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Meltdown is a grand-strategy card game set in the contemporary era. Players lead a global power as the world contends with rising temperatures and geopolitical tension. Will you cooperate with your fellows for a chance to realize humanity’s dreams or crush them to ensure your own survival?

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Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Meltdown is a game that relates to contemporary events and, because of this, we wanted to provide access earlier in order to maintain it's relevance. At the same time, Meltdown is a game with ambitious scope for an initial title relative to the team's resources. Early access allows us to balance both timeliness while setting user expectations on experience.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We plan to be in Early Access until the game reaches quality parity with other games in the space. We hope that this will take at most 1 - 2 years.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“We have in mind the following features for full release: improved visual / auditory effects and content, matchmaking, deck-building functionality, chat functionality, improved on-boarding experience, computer controlled players, a complete soundtrack, alongside a physical release.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The Early Access version faithfully implements a digital version of the original game by the designers with original artwork and music. The game provides custom lobbies with dedicated servers to maintain a competitive environment.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“We do not intend on raising the price during and after Early Access. However, we reserve the right to adjust pricing due to inflationary pressures.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We will be actively listening and engaging with community feedback in regards to user experience and gameplay mechanics with a focus on the Discord server as the primary communication channel. We also plan on leveraging replays to assess meta and tune enjoyability and competitiveness.”
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About This Game

In Meltdown, you lead a global power through the tumultuous twenty-first century. Can you build a nation that withstands rising temperatures and tensions? Will you cooperate with your fellows for a chance to realize humanity’s dreams or crush them to ensure your own survival? Because if you fail… global Meltdown awaits.

Background

Designed in 2023, Meltdown is a highly interactive deck builder. Where players are tasked not only with developing a strategy that suits their nation's strengths and goals, but also navigating ever shifting alliances and rivalries across the table.

Take control of a global power

Utilize over 200 unique card effects to find your nation's route to victory. Expand your sphere of influence by taking control of satellite nations, develop devastating new weapons, or fight against the rising tides of climate change to preserve the planet. Take care to ensure that none of your rivals climb too far ahead or fall too far behind, lest they claim the crown of global dominion before you, or forsake everything and become a Rogue Nation bent on destruction and devastation.

Use your resources to augment your power at different phases

The market of cards available to you is ever changing. The intensity of card effects increase over time and at higher levels of tension and temperature. So if players turn to fossil fuels, invasions, or precision strikes, the options available to the rest of the table as a response will become ever more powerful. All players will have to walk a fine line of making sure they have the tools they need to deter or slow their opponents without turning the world into a smoldering crater.

Accumulate satellite states to establish your hold over world order

Build your coalition of nations from 47 different options. It'll be up to you to decide where and how you want to invest in your alliances. Snapping up small powers can help you sprint to an early victory, but pursuing larger nations will give your deck the ability to ramp up more quickly. Strike a balance of finding what helps your strategy and denying your opponents the abilities they need access to the most.

Strategize, persuade, or dominate—or throw caution to the wind and go rogue

In Meltdown, you have several different ways to achieve victory. Will you find a way to work together with all of your rivals and achieve utopia, fostering an era of peace and prosperity? Will you try and play the long-game, building for the future in a world where even the present is troubled? Will you rely on influence and partnership, constructing a web of alliances that will support your aims? Will you turn to arms and weapons of war, looking to crush the other powers under boots and tank treads. Or will you reject the world order and embrace the coming apocalypse in order to be the King of the Wasteland? The future is in your hands.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Meltdown is a geopolitical game set in the present era that draws on, mirrors, and imagines real-world ideas, problems, and conflict.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 or newer
    • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Phenom II or newer
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Graphics card with full OpenGL 3.3 support
    • Storage: 256 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 or newer
    • Processor: Intel Core i3 or AMD Ryzen 3 or newer
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Graphics card with full Vulkan 1.2 support
    • Storage: 256 MB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: macOS 10.13 or newer
    • Processor: Apple M1 or Intel Core 2 Duo or newer
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Graphics card with full OpenGL 3.3 support
    • Storage: 256 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: macOS 14 or newer
    • Processor: Apple M1 or newer
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Graphics card with Metal 3 support
    • Storage: 256 MB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: Linux distribution released after 2018
    • Processor: x86_64 CPU with SSE4.2 support
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Graphics card with full OpenGL 3.3 support
    • Storage: 256 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Linux distribution released after 2020
    • Processor: x86_64 CPU with SSE4.2 support
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Graphics card with full Vulkan 1.2 support
    • Storage: 256 MB available space
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