Earth vs. Mars Announced by Company of Heroes Developer Relic Entertainment

Relic Entertainment, the studio behind Company of Heroes, is venturing into a new, smaller-scale strategy game: Earth vs. Mars. Launching this summer on PC via Steam, this turn-based title throws players into a desperate fight for Earth's survival against a Martian invasion.

The core gameplay revolves around the Splice-O-Tron, a device used to create bizarre and powerful creature-human hybrids. Imagine commanding Squirrel-Cows, Human-Rhinos, and Cheetah-Flies in battle! Inspired by the classic Advance Wars, Earth vs. Mars offers a fresh take on turn-based strategy.

Relic explains the Martian invasion's origins: "For decades, Martians have secretly visited Earth, abducting humans and animals to harvest their atomic essence. Now, they’ve returned with a full-scale invasion, and it’s up to a ragtag group of commanders to lead Earth’s resistance." Players will lead Earth's military against advanced Martian weaponry, including saucers, grav-tanks, and elite alien warriors.

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Earth vs. Mars boasts a 30+ mission single-player campaign, online multiplayer (playable as either Earth or Mars), a VS Mode for challenging the AI, and a map editor.

Relic CEO Justin Dowdeswell stated, “We are excited to bring a Relic Twist to the Advance Wars style of gameplay, infusing some Relic DNA, while harkening back to some of our earlier titles. Relic Entertainment recently announced a new strategy: Alongside continuing to work on the traditional RTS titles that we’re known for, we’re also going to work on smaller Indie style games in order to explore new sub-genres, experiment, get our creative juices going, and release games more frequently.” Add it to your Steam wishlist today!