What is The Cycle
Summary
The Cycle is a free to play first-person shooter game. Set in a universe where interstellar travel is possible. A group of humans live on a space station called the Prospect Station. Players take on the role of prospectors, mercenaries tasked with the job of completing contracts on a dangerous planet called Fortuna III. Players have to complete these contracts to earn points and the players with the most points wins if they escape. Players get 20 minutes to complete contracts and fight with 19 other players within 1 match. Three major factions, the Independent Civilian Advisory (ICA), Osiris, and Korolev, offer contracts they want the player to complete. These reward the player with faction reputation. These contracts range from "Go from point A to Point B" to "King of the hill" gameplay and there are guaranteed four contracts each match with additional events during the match. Within the environment, there are monsters and other hostile creatures that will try to kill the player as well as rival players. Each match is set to have a total of 20 players in either solo, duos, or squads, these team compositions cannot be mixed.