The Blizzard folks unveiled "the first social strategy"

The Frost Giant team, which includes the creators of Warcraft III and StarCraft II, revealed Stormgate. According to the developers, this is "the first truly social RTS. It will be distributed on the free-to-play model, and its environment, judging by the trailer, is a mixture of dark fantasy and science fiction. And although the exact release date is unknown, many details about the project have already been published.

The strategy is set in the distant future - hundreds of years after our time. According to the backstory, the Earth was invaded by demons, so before the start of each match you can take control of people, monsters or other factions, which have not yet been shown. Of the modes announced single player, duel and co-op, where gamers fight together against enemies under the control of the AI. Also it will be possible to take your friends to the chapters of the story campaign, and it is declared the alliances that include up to three players. All of them will be able to build bases together, create military units and plan actions - that's why the developers call their project "the first social strategy in real time.

The Frost Giant staff promises that the game will have an advanced map, story and creature editor on the Unreal Engine 5 engine. Stormgate release date hasn't been announced yet, but we know approximately when the beta test will take place - in 2023. To take part, just register on the game's official page and leave your e-mail address in the application.