BOID, a real-time strategy at its most primal from developers tinyBuildGames, has landed on Steam. No funds to manage or infrastructures to build. It’s a kill or be killed battle of rapid decisions to dominate the gene pool. The games multiplayer is completely free and full-featured, including head-to-head PvP, bot matches, Twitch integration, and the ability to design and share your own levels. And, for those who prefer the single-player experience, BOID offers a10-hour campaign sold as optional DLC.
BOID was designed with competitive play in mind, and to test this, we invited White-Ra, the infamous StarCraft pro, to play a few matches with Maxym Hryniv, the game’s developer. You can watch the two players face off below. BOID’s Twitch integration allows viewers to become active participants in streamed matches, using a chat based voting system to keep their favorite broadcasters on their toes by enabling in-game modifiers and bonuses.
Claim vital positions to replicate and mutate into seven specialized units, such as the fast and vulnerable Scout, the explosive Kamikaze, and the life-draining Leach. Press your enemies for weaknesses, outflank their ambushes, usurp their bases, and amass an unstoppable swarm to overpower your adversaries.
This is more than a battle for your survival. It’s a fight for all life to come. The game is also set to have a number of features, including:
- Fight to claim the planet in a 10-hour, single-player campaign.
- Create the perfect skirmish with bots and four difficulty levels.
- Go online with ranked, unranked, and private 1v1 matches.
- The more you play, the more your list of Friends & Rivals grows.
- Create custom maps to share, and subscribe to your favorite creators.
- Twitch integration allows viewers to participate in the game.
- Color blind mode for heightened game accessibility.
You can find BOID on Steam here, where it is currently getting positive reviews from players.
