Get ready for an exciting new venture from Relic Entertainment, the developers behind Company of Heroes. This summer, they're launching a smaller-scale turn-based strategy game titled Earth vs. Mars on PC via Steam. In this innovative game, players are tasked with defending our planet from a Martian extraterrestrial invasion by utilizing the Splice-O-Tron to create unique and powerful creature-human hybrids. Imagine deploying a Squirrel-Cow, Human-Rhino, or Cheetah-Fly in battle—each hybrid brings its own strategic advantage to the fight.

Relic Entertainment sets the stage with a compelling narrative: "For decades, Martians have been secretly visiting 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 take command of Earth's military forces, facing off against advanced Martian technology including saucers, grav-tanks, and elite alien warriors in a gripping struggle for survival.

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Earth vs. Mars offers a rich gaming experience with a 30+ mission single-player campaign, online multiplayer where you can choose to play as either Earth or Mars, a VS Mode to test your skills against the game's AI, and a map editor for those who love to customize their gameplay.

Relic CEO Justin Dowdeswell shared his enthusiasm, stating, “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.” If this sounds like your kind of game, you can wishlist Earth vs. Mars on Steam now.