Outland 17 - Kickstarter Now Live

I was notified today by developer Grenade Tree they have launched their new kickstarter campaign for Outland 17, and are asking for $10,000 to help fund the game.

Outland 17: Void of Liberty is a tactical RPG based around the the American Revolutionary War, but set in the future. Earth has become overpopulated, so space stations are being built to alleviate the burdening population and explore resource possibilities throughout the galaxy. As in the 18th century, war is brewing under the strain of mercantilism, the distance of the colonies, the shift in values, and the widening gap between classes.

The impoverished are offered places on these “Outlands” in hopes of working off their debt to the corporate companies on Earth. However, with indentured servitude comes awful working conditions, an unfair legal system, and martial brutality. These have pushed the colonists to the breaking point.

G. Martin Wallace, citizen of the People’s Republic of Earth, hears rumors of civil unrest in the colonies. Despite official reports of peace, Martin Wallace must validate these rumors for himself. The game begins with Martin Wallace landing on Outland 3 to discover the truth, and eventually organizing a more effective force to match the military powers of Outland 3.