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Development status

engine8 is a desktop game for macOS, Windows and Linux and isn't publicly playable yet. This is what's already in, what I'm building right now and what comes after.

Situation report · Development

In development, no date yet

Already in 5

  • The district of Freising from OpenStreetMap and the terrain model
  • Real stations, hydrants and fleets
  • Fire and water, hose lays, tanker shuttles
  • Co-op solo, over LAN and online
  • Summi, the bug-report drone
How it got here: Coming full circle 

In progress 1

  • Many new calls with real alarm keywords

Next 4

  • Calls reported wrongly, and reconnaissance
  • Fires that spread with the wind
  • A living world with an emergency lane
  • Quicker orders on scene

Later 3

  • Rescue service, police and THW
  • A persistent world around the clock
  • A companion app for on the go

Stay in the loop

What's being built lands in the devlog. Playtests are announced on Discord first.

Devlog

All posts since 2015 

Coming full circle

The browser game becomes a true firefighting game: dispatch and incident command in one, on a real map, with fire, water and co-op. Why I'm going back to the roots – and what I'm taking with me.

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Get involvedOpen calls: 2

Be there for the first playtests

I'm André, a trained industrial firefighter, and I'm building engine8 on my own. If you want a say, this is where you get alerted.