Little Red Dog Games has announced that its upcoming war and diplomacy game Precipice is launching May 1 on Steam. Players will be able to jump in tense matches of Cold War chicken in single-player or against a rival in 2-player online matches.
Precipice is a very unique game in which players will have to decide whether they want to have diplomacy or launch nuclear missiles on their opposing countries. The game will decide the fate of different countries where the last one to blink wins but if they push too hard, the whole world may be lost.
The game spans forty years of hostilities between the USA and the Soviet Union and it forces players to push their own contentious actions and or back down from them in different scenarios. The enemy AI observes the player behavior and makes assumptions and judgments about their rival’s personality and character.
The enemy AI will also try to predict player strategies and develop their own plans to counter different strategies. The game features different animals in suits which are representatives of their nations. Precipice draws loose inspiration from Chris Crawford’s Balance of Power (1985) and GMT Games’ Twilight Struggle.
The lead developer Ryan Hewer states:
Precipice isn’t a wargame, it’s a game of subterfuge. You will send agents around the world, protecting your closest allies and changing unfavorable regimes without giving away your long-term ambitions. For that reason, this game is a strategic gem where your success will depend squarely on your ability to misdirect your rival and show bravery when it is needed.
Check out the Precipice trailer below.
You can also check out the detailed gameplay trailer below.
According to Little Red Dog Games, the main features of Precipice are:
- Tense strategy for one or two players. Face a highly-responsive, unpredictable AI that will attempt to understand your strategy and counter it at every turn, or invite a friend and see if you can collectively work to avoid global catastrophe online.
- World leaders from 72 countries realized as animals native to the region, all pawns in the dangerous game of nuclear chicken.
- Manage resources from territories under your control to resolve immediate crises or win over future allies.
- Recreate history, or forge your own path. Put a bear on the moon. The possibilities are endless.
- Simple, intuitive gameplay that is also difficult to master.
Right at launch, the title will feature Steam lobby integration, player-rank unlockables, multiple map modes, multiple AI settings and the likenesses of seventy-two world leaders caught in the crossfire between two global powers.
Precipice is the third commercial title from LRDGames and it will be priced at $11.99 and will be available on both Windows and Linux Platforms. Players can buy one copy for themselves and one for their friends in a twin pack for a discounted price of only $17.99 as well.
For more details on the title, you can follow Little Red Dog Games on Steam, Twitter, and Facebook or visit the official website of the title.
