CLOSE THE SKY - FACT SHEET

Title: Close the Sky
Developer and publisher: Iron Trident Games (one person)
Genre: Real-time strategy, 2D side view
Status: Early Access on Steam (Windows)
Early Access release: 24 September 2026
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5062880/
Trailer (0:30): https://youtu.be/BYvASt5FgfA
Discord: https://discord.gg/JGFDEzKXaX
Press contact: Dmitry, Iron Trident Games, dmitry@sergeyev.io

What it is
You run a nation's war machine from a single side-on cross-section: industry and
air defence on the surface, everything you care about dug in beneath it. Every
interceptor is a round your factories built. Shoot down what comes for you, send
your own back, and the war ends when one side's will to fight runs out.

Facts
- 7 playable nations: United States, Ukraine, European Union, russia, Israel, China, Iran
- 59 technologies
- 7 languages: English, Ukrainian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German, French
- Singleplayer against seven nation doctrines (Air Campaign, Drone Line, Sky Shield, Massed Fires, Layered Shield, Mass Salvo, Axis), three difficulties, a tutorial mission; 1v1 online and over LAN
- Depth costs x6, x18, x45 the surface price; a lost command bunker costs 30 will
- Round prices in in-game funds: 35 mm AHEAD 40, ADM-160 MALD 110, Shahed-136 120, Patriot PAC-3 220, Kh-101 400, Arrow 3 900, Kh-47M2 Kinzhal 1200

Minimum spec
Windows 10 64-bit, Intel Core i5-4460 / AMD FX-6300, 8 GB RAM, GTX 750 Ti / Radeon R7 260X (2 GB, DX11), 4 GB on disk, mouse and keyboard

Content note
Depicts modern warfare in the abstract. Real systems under their real designations,
fictional wars, no human figures and no graphic content. All footage and stills are
captured from the game.

Files
wordmark.png, wordmark-stack.png - the lockup, one line and stacked, on transparency
capsules/ - Steam header and library capsules
stills/*.jpg - in-game stills, 1800 px wide (build-line.jpg 1920, strike-hit.jpg 1160)
clips/*.mp4 - short in-game clips, muted, for social embeds: night_raid_1080p.mp4 (a night raid over a dug-in base, 1920x1080, loops), dome_swarm.mp4 (a drone wave into the dome)
