Publishers Merge Games and Headup Games and one-person developer Elder Games announce Meridian: Squad 22 will enter early access on May 30th, offering a sequel to Meridian: A New World. A short trailer offers a look at gameplay and cinematics from the game, and the announcement offers a few details:

Humanity is in peril. The first colonization attempt of mankind has failed and the colonist crew is missing. The leaders of the United Earth decide to send a highly trained specialist squad to planet Meridian to find the crew and bring them home safely.

Meridian: Squad 22 is a single-player, science-fiction, real-time strategy game with a focus on base building and advanced tactics. Every single choice, every tactical decision you make, shapes the outcome of your story. Will you take the offensive route or stay on the defensive? Will you consider the lives of your crew a priority or will you sacrifice them mercilessly to gain the upper hand?

Key Features

• Control the fate of Squad 22 and the colonists in the 10+ hour story-mode campaign
• Vanquish your foes on planet Meridian in over 100 procedurally generated missions in Planetary Conquest
• Polished, dynamic and fluid unit control
• Over one hour of immersive music
• Fantastic sound effects brought to you by an award-winning sound design team.