Ground Branch is the new upcoming thinking-man's first-person shooter featuring tense tactical CQB and in-depth character and weapon customization.

The game is being developed by former Red Storm Entertainment and Valve Software employees – in conjunction with US Special Operations Veterans - who saw a need to create a new type of online experience, for those who felt disenfranchised by the direction of modern online shooters.  BlackFoot Studios offers a fresh take on the genre, not seen since the original “Ghost Recon” title, released for PC and Mac in 2001, but with the added bonus of removing the class restrictions found in that title. 

BlackFoot Studios has embarked on a campaign to create an online multiplayer shooter, cut from the same cloth as the original Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six. Where players must think and make deliberate actions as their in game choices have very real consequences.

In Ground Branch, you will play as the elite paramilitary arm of the CIA's Special Activities Center/Special Operations Group (SAC/SOG) and lead other special operations forces through challenging deniable ops all over the globe. With deliberate, calculated and unforgiving gameplay, GROUND BRANCH aims to be the true rebirth of the tactical realism genre of the late '90s and early 2000s. Powered by Epic's Unreal Engine 4, GB puts the "tactical" back in "tactical shooter"—no compromises.

Ground Branch is currently available through Steam Early Access for $29.99. To celebrate the announcement MicroProse and Blackfoot Studios will offer the game with a 15% discount for two days, starting from the 5th of May at 17:00 GMT.

The latest March Update brought a host of new content, fixes and features like a new map, UI/UX changes, gameplay tweaks, new game modes and VFX overhaul.

Gather your teammates and practice in full-featured training areas, including shooting ranges with dynamic targets and customizable killhouses. Then get in the Ready Room: A physical multiplayer lobby where you can plan your approach, see your teammates' loadouts, test weapon configurations on a firing range and jointly select insertion points.

Ground Branch is a multiplayer experience at heart that doesn't forget the importance of a sound PVE. PVP modes already included in the game are: Defuse, Uplink, IntelRetrieval, Deathmatch, Team Elimination. Terrorist Hunt mode is already present as a PVE mode. Coming soon: Raid, Defense, Hostage Rescue (both PVP and PVE).

Ground Branch's unforgiving gameplay makes careful and calculated teamwork essential.  Integrated VOIP with both 3D positional voice and radio ensures full communication capabilities with no need for third-party software. But be careful: if your teammate can hear you maybe a nearby enemy can too!

What you bring to your mission is determined only by your loadout choice, with realistic consequences: With the upcoming encumbrance and stamina system, too much equipment will impact your character's speed and performance; place a scope too forward on the rail and your sight picture will be too small; bring a long rifle into CQB and weapon collision may prove a hindrance.

Forget unlocks, microtransactions and loot boxes. Ground Branch operators get all the right tools for the job straight away—courtesy of the Agency.