Cinder City (previously known as Project LLL) is an MMO tactical shooter where players suit up as a futuristic knight, navigate a world reshaped by future technology, and battle through iconic landmarks and high-tech battlegrounds in post-apocalyptic Seoul.
Players must face brutal choices as they search for the lead character’s missing daughter -- solo or cooperatively with a squad.
Cinder City will feature a vast open world in which more than 30km of land area is seamlessly connected to a single environment offering players compelling procedurally created content that reacts appropriately to the player’s situation instead of playing preset content on repeat.
Cinder City is a sci-fi game, but it can also be seen as a game that falls under a sub-genre of alternative history. It takes place in a world that started with the idea that the history we know progressed differently due to a particular event in the past. In Project LLL, a devastated Seoul, the 10th century Byzantine Empire, and the 23rd century are all blended together in the same lore.
Players will also have the opportunity to pilot various vehicles such as robots, automobiles, and even helicopters. These vehicles will heavily aid the player in combat encounters and can also be used to explore the world.
NC (formerly NCSOFT) has opened invitations for gamers to sign up for the Cinder City Pre-Alpha Playtest.
The playtest focuses specifically on US players during the three-day period, running from Friday through Sunday, August 14-16.
The Pre-Alpha Playtest times and hours are:
- Friday, August 14, from 5-9 pm PT
- Saturday, Aug 15, from 5-11 pm PT
- Sunday, August 16, from 5-11 pm PT
Key Features:
- [Take Back Seoul]: Become a Cinderknight, each with unique abilities, and stand as one of the last lines of defense against the maniacal Hyde group, twisted Creatures, and hostile factions that strike without warning. The city has fallen. No ground is safe. Use your abilities, hold your role, and fight to take back what was lost.
- [Fight with Tactics]: Tactical Gear with distinct uses like drones and stealth. Vehicles like bikes, power loader mechs, and aircraft scattered across the open world. Your strategy and loadout decide every fight.
- [Choose Your Missions]: Epic story missions, side missions, and dynamic events fill the open world. Take on missions solo or team up with other players. The choices you make will shape what this city becomes.
- [Every Threat. Every Scale.]: Field bosses, instanced dungeons, massive world raids — the threats in Seoul don't stop, and neither do you. Divide roles, execute strategy, and build your character around your playstyle. Whether it's a dungeon run or a full-scale raid, co-op is where it all comes together.
Cinder City is coming to PC (Steam) and consoles in 2026.
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