MicroProse is pleased to announce that four upcoming titles from its publishing lineup are participating in Steam Next Fest with playable demos available now. From tactical warfare and high-speed racing to Bronze Age survival and futuristic close air support, players can experience a diverse selection of games across multiple genres during the event.
Throttle Trace
High-Speed Racing Meets Deep Simulation
Throttle Trace blends arcade immediacy with deep racing systems, challenging players to master overtakes, tire management, drafting, vehicle upgrades, and dynamic race conditions in a unique, stylized motorsport world.
What’s in the demo:
Players can experience a substantial slice of the game, featuring access to nearly the full experience. The demo includes Throttle Trace’s unique racing mechanics, simulation systems, replay mode, dynamic AI behavior, and progression, with career mode limited to a single three-race season. Multiplayer is also available in beta form.
The Fertile Crescent 2: Collapse of the Bronze Age
A Story-Driven RTS About Survival During Civilization’s Collapse
Set during the catastrophic Bronze Age Collapse, The Fertile Crescent 2 places players in command of a small group of warrior-farmers struggling to protect their people in a world falling apart. Combining real-time strategy with narrative progression, the game emphasizes survival, migration, and protecting loved ones over conquest.
What’s in the demo:
The demo includes the first three missions of the campaign, offering approximately 45 minutes of gameplay and an introduction to the game’s story-driven RTS systems, village management, and tactical combat.
Drone Sector
Command From Above in a Futuristic Drone Gunship
Inspired by the AC-130 gunship and MQ-9 Reaper drone, Drone Sector merges devastating close air support with battlefield command in a futuristic tactical experience. Players coordinate autonomous ground squads while delivering overwhelming aerial firepower, balancing precision strikes, reconnaissance, and tactical planning to complete high-risk missions.
What’s in the demo:
The Steam Next Fest demo gives players access to the core Drone Sector experience, featuring fluid and responsive futuristic gunship combat, multiple tactical camera modes including color, night vision, and thermal vision, and the ability to command and support autonomous ground squads. The demo includes two handcrafted missions with semi-randomized objectives, alongside full access to the loadout builder featuring multiple weapon configurations and support options.
Liquidation
Brutal Tactical Warfare in a Dying Sci-Fi World
Liquidation is a real-time strategy game focused on tactical combat, squad positioning, and battlefield control in a harsh science-fiction setting torn apart by endless conflict. Featuring asymmetric factions, powerful heroes, and intense battlefield encounters, the game rewards tactical thinking as much as raw aggression.
What’s in the demo:
The Steam Next Fest demo offers a substantial slice of the experience, including the first chapter of the campaign featuring two Crusade maps, three skirmish maps across multiple game modes (Free-for-All, Team Skirmish, and Victory Points), three playable factions, and two playable heroes per faction. Players will also be able to experiment with new creeps, collectible items, as well as save/load and replay systems.
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