Stormgate, a next-gen free-to-play RTS from developer Frost Giant Games, has entered its early access preview phase today, a full 2 weeks before its release onAugust 13, 2024. Kickstarter backers, closed beta testers, and those who purchase a Steam early access version of the game can get in early and start playing before anyone else.
There is a range of early-access versions ofStormgatethat fans can pick up on Steam if they want to hop into the game right now.These range between$25 to $65in price, and each offers increasingly expansive access to new content, including heroes and story chapters. The real advantage of getting the game early is to practice playing with each faction so you can dominate in the competitive online ranked ladder and know what you’re doing before the rest of the world jumps in.
Humans vs. demons vs. angels
Stormgateis an RTS created by a developer that consists of individuals who, in the past, worked on some of the biggest RTS titles on the planet, likeStarcraft IIandWarcraft III.It’s a free-to-play game with an ever-evolving story in which humanity is battling it out with two warring armies. One is a sci-fi force of demonic creatures called the Infernal Host, and the other is the angelic equivalent known as the Celestial Armada.
you’re able to hop into 3v3 competitive matches against other players or opt for a co-op experience, working with other players to defeat the AI opponent. At launch and during this early access period, Stormgatewill feature a prologue chapter and can level all heroes up to level 5.
Frost Giant Games plans to fund future development through the sale of supporter packs, additional heroes, and extra story chapters. Of course, the game can be completely free. If you don’t want to pay for it, you’ll just have to wait until Jul 30, 2025, to get access to it. The early access packs and what’s included in each are as follows.
The developer hasmade it very clear that it doesn’t wantStormgateto bepay-to-win. So players will be on a level playing field regardless of whether they’ve purchased every available hero and story pack or if they’ve paid absolutely nothing for the game whatsoever.
I love a good RTS game, andbased on what we’ve been shown so far,Stormgatelooks like it could be a great entry point into the genre with its free-to-play model. I’ve always played RTS games for the story and have generally avoided the online competitive modes, but this game looks like it could develop a decent competitive community as long as the developer’s support is there.
