Fair Weather Studios has announced that Ancient Frontier, a sci-fi turned-based strategy game with RPG elements, will release in September. Described as X-COM meets Battlestar Galactica, the game will feature two story-driven campaigns.
Featuring tactical combat mixed with resource management, RPG progression, a fleet management system, and permadeath for ships lost in the void, Ancient Frontier has overcome a failed Kickstarter campaign and other hurdles during its development cycle. Aside from these features, little is known about the story itself, aside from the game is fully voice-acted.
Speaking with the PR rep for game, we asked why the choice was made to create a turn-based strategy game around fleets of starships. They said that the turn-based strategy genre often doesn’t explore the cosmos, and they wanted to rectify that.
“Exactly! The turn-based strategy genre has a whole tends to lean towards fantasy settings, you know, all the lovely swords and sandals stuff. It’s nice to have a turn-based strategy/RPG that does something a little different and provides sci-fi fans something to sink their teeth into.”
Although the developers said a trailer would be released soon, we’ll have to wait and see if Ancient Frontier delivers the goods on September 21 for PC.
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