Kot-in-Action has been working on Steel Storm 2 and they’re showcasing each stage of the development so you can check up on it, but it isn’t going to be a top-down shooter?!

Remember Steel Storm? Remember how it was a top-down arcade shooter? Well this may come as a shock to you because Steel Storm 2 is going to an old school FPS and as we all know, when you say “old school” FPS it is the law that you cite DOOM and Quake as influences.

When I first heard the news of this sequel I had some odd thoughts and recorded my inner monologue for you:

“But aren’t Kot-in-Action working on Tomes of Mephistopheles? Yes. But there’s only two of them? Yes, is that a problem? Well I guess not.”

Well that was exciting. Anyway, Steel Storm 2 is said to be a spin off in the Steel Storm universe which will have “rich story” but its gameplay will in no way be story-driven. There will be single player and co-op action, allowing you to square up with boss fights, environmental puzzles and drawn out hunts for keys, as is the old school FPS way.

The story, if you’re interested, has you playing as Abigail Setareh, “a former hovertank pilot who became a natural resource scout in pursuit of adventure.” Things start out on a seemingly uninhabited planet, from there you’ll embark on a journey fighting robotic armies, ancient aliens and many other monsters.

Steel Storm 2 is being built on the Darkplaces engine once again and will be available for Windows, Mac and Linux. You can actually pre-order the game right now on the official website at its cheapest price of $5, granting you access to all of the alpha and beta builds, as well as the final release at no extra cost. This price will rise over time until the final $19.99 is reached and the game is released. Spend your money now and you’ll be contributing the ongoing development of the game and getting it a very cheap price!

We like to show you footage of all of the games we write about here at IGM but Steel Storm 2 is still in the very early stages of development, so the latest vlog will have to do. This simply showcases the animation and coded reloading of the gun, the developers still need to make the plasma cartridge eject and bounce around and add muzzleflash.

More information on Steel Storm 2 can be found on the game’s official website.

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