Atlas Reactor shows how its turn-based team tactics game works with open alpha

These days, it’s never too early to get people playing (and talking) about your game.

Trion announced today that its simultaneous turn-based team tactics Atlas Reactor is now in open alpha, meaning anyone can try the unconventional game. Most turn-based titles have players taking, well, turns. In Atlas Reactor, however, all players pick their movements and actions at the same time and then watch the subsequent wave of chaos unfold simultaneously. While games like Civilization or X-Com are methodical and slow-paced, Atlas Reactor wants it action to appear more exciting, which could help attract the esports crowd that loves watching real-time games like League of Legends and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.