BeachHead 2020 - Ambitious, Confusing and... Revolutionary?

Set to release on Steam Early Access on 15th December, Digital Fusion's upcoming shooter/virtual life title BeachHead 2020 is as confusing as it is ambitious. Setting out to combine addictive, high-stakes first-person turret action (in the vein of the earlier BeachHead 2000) with an in-depth MMO-style virtual life complete with its own crypto-economy, BeachHead 2020 brings a lot to the table (including VR support). Can the studio make its grand vision a reality? Time will tell; all we can do now is imagine along with the game's passionate team.

Set in a world shaped by eternal war, players in BeachHead 2020 will fight from behind powerful turrets (in VR or not), mowing down legions of tyrannical leader Musso-Kahn's military forces. When not fighting, however, they'll have time to relax and exist in the "real" world of BeachHead 2020, making a life for themselves and living in a simulation of reality along with other real-world BeachHead 2020 players. With a living in-game marketplace and economy, Digital Fusion hope to see players forging business, buying goods and forging a life for themselves that mirrors the real-world.

Conceptual representation of BeachHead 2020's city, a part of the game not set for release until 2022.

Confused? We don't blame you. For more information, you can check out the development team talk about the game in the video above, or else click on the Steam page here. There's  a lot to unpack with BeachHead 2020; in a similar way to Star Citizen, even if you aren't interested in playing the game itself, it'll be fascinating to see where this project leads.

BeachHead 2020 releases on Steam Early Access on the 15th December.