Game studio / Ontario

TurningPointStudios.

We're working on Solstice, a single-player shooter set in a frozen, post-apocalyptic Canada.

About Solstice Watch the prototype

Solstice / In developmentThird-person · Single-player · PC first

01 / The game

In development

Solstice.

You play as Carter, a tinkerer travelling toward New Toronto with a crew aboard a Via Rail train.

Mounted Enforcer concept: an armoured rider with a red cape on a polar bear
Mounted Enforcer / Concept art

Life aboard
the Solstice.

The Solstice's blade doubles as the train's throttle. Dock it in the cab to get moving; take it with you when you step outside. You can use it to fight and to activate equipment sent from the train.

Back aboard, spend time with the crew, cook, and get your gear ready for the next stop.

Format
Single-player / Third-person
Platform
PC first
Engine
Unreal Engine
See the train in action

The setting

Canada after
the collapse.

A planetary catastrophe has frozen the oceans and knocked out flight and wireless communication. The people left in Canada live in scattered colonies built around generators. Trains carry people and supplies between them.

Playing as Carter

Carter is a street tinkerer sent toward New Toronto with the Solstice. Over the course of the trip, he gets to know the crew and has to earn their trust.

Gameplay / In development

Leaving the train

Every trip outside uses heat and supplies. Plan what you need, and leave yourself enough to get back.

  1. Onboard

    While the train is moving, you can walk the carriages, talk to the crew, cook, and work on your gear.

  2. Pick a stop

    Use the roof scanner to look for places to explore. Pack your equipment and bring one crew member with you.

  3. Out in the cold

    You'll have a gun in one hand and the blade in the other. Weather changes your elemental attacks, and your Kindler heat shield needs cells to keep you warm.

  4. Back aboard

    When supplies run low, head back to the train. You don't have to defeat every enemy before you leave.

02 / In-engine prototype

The train
prototype

This early in-engine demo shows boarding the train and travelling on it. It gives a sense of the atmosphere we're working toward.

Watch on YouTube

Early in-engine footage

03 / The studio

The team at
Turning Point.

Nicholas Alexander

Nicholas Alexander

Project Manager

Narrative Designer

Hamilton, ON

Thanapon Ponpadung

Thanapon Ponpadung

Programmer

Level Designer

Toronto, ON

Zohaib Umer

Zohaib Umer

Concept Artist

Shelburne, ON

Rotimi Adelakun

Rotimi Adelakun

Social Media Manager

Community Manager

Abbotsford, BC