What is Stellarum? New Counter Strike meets Battle Royale FPS explained

Stellarum is a new FPS battle royale game in developement (Image via X || @PlayerIGN)

Stellarum is an upcoming FPS title that incorporates the tactical gameplay of Counter-Strike into the battle royale genre. Serving as a spiritual successor to Islands of Nyne, the game will be free-to-play and is expected for release in 2025. The official Discord server of the game has unveiled a lot of information regarding the game recently, which players might be interested in knowing.

On that note, here's everything we know about Stellarum so far.

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Stellarum: Everything we know so far

Stellarum draws inspiration from Counter-Strike 2, particularly in its emphasis on tactical combat and the skin trading system. The developers have planned an inclusion of a skin-trading system on both Steam and Epic Games Store, which would create an in-game economy, enabling players to buy, sell, and trade cosmetic items for real life money. However, they mentioned that there won't be any paid loot boxes or cases.

The developers also clarified that there are no blockchain elements associated with trading, and it will be completely integrated with the Steam Marketplace, just like Counter-Strike 2 skins.

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In terms of visuals, the developers stated that high fidelity and good visibility were two of their highest priorities while working on this game. The game would be well optimized for everyone, regardless of the PC specifications, which is quite a bold claim to make.

For players who owned Islands of Nyne on Steam, there's an opportunity to get a copy of the new FPS battle royale title early. You can claim this offer by clicking here.

Those who don't have Islands of Nyne and are still interested in trying Stellarum can sign up for an invite-only playtest session by filling out a Google Form. As of now, all official updates and announcements are only given via the official Discord server. You can find all the relevant links below:

Register for playtesting: Register via Google Form
Updates and announcements: Stellarum Discord server

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Edited by Adarsh J Kumar