Publisher Iceberg Interactive announced today that their new 4x space RTS Dawn of Andromeda will launch on Steam’s Early Access program on December 1st. Developers Greywolf Entertainment are now looking to put the current closed beta in front of a wider audience, via Early Access. Given the remaining development roadmap, they currently anticipate the game to stay there for around three months, releasing in March 2017.
Despite releasing on Early access during a bombardment of triple A games before the holiday season, Iceberg Interactive remain confident that they will find their audience. Iceberg Interactive CEO Erik Schreuder says: “Despite the avalanche of releases occurring in Q4, we feel that Dawn of Andromeda stands out from the crowd and is polished enough to take the leap during this busy window. It has been quite a while since a solid and engaging 4x space RTS title has emerged between the many turn-based competitors and we expect many real-time 4x strategy fans to jump on board and grab their chance to make an impact.”
At its core, Dawn of Andromeda is a pausable, real-time space 4X game set in a futuristic sci-fi universe. The game allows you to build an empire, colonize new planets, interact with other factions and characters, research new technologies and build powerful fleets. The developers stated that the world will be filled “with diverse factions, outlaws, merchants, pirate clans and mercenaries but also anomalies, black holes, ancient artifacts, ruins and much more”
Early screenshots and the video trailer give off an Endless space 2 meets Stellaris vibe which, I for one am totally down with. If Dawn of Andromeda can replicate anywhere near the quality and depth of those games, we’ll be in for a treat. Looks like Endless Space 2 may have some hot competition on the early access platform now.
