Lead your Space Commandos in an epic revival of turn-based squad tactics inspired by XCOM, Space Hulk and Aliens, featuring in-depth skill & combat systems and multiple game modes. Discover the truth behind the demise of colony MC83-A, and protect Humankind from an ancient alien threat.

Players control a hardened strike team of suited-and-booted commandos tasked with investigating and neutralizing the remainders of an unidentified alien threat on planetary body M-8322. But upon arrival, things don’t go according to plan…

With a class-free skill system and a multitude of weapons and gadgets to utilize against the alien wave, players must lead their marines through extremely challenging missions across multiple game modes. The demo already showcases the infinite replayability of the finished game with hours of unique challenges.

Featuring fully interactable, multi-layered destructible environments, players can leverage terrain and building layouts to maximize their defensive or offensive positions. Coupled with environmental hazards, buildable barricades, and walls that can be destroyed, the tactical possibilities for assaulting or retreating from combat positions are vast. With alien foes also able to execute similar tactics, USC: Counterforce builds on its layers of depth to create a unique, atmospheric experience.

Publisher Firesquid and developer Angry Cat Studios announced that USC: Counterforce will have a completely new demo available during Steam TactiCon from May 11th through May 15th, 2023.

The demo will include:

• A fully reworked tutorial/prologue to learn the fundamentals of the game
• The ’Scientific, data, Retrieval’ operation divided into three missions with new mechanics and three difficulty levels.
• 12 single missionsdistributed across three different map types, each of which can be played on any of the 5 available difficulty modes.
• All items will be unlocked for players which will include thirteen weapon types with forty items in total to utilize.

Taking place on the second day of TactiCon, lead developer Aliza Wenders will be featured in a special video exclusive to the event. Aliza will touch on her experience working on both the original USC (Ultimate Space Commando) as a solo developer and USC: Counterforce with Junior Game Designer Csaba Bak over the past few years.

Key Features:

• Assemble the Ultimate Squad: Prepare your team for every situation! Featuring a class free system USC:CF allows you to fully customize your forces and face enemy threats however you see fit!
• Varied Weapons and Tools: Utilize melee and ranged weapons with various types of ammunition to take down enemies. Gather hacking tools, mines, turrets and more to strategize unique solutions.
• Fully Interactable Environments: Fight and explore interactable and destructible, multi-layered environments. Rearrange the battlefield, build barricades, avoid and exploit environmental hazards, lay traps and more.
• Determine the Fate of Mankind: Experience this science fiction adventure and discover the truth behind the demise of planetary body M-8322. Explore dark and deadly environments where dangers lurk around every corner.

USC: Counterforce is in development for PC (Steam), scheduled for 2023.