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Lead marines through a hostile Martian colony, fighting mutant swarms and completing tactical missions solo or with up to eight players.
Released 09 Jul 2015
Slow Time, Issue Orders
Coordinate Marine Classes
Hold Back Mutant Swarms
2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders. The Red Solstice is a tense, tactical, squad-based action game. Fight to survive with up to 8 players in co-op, or lead your own squad in single-player mode.
Developed by Ironward · Published by Ironward
Set on Mars in 2280, The Red Solstice puts you in command of marines sent into a dangerous colony. Play alone while directing a squad, or team up with up to seven other players.
Explore large maps, fight waves of hostile creatures, and complete objectives such as defending zones or retrieving supplies. Randomized objectives and events can change the demands of a mission as you go.
Choose from distinct marine classes with different abilities and equipment, and manage ammunition and other resources during combat. Earn experience to unlock abilities, weapons, and classes; solo play also includes a tactical mode that slows the action while you issue orders.
Some reviewers enjoy coordinating in co-op, where class abilities and team roles support tactical fights against large enemy waves. Others praise the challenging combat, class and skill choices, and sci-fi atmosphere. Criticism recurring in the supplied reviews includes bugs and visibility problems, a steep learning curve, and solo play that can feel frustrating because of squadmate behavior or repeated enemy waves.
If you think you have what it takes to survive the onslaught, go forth, marine!
The Red Solstice is a tactical, squad-based survival game set in the distant future on Mars, playable in single-player or with up to 8 players in cooperative online multiplayer.
Roam freely over huge maps, complete randomized objectives and deal with surprise events that keep you on the edge of your seat.
Survive and conquer by any means necessary. Get stronger every time. Level up to unlock new weapons and abilities. Try to survive the storm.
[H2]Key features[/H2]
Take the Lead: Issue commands and set waypoints and objectives for your friends as you outsmart and outgun your way through the derelict domiciles of Tharsis.
Play Your Way, Together: With support for 8-player co-op, play as one of 8 distinct, customizable classes, each with unique abilities and traits.
Odd Jobs: Tackle an onslaught of randomly generated events with just one hour to make your mark. From zone defense to supply retrieval, you’re never short of enemies to kill and objectives to complete.
Earn and Learn: Kill to earn experience points and unlock new abilities and classes. Heal allies, deploy turrets, launch grenades, set traps and much, much more.
Tactical Single-Player: Play on your own and lead a squad through a satisfying single-player campaign, and lead your squad through a wide variety of levels using The Red Solstice's Tactical Mode, which lets you issue commands while slowing down the action.
Game NOT Over, Man: Killing ain’t easy. Drive back untold Martian horrors in multiple modes, maps and difficulties and get stronger every time. Even if you perish.
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| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 73 |
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| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 3 listed on Steam |
| DRM / EULA |
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| Metacritic | 74/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
