Planned Release Date: To be announced

About This Game

I AM NOT A SOLDIER. I AM THE MIND BEHIND THE WAR MACHINE.

The world has fallen to Lord Kael and his Nexus Corporation, a centralized artificial intelligence that rules through drone swarms and war machines. In the jungles and ruined villages of post-apocalyptic Tamil Nadu, one reclusive scientist refuses to surrender.

Dr. Sanjay Krishnamoorthy has spent years in a hidden cave laboratory building something Kael never planned for: Bio-Mechs, living bio-mechanical creatures with minds, personalities and wills of their own. They are his weapons. They are also his family.

COMMAND, DON'T PUPPET

Your Bio-Mechs think for themselves. Direct them with the Command Wheel, set their tactical Doctrine before each mission, and trust them to act. When the moment demands it, seize direct control with Override, at a cost.

• Viper – precision flanker that climbs any surface

• Striker – shape-shifting infiltrator

• Hyena – area disruptor that breaks enemy formations

• Cancer – armored siege tank that breaches walls

• H2Borg – squad leader and front-line bruiser

THE ENEMY LEARNS

Kael's Core Brain watches how you fight. Lean on the same tactic too often and it will adapt, shifting formations and countering your favourite Bio-Mechs. It always shows its hand before it strikes, so you can out-think it in return. No encounter rewards mindless repetition.

THREE HEROES, ONE SQUAD

Switch between three playable leads, each with their own way to fight:

• Dr. Sanjay Krishnamoorthy – the scientist-commander who hijacks enemy machines with Neural Override

• Freya Anderson – a field engineer who rewires her allies' tactics mid-battle

• Colonel Andrew – a defected military officer who leads the squad with tactical call-outs

BUILD. DEPLOY. ADAPT. UPGRADE. REDEPLOY.

Return to the Cave Laboratory between missions to repair, research and evolve your squad. Bio-Mechs grow through Bond, a relationship that deepens their trust and personality, and Doctrine, tactical builds that change how they fight. Every deployment sends out a different squad against a different enemy.

A WORLD NEVER SEEN IN GAMES

Fight through monsoon-soaked jungles, the Megamalai cave complex, ruined village settlements, fortified Nexus outposts and a vast ancient temple complex that hides the heart of Kael's empire. Rooted in the architecture, culture and mythology of South India, Mercenary Planet is a sci-fi epic unlike any other.

KEY FEATURES

• Third-person sci-fi action RPG built in Unreal Engine 5

• Command a squad of intelligent Bio-Mechs, each with its own personality and combat role

• An adaptive AI enemy that counters your tactics as you play

• Three switchable playable heroes with distinct abilities

• Deep progression through Bond and Doctrine systems

• A cinematic five-act story of war, loss and found family

• Full controller and keyboard & mouse support

Mercenary Planet: Ash & Steel is currently in development. Features and content shown may change before release.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

The teaser trailer, some marketing artwork and some store page text were created with the assistance of AI tools, including AI-assisted video generation alongside Unreal Engine MetaHuman, and were reviewed and edited by our team. In-game content, including characters, Bio-Mech designs, environments, story, animation and gameplay, is created by the ArtizenseHub development team in Unreal Engine 5.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Mercenary Planet: Ash & Steel contains frequent combat violence against robotic and human enemies using firearms, energy weapons, explosives and melee attacks, including blood and character deaths. The story includes mature themes such as war, loss and betrayal. There is no sexual content.