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Press release:
Košice, Slovakia –July 9, 2021.
The Slovakia-based indie games developer/publisher EastWorks today announced with great delight and excitement that they have just released a brand-new major update for their story-driven tactical RTS/RPG “Gray Zone” (the update is available right now for PC via Steam).

Gray Zone is a story-driven tactical RTS with stealth and RPG elements set in our galaxy hundreds of years from now. The game is currently available in Early Access and it costs $14.99/€12.49/£11.39.

There will be a 40% discount from Jul 9, 2021, 10:00 am PST – Jul 16, 2021 10:00 am PST.

Embark on the great adventure of Valern, a slave in the hands of a corrupt government, and explore colonized planets as you command your heroes to complete story objectives.

Gray Zone features 2D Artwork and comics that chronicle the story’s progress between missions. The game also contains its own electro-orchestral soundtrack.

As the development of Gray Zone progresses, mission 7 and Skirmish will be integrated into the current chapter of the game. 3 additional chapters will be released as standalone, episodic game content.

New Update
Game size reduced by 3,5 GB (video subtitles)
Weapons can be stored in quick inventory
Units collect experience and are leveling up
Heroes can earn specific skills and enhance their effectiveness in battle
Automated looting
Item exchange between two units based on their locality
Small not interactive animals implementation/snake, fish, bugs, scorpions
Mission 6 – new playable mission with 1,5 – 2 hours of game-play
Mission 6 – full animated comics
Animation updates – upgraded animations with heavy weapons
Enhanced Stealth mode with visualization of angle of view for enemies — very important, game changing feature, drastically enhanced game-play, better approachable for newcomers, more fun for hardcore players
Redesigned Enemies alertness information
Item exchange between two units based on their locality with the possibility to buy for money
New items in looting/trade/exchange
Use stone to distract enemies
Ability to level up heroes and to buy new Skills for experience points
New tutorials
Players can shop for items or sell them for money in several markets in each mission
Existing levels have been visuals improved and updated with new situations and story elements

Features:
– Mixture of some old school and fresh new mechanics.
– Full real-time battles with a ‘tactical pause’ at your service.
– Utilize your team, equipment and environment to get advantage over your enemies.
– Expect diversity in units, weapons, vehicles and more.
– Unique enemies and boss encounters
– Partially destructible environments
– Eye-catching fauna and flora
– Custom vision & elevation system
– Stealth and cover-ups
– Vehicles & machines

About EastWorks
The story of our company begins in 2011 in Kosice, Slovakia. Our name represents the high quality and competitive prices offered by our region. Our aim from the start was to create a great company to work for and do business with. The single most important aspect of our service is the quality of the work we deliver!

Our motivated production team provides concept art, modeling, texturing, animation, and programming for projects on all platforms. Our skilled artists are capable of delivering art production for games in a wide variety of genres, including fantasy, sci-fi, sports, cartoon, and more.