Project SUNDIAL: A 2D Top-Down PvPvE Extraction Shooter
Ice Quake's retro-styled take on the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. formula heads to Steam in March 2027 for solo and online play.
Ice Quake has announced Project S.U.N.D.I.A.L., a 2-D top-down PvPvE extraction shooter set in a ruined Europe, a title the studio both publishes and develops. The game is pitched as a retro-styled take on the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. formula, trading modern presentation for an old-school look while keeping the risk-and-reward loop at its core. Its announcement positions it as an alternative for players who want extraction tension without a modern, photorealistic sheen. The studio is targeting a retro, top-down presentation rather than the genre's usual first-person view.
Expectations for the project include high-stakes extraction runs, deep weapon modification, dynamic regions and weather, and survival systems covering hunger and injuries, intended to make each raid a calculated risk. Players will manage character progression while facing hostile AI and rival players, and an announcement trailer has been released alongside the news. Project S.U.N.D.I.A.L. is slated to arrive on Steam on Saturday, March 27, 2027, for single-player and online multiplayer, with a playtest planned but not yet dated. A Steam page is live for anyone wanting to follow development.
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Where this story ran: one outlet on 4 October 2026. The summary above is written by GamersGuild; the links go to the original reports.