Squadron 42 Opens Steam Store Page After 12 Years
A playable store page and a full-scale outside playtest mark tangible progress on a title that has been in development since 2014 and repeatedly delayed, even as the release slipped again to the second quarter of 2027.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Cloud Imperium Games has opened a Steam store page for Squadron 42, the single-player spin-off of Star Citizen, and is accepting wishlist registrations. A new trailer titled The Oath shows space combat and shipboard drama, with a cast including Mark Hamill, Gary Oldman, Gillian Anderson, Henry Cavill, Andy Serkis, and Ben Mendelsohn. Release is scheduled for the second quarter of 2027 on PC, with Japanese interface and subtitles.
A playtest ran at Cloud Imperium Games' Manchester studio from October 9, with early backers and content creators invited to about five hours of hands-on time. Impressions posted online praised character modeling and facial expressions, and described AI behavior in FPS combat where enemies revive allies and attack the player's flanks. Some participants noted bugs such as graphical glitches and objects failing to display, and said the story leans cinematic, prioritizing direction over freedom. The store page notes that a separate Roberts Space Industries account is required to play.
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