Nikita Buyanov, the game director behind Escape from Tarkov, premiered the first gameplay trailer for his next major project: Fragmentary Order.
Featuring 14 minutes of in-engine footage, the broadcast offered the first true look at the hardcore sci-fi tactical shooter, set across the Solar System in the year 2251.
“We’re not building a match you play. We’re building a world you live in, for years. Tarkov is still worth playing after ten years, and I want Fragmentary Order to be just as playable and engaging a decade from now,” said Buyanov, game director of Fragmentary Order, in a statement.
We wrote the first story about the game and interviewed Buyanov about it earlier this year.
Following the debut, Nikita announced the launch of the Prime Batch program, the game’s official paid early access program. Moving beyond traditional early access, Prime Batch is designed as an elite, closed program specifically for dedicated players who want to participate and support development. You can purchase the game here: [→ fragmentaryorder.com/purchase ←]
In Fragmentary Order, war has been outsourced. Players fight through RepEnts, remotely operated clones deployed across a broad theater of operations. In this system, losing a RepEnt is a cost, not an end: death is a business expense, risk is an investment, and combat is labor.
The game takes a hard sci-fi “predicting-the-future” approach. With large-scale maps featuring varying environmental conditions, vehicles, drones, smart systems and squad-based operations of up to four players, every engagement requires careful planning and execution.
Prime Batch Program
Prime Batch is Fragmentary Order’s paid closed testing program, running throughout the pre-public development phase and unobtainable afterwards. It is available in two tiers:
- Candidate ($45): Access to alpha sessions, major technical playtests, a “Candidate” ranking designation, and an exclusive in-game package (to be announced).
- Founder ($80): All Candidate perks, a “Founder” package (to be announced), earlier experimental builds, early roadmap visibility, and a closed community with direct developer access.
A player’s rank on cor3.gg, Fragmentary Order’s ARG-style companion experience, grants discounts on the Prime Batch price. These rank discounts stack with vouchers earned during the cor3.gg event.
The first closed alpha testing wave (under an NDA), is planned for later this year.
The first testing sessions with Prime Batch members are expected to begin soon. Additionally, another FragOTV podcast is planned, which will reveal further details about the alpha testing launch and upcoming development plans.
Rant Gaming is an independent game development studio led by Nikita. The studio operates with a team of 150 and counting, working worldwide. Rant Gaming is actively hiring for open positions, with plans to expand the team to a minimum of 500 developers. Its debut title is Fragmentary Order. Learn more at fragmentaryorder.com.
COR3 is a direct-to-consumer PC publisher and platform. Fragmentary Order marks the first major title published exclusively on COR3. Learn more at cor3.gg.