Next Stage has released a demo for SLAM TANK on PC and timed it to Steam Next Fest. The full release date is undecided.
Next Stage announced SLAM TANK on September 23 as a PC game for Steam, with no release date set. The premise puts the player in a tank that fights AI-controlled machines, including industrial robots and heavy machinery, by swinging its barrel and spinning its hull rather than firing the cannon. Players choose from three tank types across factory, port, and military facility stages, and each stage ends in a boss fight.
On October 20 the studio released a demo for the game, timed to Steam Next Fest, which runs until 2:00 a.m. on October 27. The demo adds detail to the combat: the tank rams enemies, swings its turret like a club, drifts, jumps off boost pads, and performs midair tricks. The three chassis types are balanced, agile, and sturdy. The demo includes an armed train boss that fires missiles and charges. Damage dealt to AI machines becomes the score, and an online ranking tracks high scores. Wishlist registrations were past 100,000, according to Automaton.
Across the two stories, the throughline is a studio applying melee-first combat to a tank chassis. Next Stage is a Korean studio that worked on the action game Ultra Age, and SLAM TANK carries that fast melee approach into vehicle combat. The stories establish the demo and its audience; the full release date remains undecided.
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Next Stage released a demo for its PC action game SLAM TANK on October 20, timed to Steam Next Fest, which runs until 2:00 a.m. on October 27. The game is set in a world where AI controls the machines, and the player pilots a tank that fights without firing shells: it rams enemies and swings its turret like a club. The tank drifts, jumps off boost pads, and performs midair tricks, with three chassis types (balanced, agile, sturdy) to choose from. Stages end in one-on-one boss duels, and the demo includes an armed train boss that fires missiles and charges. Damage dealt to AI machines becomes the score, and an online ranking tracks high scores. Next Stage is a Korean studio that worked on the action game Ultra Age. A full release date is undecided.
Oct 4
Developer Next Stage announced SLAM TANK on September 23, a PC (Steam) tank action game with no release date set. The tank fights AI-controlled machines, including industrial robots and heavy machinery, by swinging its barrel and spinning its hull instead of firing its cannon. Players pick from three tank types across factory, port, and military facility stages, with a boss at each end.