Maelstrom PC
Maelstrom is an online action game, in which the players engage in naval battles across a fantasy world. Each player controls a single ship, and the matches revolve around fighting and gathering gold. The gameplay is even more thrilling thanks to the AI-controlled sea monsters.
Maelstrom Release Date PC
early access
11April2018
20September2019
20September2019
Steam
developer: Gunpowder Games publisher: Gunpowder Games Official website
game language: English
Maelstrom is an action game revolving around naval battles. The game is a debut project of Gunpowder Games established by the seasoned developers, who used to work on such games as League of Legends and Overwatch, as well as such series as Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War and Company of Heroes.
Mechanics
In Maelstrom, the gameplay revolves around online naval battles, in which each player controls a single ship. Since the game has a fantasy setting, one can select from a wide range of units from human, orc, and dwarven fleets. Each unit is heavily armed, thus players fight one another for the loot. During a battle, one mostly uses cannons. The missiles' projectiles are managed by an advanced physics engine, and the bullets move relatively slow, thus hitting an enemy is a challenge.
The battles are enriched by the wide selection of bullets and missiles. Moreover, among the available strategies, there is ramming and naval boarding. During each match, the map becomes increasingly filled with AI-controlled sea monsters. With time, these beasts become more aggressive.
Treasure chests and wreckages with gold are scattered all over the map – acquiring these resources is the player's main objective, as these funds can be spent on upgrading one's vessel.
Game modes
Players can choose from multiple game modes, including different kinds of deathmatches.
Technical aspects
Maelstrom features pleasant to one's eye 3D visuals with interesting ships' and sea monsters' models.
Last updated on 29 March 2018
Maelstrom System requirements
PC / Windows
- Minimum:
- Quad Core 2.5 GHz
- 8 GB RAM
- graphic card 1280 MB GeForce GTX 470 / Radeon HD 6870 or better
- 7 GB HDD
- Windows 7 64-bit