Stormgate Explained

Stormgate is an upcoming real-time strategy video game developed by Frost Giant Studios.

Gameplay

Stormgate is a real-time strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world. As standard for the genre, players concurrently gather resources, build bases and troops, and upgrade assets. The game will be free-to-play with free and monetized content. It is being developed to make a typically complex genre accessible to new audiences while providing the option of balanced, competitive one-on-ones for more advanced players.

Development

Former Blizzard developers Tim Morten and Tim Campbell founded Frost Giant Studios in October 2020 with intention to build an accessible real-time strategy game. Morten previously was production lead, and Campbell had been campaign lead designer. They raised nearly $5 million in seed funding,^[2] an additional $5 million in March 2021,^[3] and $25 million in its January 2022 Series A funding.^[4] Frost Giant debuted Stormgate in June 2022. A closed beta started during December 2023. Stormgate is in Early Access on Steam since July 30, 2024.^[5] A full release of the game is expected one year later in 2025.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wutz . Marco . Stormgate is mechanically promising, but lacks the character of its inspirations . Video Games on Sports Illustrated . en . 8 February 2024.
2. Web site: Sinclair . Brendan . Blizzard vets form Frost Giant Studios . . 2020-10-20 . en . 2022-06-11 . mdy-all .
3. Web site: Dealessandri . Marie . Frost Giant Studios raises $5 million . . 2021-03-24 . en . 2022-06-11 . mdy-all .
4. Web site: Rousseau . Jeffrey . Frost Giant Studios raises $25m in Series A funding round . . 2022-01-25 . en . 2022-06-11 . mdy-all .
5. Web site: Stormgate on Steam . 2024-08-02 . store.steampowered.com . en.
6. Web site: After a $2m kickstarter on a fully-funded game, the strategy game from former Warcraft and StarCraft devs is now looking for even more funding. Cryer. Hirun. GamesRadar+. February 19, 2024. May 18, 2024. Stormgate's early access period [...] will kick off at some point later this year, and Frost Giant plans for it to last right around one year in total. After this, Stormgate will fully launch..