Developer Exkee has announced Rescue Ops: Wildfire, an ” immersive and dynamic firefighter simulation game” coming to early access later this year.
Rescue Ops: Wildfire isn’t coming to PS5, instead just to PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store) and Xbox. This is likely due to it being an early access title, though some PS5 games do slip through like that.
The team says it “has ambitions for Rescue Ops to grow beyond the initial Wildfire release with expansions that bring their immersive, dynamic gameplay systems not only to urban fire operations but also to different types of emergency rescue and service professions.” The team adds: “Exkee is excited to deliver thrilling single-player and cooperative simulation gameplay, bringing high-risk real-world professions to life in future operations.”
Check out the reveal trailer, below:
Here’s the key features from the press release:
- Fight to control massive dynamic wildfires and determine the best strategies in Campaign and Sandbox mode, alone or with players worldwide.
- Operate a fleet of ground and aerial firefighting vehicles including fire engines and helicopters.
- Call in tactical support to gain the upper hand: deploy water bombers, have a water supply delivered, or ask for ground support to establish an attack or defense line.
- Gear up with cutting-edge equipment, developed with the support and expertise of professional firefighters.
- Charge into maps inspired by the world’s wildest regions, each with unique terrain and challenges.
With climate change giving rise to more frequent and extreme wildfires around the world, more than ever before brave firefighters heroically walk into the fire and flames to protect our communities. In Rescue Ops: Wildfire, players will experience the intensity of being on the front lines of one the world’s most dangerous professions, built from the ground up for solo or cooperative play.
From the fire station to the front line, you’re in control. The initial emergency call to the fire station is just the first step, and it’s then that you’ll have to use the many varied tactics, tools, strategies, and mechanics at your disposal to battle the blaze. Operate a fleet of ground and aerial vehicles to assess and travel to the incident site, locate and rescue trapped or injured civilians, call in tactical support, wield forest clearing equipment, and take the fight directly to the mega-fires with intricate and immersive water hose systems and gameplay.
Lead your team in the game’s two primary modes: campaign and sandbox. The mission-based campaign, playable solo or in a squad of 2-4 players, puts you in the shoes of a firefighter facing a fire season like no other, delivering exhilarating wildfire scenarios across a host of expansive locations worldwide. The game’s sandbox mode encourages you to use what you’ve learned to plan your strategy, and then tackle bigger, more volatile wildfires and unscripted events that challenge you and your team to think fast and act faster.
With a dynamic, intelligent fire system that reacts to factors like wind strength and direction and can spread across vast hectares of terrain, no two fires or the way you approach them will ever be the same.
Rescue Ops: Wildfire is coming to PC and Xbox via early access later this year.