

Arcade shooter game Steel Storm Episode 1 version 1.0 is released which was only available as beta until now. The game is quite addictive with fast paced action that wants you to annihilate hordes of enemies . Episode 1 is available as free download for Linux, Mac and Windows users.





Steel Storm is an old school top down arcade shooter with score oriented competitive gameplay, and is designed for people who like fast paced action and have limited amounts of time to play computer games.









Gameplay Features: The events take place in an alternative universe where you control an advanced hovertank, packed with the most advanced and sophisticated weapons. Your task is simple, but, nevertheless, is not trivial. In the fight with presumed extraterrestrial invaders, you must prevail!

Deathmatch and coop game modes

Exploration and time-trial gameplay types

Competition driven gameplay - master your skills to stay ahead

Intelligent AI knows no mercy

Hordes of enemies to destroy

Vast numbers of destroyable structures and obstacles

Huge territories to reclaim

6 missions of various difficulty, for beginners & hardcore gamers, coop oriented

Edit or create your own missions with Sand Storm in-game real time multi-user editor

Nice Background score and sound effects

License:

The game as a whole is released under proprietary license, which refers to GNU GPL v2 license for the engine binaries and it's source code, and CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 license for the art assets. Full license details here





Episode 2:

While Episode 1 is free, you have to pay a fee of $10 for upcoming Episode 2 that you can pre-order from the website . With a pre-order you will get access to beta version of Episode 2 as well. Episode 2 features:

6 new weapons

3 huge and deadly bosses

10 more types of enemies

4 more unique environments

2 new campaigns totaling 18 missions

Game Source Code

Mod Development SDK

Installation on Linux: