The Red Solstice is currently free on the Humble Store

The Red Solstice is currently free on the Humble Store

The Red Solstice is currently free on the Humble Store

For the next 48 hours, The Red Solstice will be available for free on the Humble Store, giving PC gamers access to a strategy game with up to 30 hours of campaign content as well as a co-op mode that supports up to eight players. 

During this time, the game’s sequel Solstice Chronicles: MIA will also be available with a 30% discount on the Humble Store, with this sale extending until January 25th. 

Below is a brief description of what The Red Solstice currently offers. The game is reviewed as mostly positive on Steam, so this free offer is definitely worth taking advantage of if you are a fan of strategy games. 

 

    If you think you have what it takes to survive the onslaught, go forth, Space Marine!

The Red Solstice is a tactical, squad-based survival game set in the distant future on Mars, playable in single-player or with up to 8 players in cooperative online multiplayer.

Roam freely over huge maps, complete randomized objectives and deal with surprise events that keep you on the edge of your seat.

Survive and conquer by any means necessary. Get stronger every time. Level up to unlock new weapons and abilities. Try to survive the storm.

Key features

– Take the Lead: Issue commands and set waypoints and objectives for your friends as you outsmart and outgun your way through the derelict domiciles of Tharsis.
Play Your Way, Together: With support for 8-player co-op, play as one of 8 distinct, customizable classes, each with unique abilities and traits.

– Odd Jobs: Tackle an onslaught of randomly generated events with just one hour to make your mark. From zone defense to supply retrieval, you’re never short of enemies to kill and objectives to complete.

Earn and Learn: Kill to earn experience points and unlock new abilities and classes. Heal allies, deploy turrets, launch grenades, set traps and much, much more.

– Tactical Single-Player: Play on your own and lead a squad through a satisfying single-player campaign, and lead your squad through a wide variety of levels using The Red Solstice’s Tactical Mode, which lets you issue commands while slowing down the action.


– Game NOT Over, Man: Killing ain’t easy. Drive back untold Martian horrors in multiple modes, maps and difficulties and get stronger every time. Even if you perish.

 

Below are the minimum PC system requirements for The Red Solstice, requiring 2GB of hard drive space, 4GB of RAM and a quad-core CPU. All modern gaming PCs should be able to handle this game with relative ease. 

 

MINIMUM:

OS: Windows 7 or Later
Processor: Intel Core i5-2320 CPU @ 3.00 GHz or Better
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3800 / Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT or Better
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 2 GB available space
Sound Card: A Fine High Definition Audio Device Never Hurt Anyone
Additional Notes: OpenGL / OpenAL

You can redeem a free copy of The Red Solstice on the Humble Store. 

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