Stop what you’re doing and clear your schedule. MicroProse—the legendary name behind classics that shaped my childhood, like Dune II and so many others—has just announced that Dying Breed is OUT TODAY in Early Access on Steam.
If you were a fan of that golden age of RTS games, the era of Command & Conquer (which you can play in your browser) where base-building, resource gathering, and fast-paced combat were king, this is absolutely right up your street.
This throwback has FMV cutscenes and 70+ units
Dying Breed is being pitched as a proper love letter to the 90s, blending that retro-futuristic storytelling we crave with modern action. This isn’t some barebones launch, either. For an Early Access release, the scale is genuinely impressive:
- Massive Content Drop: You get a staggering 22 Story Missions right now, featuring action and narrative twists.
- True Retro Flair: The game leans hard into that wonderful 90s aesthetic with 43 FMV & 3D Mission Videos, totaling over 25 minutes of cinematic storytelling. Yes, that means real actors and that glorious low-budget drama we remember.
- Deep Strategy: There are 2 Playable Factions (Good and Evil), and a huge roster of 70+ Units & 50+ Structures, ranging from heroes and fortifications to cyborgs and mutants.
Take a look
The game is being developed by Sarnayer, a small indie team of dedicated RTS fans, who are promising a full-featured experience where “every unit, every choice, and every mission matters.”
The road to Dying Breed 1.0: What’s coming next?
The team is clearly passionate about building this game with the community. While you have hours of content ready to go, the Early Access period is just the beginning. They’ve already committed to future updates that include new story missions and FMV clips, along with crucial improvements like smarter AI and improved pathfinding. The game isn’t considered compatible with Steam Deck at this moment, but who knows what future updates might bring?
For the dedicated strategy fans out there, the most exciting promise might be a full map creator so you can design and share your own battlefields with other players, for added depth and longevity.
As creator Ignacio Trelles puts it, they “dreamed of bringing back the spirit of the golden age of RTS.” It looks like that dream is a reality. If you’re ready to jump back into a blood-pumping, high-stakes war where you command everything, Dying Breed is waiting for you on Steam right now.
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Christian Cawley is a writer and editor who covers consumer electronics, IT, and entertainment media. He has written for publications such as Computer Weekly, Linux Format, MakeUseOf.com, and Tech Radar.
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