Dual Gear looks like Mechs-Com, and is coming to early access this month
Battletech has pretty much ruled the roost when it comes to turn-based mech strategy games on PC, but that may be about to change. Dual Gear is hitting early access July 29, and it features stylized mech designs reminiscent of Armored Core and Metal Gear in the turn-based tactical action of X-COM and Valkyria Chronicles.
Dual Gear has been in development for some time, and even with the cool-looking trailer below, it's hard to tell exactly what it's going to be like to play - that is, unless you download the free pre-alpha demo available now on Steam. That's been available for some time, though, and it's fair to imagine that the Dual Gear build that heads into early access at the end of the month may look substantially different from what's found in the tech demo.
Dual Gear promises real-time shooting in its combat mode, with a turn-based "layer" in which you manage your team of mech pilots. It's not abundantly clear from the English translation on the game's Steam page how these two modes interact, but it sounds as though you'll be swapping from a turn-based tactical high angle view, in which you can see things like firing zones and detected enemies, and a real-time action phase for actually moving troops and firing on opponents.