Overload is a new six-degree-of-freedom shooter from the creators of Descent, currently under development. We're releasing in Early Access on March 13, 2017. The first Early Access release contains:

4 unique Challenge Mode levels
Infinite and Countdown variants that change the focus to Survival or Efficiency
Optional training level for refining your piloting skills
One sample single-player level (not part of the main campaign)
12 explosive weapons (7 primary weapons and 5 missile)
10 terrifying robot enemies

See below for the Full Game features, expected to release in late 2017.

EARLY ACCESS ROADMAP

Our focus with Early Access is to make Challenge Mode the best it can be through iteration, polish, and player feedback. We will also be revealing about a third of the single-player campaign with a focus on refinement of the elements present there as well as interface and level complexity/flow.
The first update, currently planned for late March/early April, will add the following to the game:

One full singleplayer level from the main campaign
One new Challenge Mode level, Hive
A new missile, Nova
Top 25 personal scores on leaderboards (in additional to Steam world-wide and friends)

We plan to do a significant update to the game every 3-4 weeks of similar size, with some smaller updates to address bugs and player feedback. Much of the story content will be held back for the full game release, but by the end of Early Access, Overload will feature:

10+ Challenge Mode levels
Multiple rule variants in Challenge Mode
XP-based unlocks and permanent upgrades for Challenge Mode
5 Single-player fully playable campaign levels
13-14 upgradeable weapons with fully functional upgrade screen in single-player
15+ robots of varying ferocity

The remaining content listed in the FULL GAME will be added at launch.

FULL GAME

When we exit Early Access and launch the full game, Overload will contain:

Single-player story campaign with 15+ FULL-SIZE atmospheric levels
12+ Challenge Mode levels with tons of replayability
Upgradeable player ship and 16 weapons with multiple upgrade options
20+ terrifying robot types and 3 massive bosses
Story by the writer of FREESPACE 2, plus pulse-pounding soundtrack
Epic soundtrack by Dan Wentz (DESCENT 2) and Allister Brimble (DESCENT 1 REDBOOK)

MULTIPLAYER EXPANSION AND LEVEL EDITOR

All purchases include the FREE expansion to add Multiplayer support 6-8 months after launch. A custom Level Editor will also be released sometime after launch. The Level Editor is currently expected to be available before the Multiplayer Expansion.

Overload

Revival Productions, LLCDeveloper

Revival Productions, LLCPublisher

2018-05-31Release

Singleplayer

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VR Support

Keyboard & Mouse: 1

Gamepad Support: 1

Seated: 1

Public Linux Depots:

Overload Linux [1.79 G]

Available DLCs:

Overload Level Editor
Overload Community Level Pack
Overload Anniversary Level Pack

Major Update: Version 0.7 (Build 83)

We've just released Version 0.7 (Build 83) with lots of good stuff, including a new single-player level, the player ship model, and a ton of smaller changes.

New content

Level 4 (Phoebe Peleus)

New features

New Player Ship Exterior - will still be teaked a bit, but now mostly final
Rear View (not mapped by default, on 'Additional Controls' page of mapping)
Quicksave (Default is F8, saves in last slot. Previously had been combined
with Checkpoint Save - now these things are separate)
3rd reticle option
Ambient sounds in story missions
Ability to select which controller is "Primary." The primary controller is
the one that controls the menus.
Function Keys can be remapped (Quicksave/Toggle Cockpit F8/F9, etc)
Selection wheel controls can be remapped (Additional Contols Page)
New fastest speed option for the Joystick/Keyboard turn speed
New 'Low' option for Joystick Sensitivity
Joystick/KB Roll Speed (Turn Speed already controls Yaw & Pitch)
Can enter Challenge Mode with less than full loadout (For 2nd+ Primary/
Secondary slot, choose "-none-")
Automap now indicates Energy Centers
Can delete Pilots with a controller
Can quit directly to the Challenge Mode menu to save time when replaying
Can go to the Load Game menu from the SP death screen

Feature changes

Holo-Guide will no longer lead to secret powerups until the player finds them
Holo-Guide no longer in Challenge Mode
Removed "heatmaps" from the automap
Removed the option to change FoV in VR (not needed, and didn't do anything
anyway)
Removed Super variants of Guardian, Kraken, & Scourge so their new 'Upgrades'
will be a surprise in the final game :)

Tweaks

Optimizations
Weapon & Missile are now called Primary & Secondary
Super Secondary Weapon (Missile) Pickups now give *full
ammo (allowing player
to have more than max ammo)
Changed AI in CM so robots engage the player a little faster at the start of
the game (to decrease starting lull)
Changed aim on 'first shots' by AI, so the player will get more warning shots
and be a little less surprised
Lowered Robot accuracy on Wind Tunnel Exit (was too precise/unfair)
Page Up/Down now wrap for Challenge Mode levels
Added First/Last Page controls to menus that support Page Up/Down.
Added 'Jump to My Score' to in-game leaderbaord.
Made [Cancel] not back out of Automap (caused conflicts, mainly with joysticks
and zoom)
Improved robot AI when the player is cloaked
Increased movement in automap by 50%
Tweaked SFX for supers to differentiate them from their regular versions

Fixes

Better fix to the issue with close-spawning in Challenge Mode
Fixed issue with robots getting stuck at exit of wind tunnel
Fixed an issue with the cursor re-centering on changing pages (pgup/pgdn)
Fixed issue where Holo-Guide was listed as the killer in Countdown
Fixed an issue with Reflex & Missile Pods quantum tunneling out of the world
Snipers will no longer 'fall asleep' in Challenge Mode
Cleaned up some timing-related issues with player death
Cryopod Numbers now correspond to normal counting, not computer counting
(1, 2, 3,... instead of 0, 1, 2,...)
Fixed an issue with loading old profiles
Fixed an issue preventing the game from starting in Fullscreen
Fixed an issue in which the Saved Game Menu wouldn't render
Fixed an issue with Tarvos that would cause certain parts to disappear/not render
Fixed a font issue with dashes
Corrected the Automap Legend