Offworld Industries LTD confirmed today that their debut game Squad, the Kickstarter backed 100 player tactical FPS, will release on Steam Early Access on December 15th, 2015.

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As of Midnight PST November 30th 2015, the developers are ending pre-purchasing of the Squad Leader tier and the end of the Founders program with associated limited edition perks. Currently available at joinsquad.com/prepurchase as a Founders “Squad Leader” Package with the following perks on Steam

• Founder Patch in-game on your soldier (Delivery date TBD)
• Founder Tag in the Community Forums
• Exclusive Alternate Weapon Skins (AK74 and M4)
• Digital copy of the Squad soundtrack
• In-game name in Credits

For early birds, current pre-purchase price for a Steam Early Access key is US $30 until November 30th, and can be also found at joinsquad.com/prepurchase . The Release Price on Steam will be US $39.99 and available to buy on December 15th, 2015.

With the launch of Steam Early Access there will be two new maps revealed, a 16km^2 map based on a real world location in Afghanistan, and a firing range/close quarter combat training map for rehabilitation of gamers who are unaccustomed to proper tactical squad based CQB gaming, as well as two new factions, Russia Ground Forces and irregular Militia. This will bring the day one Early Access game to a total of four factions, five maps across two real world conflict zones, and four game modes.