Heroes & Generals is a combined first-person shooter

First-person shooter

First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...

 and strategy video game

Strategy video game

Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration...

 in a WWII setting. It's currently being developed by independent studio Reto-Moto

Reto-Moto

Reto-Moto is a video game developer based in Copenhagen, Denmark.The Reto-Moto development team was originally founded by members of Zyrinx and Lemon in 1998 and was responsible for the creation of IO Interactive and the Hitman series of video games...

, which is founded by some of the original founders of IO Interactive

IO Interactive

IO Interactive is a Danish video game development company currently owned by Square Enix. The company was founded in September 1998 by the Reto-Moto development group. To date their most popular franchise is the critically acclaimed Hitman series...

 and the Hitman series. The developers call it a "Mass Participation Game" in contrast to a traditional MMO

MMO

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, where the actions in the FPS-part of the game reflects into the strategy-part.

Gameplay

Heroes & Generals is an online war game with multiple game modes accessible from multiple platforms. Play the game as the hero on the battlefield, the officer making the tactical decisions to win the battle, the general command devising the grand strategy and everything in between.

Every player’s action has consequences for the war effort.

The main part of the game is a team based first-person-shooter, but it ties into a persistent game world. Within the strategy-part of the game, players can move resources around on a strategic world map, and when two Assault Teams meet, the battle between them will be played out as FPS-battles. The strategy part of the game feeds resources into the action game.

There will be 3 gamemodes for the FPS-part of the game for launch; Assault, Skirmish and Interdiction. Assault is a type of domination gameplay, Skirmish is a regular team-deathmatch, and Interdiction is an attack on supplylines.

The game will include World War II era tanks, planes, and land vehicles. Infantry units are also a vital gameplay aspect. Tactical decisions made by officers in grand campaigns affect in-game support, reinforcements, and logistics. Players will encounter a variety of terrain, from vast fields and war-torn countrysides to cities embroiled in conflict.

Features

Heroes & Generals will also feature unique features that will set it apart from other World War II games. The use of fast terrain vegetation will allow players to hide in brush and tall grass without worry of being spotted by snipers. This will give the game a new element of realism that few games strive for.

Development

Heroes & Generals is being developed using Reto-Moto's own browser based 3d game engine, called "Retox", and is currently in a very early alpha-stage. The development-model is referred to as "User Driven Development", and the idea behind it is to show how the game is being made, and in the making the developers hope to get feedback from the players.

Marketing and release

On October 7, 2011, Reto-Moto released the first teaser trailer for Heroes & Generals as an exclusive video on gametrailers.com.

You can find view video logs with the current state of the game and updates at the game website.