Chris Inglis[Editor’s note: You can read about our first impressions of Broken Arrow and the work done by Steel Balalaika to address issues from the Steam Next Fest demo here. Short answer: crashes and performance are being addressed which is great.]
Back in December 2022 (can you believe we’re in February 2023 already?), we saw the Slitherine Next livestream showing us the latest updates and games on the horizon. One such game was Broken Arrow, in development by Steel Balalaika, and Slitherine has today announced that we’ll be able to play a demo of the game in Steam Next Fest. Starting on February 6, players will be able to download and play the Broken Arrow demo, consisting of one playable scenario from the single player story campaign.
Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game. The base game features both the American and Russian factions, more than 100 units and multiple deck specialisations per nation. This game brings the genre to a whole new level by combining the complexity of a joint-forces wargame with the typical real-time tactics action-packed gameplay.
Broken Arrow features a wide range of units that are split into seven categories based on their characteristics. Your army deck includes recon units, infantry, fighting vehicles, support units, logistical units, helicopters and airstrikes slots.
- Recon: includes infantry, vehicles and drones specialized in the task of spotting and marking the enemy position.
- Infantry: includes line infantry, shock troops, special forces, anti-tank teams, anti-aircraft teams.
- Fighting vehicles: includes tanks, ATGM carriers and fire support vehicles.
- Support: includes artillery and anti-aircraft vehicles that provide long range support on the battlefield.
- Logistics: includes all the units designed to improve combat efficiency by providing ammunition, repairs, medical supplies and much more.
- Helicopters: includes multipurpose cavalry units best used far from the heatpoints.
- Airstrikes: includes many different weapons, swarms of tactical missiles and airdrops of troops, vehicles and supplies.
Choose the right combination of units from your deck and deploy them to the battlefield, via land, the sea or from the air. Use paratroopers and helicopters to rapidly seize key locations, reinforce them with heavy tanks and break enemy counter attacks with artillery and tactical missiles. Infiltrate special forces behind enemy lines to disrupt enemy logistics and provide laser designation for your planes. Use the terrain to your advantage to ambush, out flank and outsmart your enemy.
Broken Arrow is listed as coming soon on Steam, though with a playable demo coming next week, release could hopefully be sometime this year. To keep up to date with Broken Arrow, head over to the official website.
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