One of the hottest demos at this year’s Steam Next Fest is for Broken Arrow. This is a massive RTS set right in the moment, using the most advanced military equipment and technology. This is a setting often left to less realistic shooters and chunky, surreal but low-fidelity wargames, but developer Steel Balalaika has made a convincing attempt, I am interested in the final product.
Broken Arrow has large-scale tactical games like the Wargame and Steel Division series, or the more recent RTS Warno at its core, but past games have focused on recently gone or theoretical conflicts. But Broken Arrow is the modern US and Russian military. There are over 100 units per nation, representing land, air, and naval units.
Armies are made up of customizable segments and deploy units from available decks. Units are divided into Reconnaissance Units, Infantry, Combat Vehicles, Support, Logistics, Helicopters, and Airstrikes. These units are customizable for both armored and infantry units.
Aircraft can be customized with weapons, fuel tanks, designated pods, countermeasures and decoys. Armor can add defense systems, sensors, up armor his package, and weapons. Special Forces can disrupt enemy logistics with suppressors, thermo-optics, laser designations, reconnaissance drones, and explosives.
The demo released isn’t a comprehensive look at the final game, but I’m pretty compelled by it. The balance of carefully covering the is a very interesting one. It does a pretty good job of showing just how immediate and deadly the modern battlefield can be, bugs and crashes. are clearly far apart.
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can check out Broken Arrow and a demo on Steam (opens in new tab)You can watch the full presentation on Broken Arrow earlier this year. on youtube (opens in new tab) and embedded below.
