Hello Commanders,
The wait is almost over - Dying Breed enters Early Access on October 7th! We’ve been building toward this moment for years, and we’re thrilled to finally welcome you into the battlefield. Early Access is just the beginning: we want to grow the game together with you, and today we’re sharing our full development roadmap so you can see where we’re headed.
From day one, you’ll have a fully featured RTS experience with two factions, a complete campaign, FMV and 3D cinematics, dozens of units and structures, and a retro-futuristic world brought to life with live actors, music, and original voiceovers. But that’s just the start - our plans stretch across months of updates, new missions, new systems, and even modding tools.
This roadmap is both a promise and an invitation. We’ll keep listening to your feedback and shaping the future of Dying Breed with the community. Here’s what’s coming:
🚀 Early Access Launch (October 7th)
Jump into Dying Breed from day one with a fully featured experience:
2 Playable Factions - Each with unique units and buildings.
22 Story Missions packed with retro-futuristic action (38 maps).
43 FMV and 3D Mission Videos (25 minutes total, including cinematic intro).
Over 70 Units (31 Good + 43 Evil, including 4 Heroes) and 58 Structures (from defense towers to fortifications).
Immersive Production - 23 live actors, 75 3D models, 19 original tracks (83 minutes of music), and 1000+ unique voice lines and sound effects.
📝 Ongoing Development
We’re actively shaping the game together with the community:
Expanding the game’s history and lore (two dedicated writers joined the team).
Updating the manual and strategy guide.
Continuous unit balancing and mission tuning.
Listening to and integrating player feedback.
🔜 Short Term
12 New Story Missions with fresh objectives.
24 New Videos (12 FMV + 12 3D).
Translations to bring the game to more players worldwide.
Improved Pathfinding (less unit clumping).
Map-making modding.
Distinct Faction Colors for clearer readability.
New mission triggers and expanded gameplay mechanics.
⚔️ Mid Term
Performance & memory optimizations for smoother play.
Smarter unit behaviors (better targeting, formations, and retreat logic).
Quality-of-life improvements: clearer UI feedback and objectives.
Skirmish Mode with AI opponents.
🌍 Long Term
AI Overhaul - smarter, more strategic enemy behaviors.
Rebuilt attack & defense systems.
Map Creator Tool for fans to design and share custom maps.
New biomes: Snow, Lava, Desert, Interior maps.
Full-fledged modding.
🎯 Full Release: Dying Breed - Definitive Edition
Final balancing, polish, and content wrap-up.
A complete RTS package inspired by the golden age, fully modernized.
This is just the beginning of the journey. Dying Breed has always been a project powered by passion and community support, and with your feedback we’ll continue to shape it into the ultimate retro-futuristic RTS.
Prepare your strategies, gather your troops, and get ready - October 7th is almost here.
Never Surrender,
The Dying Breed Team