Dropzone Enters Steam Early Access

Dropzone, a competitive multiplayer PC game developed by Sparkypants Studios and published by Gameforge, is now available for download via Steam Early Access. A hybrid of real-time strategy and multiplayer online battle arena action distilled down to accessible 15-minute skirmishes, Dropzone is the first new game IP from the RTS veterans at Sparkypants Studios (past games include Rise of Nations, Civilization II, and Alpha Centauri). Players can download Dropzone today via Steam Early Access, with both the introductory Squad Edition and advanced Commander Edition available now.

Dropzone players simultaneously command three weaponized battle Rigs that fill different class-based roles including offense, defense and support. Before each match begins, Rigs are paired with a variety of pilots to customize loadouts to suit individual tastes. With hundreds of pieces of unlockable gear, Rigs can be further kitted-out with pulverizers, shredders, proximity mines, lasers, drones, rockets, grappling hooks, teleporters and more. In each match, players must race to key points on the map, capturing and holding Vision Towers, fighting off enemy Rigs, conquering alien Kavash bosses, and harvesting their power cores in a struggle to score as many points as possible. With a mix of overarching strategy and split decisions, players will utilize tactical positioning, powerful abilities and in-game leveling in each escalating match. The game features a variety of modes including competitive 1v1 and 2v2 battles, PvP and PvE, custom maps and the cooperative wave-based Infestation mode.