captain Carter. After an attack on Earth by a swarm of drones that resulted in its almost complete destruction, the military finally managed to bring these same machines under its control. Since then, humanity’s last hope has been fighting for their bare survival on board of the mother ship Argo, as the dangerous search for a new Earth leads the daring captain and his crew into the unfathomable vastness of the galaxy.

In his exciting quest for a new Earth, the player takes control of the Argo’s 32,000 drones, which Captain Carter can deftly use to attack enemy spaceships. As they also actively serve as a protective shield of the mothership, it is always necessary to use the right tactics when it comes to asserting yourself against a great variety of different types of opponents. But the swarm of drones is versatile and so much more than just a weapon: In order to survive, the player must gather resources whenever the opportunity arises to learn new skills and to upgrade the mothership along with its drones.

Drone Swarm offers a dangerous universe with powerful alien races, different enemy types and a gripping backstory.

Starting today the sci-fi strategy adventure, in which you command a swarm of 32,000 drones, can be pre-ordered on Steam.

For all the players who would like to get an insight of Drone Swarm before release, a demo can be downloaded on Steam today.

Prospective captains can choose between a Standard Edition (19.99€/24.99$/17.99£), which includes the basic game, and a Deluxe Edition (24.99€/29.99$/22.49£), which provides additional digital content in addition to the basic game. These include the first issue of the official comic from 451 Media, the soundtrack composed exclusively for Drone Swarm, and two additional weapon upgrades for your mothership.

Those who pre-order Drone Swarm today can also look forward to a bonus: before the release on October 20th, the Deluxe Edition will be available at the price of the Standard Edition of 19.99€/24.99$/17.99£. The Deluxe content will be available for free during this period.

Key Features:

  • Command a huge swarm consisting of tens of thousands of drones.
  • Drone’s unique abilities include forming shields, disintegrating enemies and many more.
  • Invest in research to extend the power of your mothership and your drones.
  • Target enemy ship sub-systems directly to destroy weapons, engines, shields etc.
  • Use the environment to gain tactical advantage on the battlefield. Ignite gas clouds or throw entire asteroids at enemy ships.

The thrilling background story about the voyage of the "ARGO" through distant galaxies desperately searching for a new home for humanity is written by Aaron de Orive, senior writer of Star Wars: The Old Republic and lead writer of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.

Not least because of this, Drone Swarm was able to win the attention of the Michael Bay comic studio 451, which will tell the forging of Captain Carter via a fully-fledged comic series.

Drone Swarm is coming to PC (Steam) on October 20, 2020.


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