Retro RTS fans, assemble! Grab your oil drums, fire up your land rovers, and polish off those giant mutative claws—one of the late ’90s most iconic, brutal real-time strategy franchises has just received a massive modern revival.
Nearly 30 years after the original release, publisher Ziggurat Interactive, in collaboration with dedicated community modder Andre ‘IceReaper’ Mohren, has officially dropped the 1.0 Update for both Krush Kill ‘N Destroy Xtreme (1997) and Krush Kill ‘N Destroy 2: Krossfire (1998) on Steam.
Whether you were team Survivors or team Evolved, you can now relive the golden age of strategy gaming with fully modernised online multiplayer, improved display settings, and quality-of-life updates!
What’s New in the 1.0 Update?
The headline addition is, of course, the modern online multiplayer functionality. No longer do you need to mess around with virtual LAN adapters, IPX protocols, or direct IP connections. You can now jump directly online via Steam, challenge your friends, and finally claim ultimate post-apocalyptic bragging rights.
Here’s a quick rundown of everything packed into the 1.0 release:
- Modern Online Multiplayer: Hop online with ease to battle over dwindling resources across an irradiated Earth.
- Modern Display Support: Updated display resolution options and dedicated Windowed Mode support so the game looks and plays crisp on modern PC setups.
- Enhanced Mod Support: Tighter mod integration makes custom maps and community tweaks easier to run than ever before.
- Expanded Localisation: Greater language accessibility for strategy commanders around the globe.
Welcome Back to the Wasteland
If you missed out on the series back in the late 1990s, the KKND universe offers a gritty, fast-paced alternative to classics like Command & Conquer and StarCraft.
Set on an irradiated, post-nuclear Earth, human survivors who hid underground (the Survivors) emerge to fight against the mutated humans left on the surface (the Evolved). KKND2: Krossfire upped the ante by introducing a third robotic faction—the Series 9 agricultural bots gone rogue.
Across both games, you get access to over 50 unique air, land, and amphibious units, fighting tooth, claw, and heavy artillery across dozens of hand-crafted campaign missions where oil is the ultimate currency.
Retro Discounts to Celebrate!
To mark this momentous update, Ziggurat Interactive has launched a retro catalogue sale on Steam running from August 14 until August 28, discounting both KKND games by 60%.
It’s the perfect time to grab both games for pennies, assemble a squad of friends, and take the fight online!
Are you siding with the tech-heavy Survivors or the ferocious Evolved? Let us know in the comments below!
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