LONDON, United Kingdom (June 9th, 2024)— During today’s IGN Live showcase, Polaris Team (an offshoot of award-winning developer Variable State) premiered their upcoming original sci-fi shooter, Polaris, in a stunning debut trailer featuring high-flying 4-player action, PvE multiplayer, and fully destructible environments. Polaris takes place in a region of space overtaken by a ruthless force known as the Regime, where players must reclaim their homeworlds and raze every last enemy stronghold to the ground. Battles take place across meticulously detailed, entirely destructible environments: whole cityscapes, wild forests, and even the planet’s very terrain can be destroyed throughout the game’s intense PvE match-ups. Banding together as superpowered freedom fighters, players will execute guerrilla tactics to take back their territory, flying through dynamic open levels, destroying enemy infrastructure, and unearthing the coveted mysteries that drive the Regime’s war of conquest. Launching on Steam later this year, Polaris will hold a beta playtest very soon; players interested in participating can subscribe to the game’s official newsletter now!
“Since I first played Bullfrog’s Syndicate Wars, I’ve always dreamed of working on a game which featured hi-tech squads of futuristic soldiers, causing mayhem and destruction in an original sci-fi setting. Sprinkle in a deep appreciation for the Halo series— particularly its blend of on-foot and in-vehicle co-op action— and you can begin to get a sense of what we hope to achieve with Polaris.
Virginia is the studio’s debut game, released in 2016 and published by 505 Games. The game was nominated for multiple awards, including 4 Independent Games Festival awards and 3 BAFTA awards. Virginia won the Writers’ Guild Award for Best Writing in a Video Game. Virginia’s composer and studio co-owner, Lyndon Holland, won the 2017 British Academy Games Award for Music.
Last Stop is the studio’s second game and was published by Annapurna Interactive.
