STRATEGY RESURRECTED
Harvest Catalyst, construct a base, recruit an army, and crush your opponent. The way it was meant to be.
UNIQUE ROLES DEFINED
Three unique factions each lend themselves to distinct styles of play. Master one and dominate the game. Master them all and dominate the world.
YOUR BATTLEFIELD CUSTOMIZED
Each race has a variety of tactical upgrades that change the rules of the battlefield. Keep your opponent guessing until you hammer home the final blow.
POWER UNRIVALED
Wield the awesome power of the Epic - a game-ending mega-unit that lays waste to all in its path. Then take the fight to the enemies' front door.
ART OF WAR
Every race plays to strategic strengths and weaknesses. Learning them will help you adapt; mastering them will help you conquer.
BETA
Reeling from a crushing defeat, the Beta retreat from their home world in search of safety. But peace is fleeting. Soon after their arrival at a new home, new enemies arrive, threatening the existence of the entire Beta race. Armed with projectile weapons and combustion engines, the Beta must fight in yet another defensive war in order to protect the very essence of their people.
HUMANS
Explorers and great thinkers, long ago Humanity charted large swathes of the galaxy. Finding no other intelligent life, they set about slowly colonizing the stars. Using teleportation and advanced power systems, the Humans build massive bases and AI-controlled combat vehicles to combat hostile, alien creatures.
GOO
Originally built to be an advanced exploration and documentation system, the billions of nano-machines that make up the Goo have transformed into a singular, modular entity whose only focus is survival. Capable of demolishing and absorbing any substance it comes in contact with, the Goo replicates itself infinitely, transforming groups of machines into imposing combat units.
COMMAND THE FRONT LINES
Experience the conflict between the Beta, Humans, and the Goo in a single-player campaign. Learn about the events that set off a devastating conflict that spans the whole planet.
Seeking refuge from an insidious threat, the Beta settle on Ecosystem Nine—but the serenity is short-lived. Soon the Goo, a swarm of microscopic, exploratory robots, as well as a Human research vessel, arrive—setting the stage for a full-scale war.
CHOOSE YOUR BATTLEFIELD
Play online or offline LAN multiplayer in a 1v1, 2v2, or 4-player free-for-all. Top the leaderboards and decide who will be the last one standing.
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- WHAT IS GREY GOO?
- Grey Goo is a Real-Time Strategy (RTS) video game that pits three unique factions against each other in a war for survival. The game takes place on a fictional planet known as Ecosystem Nine, and the campaign centers around the story of how these factions come into contact with each other and their struggle for co-existance.
- NO, WHAT IS GREY GOO?
- At its simplest, Grey Goo means apocalypse via self-replicating nanobots. Self-replicating machines were originally conceived by John von Neumann, but the doomsday scenario is actually credited to Eric Drexler. In the case of the game, we've taken Drexler's scenario and made the Grey Goo quite literal. If you'd like to know more, there's a great article on wikipedia.
- WELL THEN, WHAT'S AN RTS?
- An RTS is similar to a game of chess that plays out in real-time. In Grey Goo, players will harvest resources, construct a base, build an army, and crush their enemies. While these elements are staples of the genre, some games have chosen not to employ all of them.
- WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT GREY GOO FROM OTHER RTS GAMES?
- Grey Goo places an emphasis on base construction and strategy over micro-management. This means you will spend less time giving orders to individual troops and more time making tactical decisions than you would in other RTS titles.
The game also features one faction in particular that is unlike anything players have ever played before. More on that soon.
- WHO IS MAKING GREY GOO?
- Petroglyph Games, whose staff pedigree includes games like Dune II, Command and Conquer, and Empire at War, is handling primary development on Grey Goo. Honestly, who better to make a classic-inspired RTS than some of the very people who invented the genre?
The game is being published by Grey Box.
- WHAT PLATFORMS IS GREY GOO BEING RELEASED ON?
- Grey Goo will be released via Steam on Windows Vista®, Windows® 7, and Windows® 8.
- WILL GREY GOO BE AVAILABLE FOR MAC OR LINUX?
- The current plan is to release Grey Goo as a Windows PC title. We hope to make the game available to as many players as possible in the long run, but we have nothing further to announce at this time.
- HOW WILL GREY GOO BE DISTRIBUTED?
- Grey Goo heavily leverages the Steam online feature set, so naturally the game will be distributed digitally via Steam. Other distribution platforms are still being evaluated and may be announced at a later date.
- WHEN WILL GREY GOO BE RELEASED?
- Grey Goo is scheduled to be released in early 2015.
- HOW MUCH WILL GREY GOO COST WHEN IT IS RELEASED?
- Pricing information has not been finalized, but as soon as it is we will share it here on the website.
- WHAT ARE THE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR GREY GOO?
Minimum specs:
- OS: 32-bit Windows 7
- Processor: 3.5 GHz Intel Core i3 Dual Core
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1024 MB DirectX 11 capable video card (GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5870)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 30 GB available space
Recommended specs:
- OS: 64-bit Windows 7
- Processor: 3 GHz Intel Core i5 Quad Core
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1024 MB Direct3D 11 capable video card (GeForce GTX 570 or AMD Radeon HD 7870)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 30 GB available space
- WHAT GAME MODES WILL BE AVAILABLE IN GREY GOO?
- Grey Goo will feature a story-driven campaign, competitive multiplayer, and offline, single player skirmish modes. Additionally, multiplayer matches will have a variety of game settings available for players to tweak to their liking, though some settings options may be limited during ranked play.
- WILL THE MULTIPLAYER BE ONLINE ONLY OR WILL YOU SUPPORT LAN?
- Local Area Network play will be supported at launch; however, you will still need to have Steam running in offline mode in order to launch the title.
- WILL GREY GOO SUPPORT USER-GENERATED CONTENT?
- The map editor is currently being evaluated for a potential public release near the game's launch. If we do this, we will make sure we have the correct infrastructure in place to support the tool. More details may be made available as launch approaches, so stay tuned.
- HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE IN THE GREY GOO COMMUNITY?
- There are lots of ways to participate! Visit the forums or give us a follow on the social media sites listed below. For those wanting the latest information delivered directly to their inbox, be sure to sign up for the game's regular newsletter as well!
