Regain Earth: First Strike

Released: Apr 28, 2021
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Last updated: 17 Sep 2026, 08:04 GMT

Updates & announcements

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19 Mar 2023Developer post
Update: Improved Recoil and new Hit Marker Sounds
Greetings, Dear Regain Earth Early Access Pioneers and Community Members ! New Regain Earth Update Now Available! I'm excited to announce that a new update for Regain Earth: First Strike is now live on Steam! Sorry for the long time waiting for the update! I want to express my gr
Greetings, Dear Regain Earth Early Access Pioneers and Community Members!
New Regain Earth Update Now Available!
I'm excited to announce that a new update for Regain Earth: First Strike is now live on Steam!
Sorry for the long time waiting for the update!
I want to express my gratitude to you all for your continued support and feedback, which helps me make the game even better. Here are the changes and improvements you can expect:
Updates & bug fixes

General: Hit markers now accompanied by satisfying hit sounds
Weapon Balancing: Weapon recoil algorithm updated to reduce camera shake, providing a smoother shooting experience.
Weapon Balancing: Bolt weapons and rocket launchers now fire faster projectiles, making it easier to hit moving targets.
General: Bullet holes now visible from greater distances and quality settings affect their appearance, making the game world feel more dynamic.
Balancing: Grenade drop rates have been increased to provide more strategic options in combat.
Join Our Community Discord
We have a small group of dedicated players and fans on our Discord server, where you can connect with like-minded individuals, share your thoughts and ideas, and even vote on new features. If you haven't already, you can also grab a demo or playtest key from our key-bot 24/7. Join us on Discord to get started!
Thank you for your continued support and feedback. I can't wait to bring you even more exciting updates in the future. Stay tuned and stay healthy!
Until next time, happy gaming!
Sebastian (aka. TheFlow aka. GameDevDude)
Original post
08 Aug 2022Developer post
Now with hitmarker! New weapon and helmet skins! Bugfixes!
Hello dear Regain Earth Early Access pioneers & community , a new update for Regain Earth is live ! Updates & bug fixes General: Now with hit marker (can be switched on and off) Weapons: 3 new weapon skins for Turtle, Red Rabbit and Green Hell Enemies: Updated helmet skin
Hello dear Regain Earth Early Access pioneers & community, a new update for Regain Earth is live!
Updates & bug fixes

General: Now with hit marker (can be switched on and off)
Weapons: 3 new weapon skins for Turtle, Red Rabbit and Green Hell
Enemies: Updated helmet skins for Lizzy and Big Boy
Fixed: No graphic errors when Particle or smoke with sky in background
Fixed: No too early "few enemies left" message
UI/Menu: FOV (field of view) settings have no effect on view in menu anymore
UI/Menu: New default settings for arrow-key (keyboard) players
Community Discord including feature voting
If you want to be a part of our small community of players and fans, visit us in Discord. If you don't own the game yet, you can easily get a demo/playtest key in Discord 24/7 from key-bot. Go to our Discord here.
Stay tuned for the next updates and feel free to keep giving feedback, bug reports and your wishes and ideas.
Thank you very much! And stay healthy!
Greetings,
Sebastian aka. TheFlow aka. GameDevDude
Original post
10 Jun 2022Developer post
Update: New graphic style
Hello dear Regain Earth Early Access pioneers & community , a new update for Regain Earth is live ! Updates & bug fixes General: Completely reworked graphic style! Balancing: You can no longer look extremely far ("sniping" was never the goal of the game). Balancing: When
Hello dear Regain Earth Early Access pioneers & community, a new update for Regain Earth is live!
Updates & bug fixes

General: Completely reworked graphic style!
Balancing: You can no longer look extremely far ("sniping" was never the goal of the game).
Balancing: When scanning for enemies the highlighting of the enemies increased.
Enemies: Lizzy again optimized textures
Enemies: Bigboy optimized textures
UI/Menu: HUD life and scan display improved
Community Discord including feature voting
If you want to be a part of our small community of players and fans, visit us in Discord. If you don't own the game yet, you can easily get a demo/playtest key in Discord 24/7 from key-bot. Go to our Discord here.
Stay tuned for the next updates and feel free to keep giving feedback, bug reports and your wishes and ideas.
Thank you very much! And stay healthy!
Greetings,
Sebastian aka. TheFlow aka. GameDevDude
Original post
22 May 2022Developer post
HUD optimized, helmet for Lizzy, key bindings improved, window modes improved
Hello dear Regain Earth Early Access pioneers & community , a new update for Regain Earth is live ! Updates & bug fixes UI/Menu: Optimized HUD, new designed scifi boxes. Fixed: You can now assign all keyboard buttons, including umlauts, mouse wheel and special keys. There
Hello dear Regain Earth Early Access pioneers & community, a new update for Regain Earth is live!
Updates & bug fixes

UI/Menu: Optimized HUD, new designed scifi boxes.
Fixed: You can now assign all keyboard buttons, including umlauts, mouse wheel and special keys. There are no more hardcoded keys (except ESC). You can now set all gamepad buttons separately from keyboard and configure 2 buttons for keyboard.
Enemies: Lizzy now wears a helmet if he doesn't fall by single headshot anymore (wave 6 or difficulty Hardcore)
Opponents: Lizzy improvement of hitboxes
Balancing: Enemy scanner now recharges 10% faster
Balancing: Enemies spawn now a bit faster one after the other
UI/Menu: Hud made a bit more transparent.
Fixed: Borderless Window Mode and Window Mode no longer jump back on map start and menu load. The display config is now loaded once when loading the menu and remains constant until you change the display settings.
Fixed: Grenade selection is now also possible with keyboard and gamepad.
Fixed: "Few enemies left" message no longer triggers at round start.
Community Discord including feature voting
If you want to be a part of our small community of players and fans, visit us in Discord. If you don't own the game yet, you can easily get a demo/playtest key in Discord 24/7 from key-bot. Go to our Discord here.
Stay tuned for the next updates and feel free to keep giving feedback, bug reports and your wishes and ideas.
Thank you very much! And stay healthy!
Greetings,
Sebastian aka. TheFlow aka. GameDevDude
Original post
06 May 2022Developer post
Game size reduced from 6.5G to 1.2GB, character teleports, new robot advisor
Hello dear Regain Earth Early Access pioneers & community , a new update for Regain Earth is live ! Updates & bug fixes Game Disk Space: Very large reduction of disk space used by the game down from 6.5 GB to 1.2 GB! Match start: opponents now teleport into the map, this
Hello dear Regain Earth Early Access pioneers & community, a new update for Regain Earth is live!
Updates & bug fixes

Game Disk Space: Very large reduction of disk space used by the game down from 6.5 GB to 1.2 GB!
Match start: opponents now teleport into the map, this can also be around the player. Player teleports into the map. Larger enemy spawn radius.
Match start: Added robot advisor that gives info about enemy waves.
Opponents: Lizzy got a second visual update (model, texture, thanks to Alex).
Enemies: Bigboy now wears a helmet on high difficulty. (thanks to Alex)
FX: Optimized effects and sounds when Scary teleports.
FX: New sounds when dissolving objects and for plasma shotgun.
Weapons: Increased range and speed for player rocket turret.
UI/Menu: New Quality Settings to save performance, you can select that fallen opponents dissolve and do not remain in the map.
UI/Menu: Fixed lobby and grenade loadout for certain resolutions.
UI/Menu: Grenade loadout now adjustable with keyboard, gamepad.
Fixed: Calculation of kills per weapon corrected.
Fixed: Wrong particle effects when players shoot at each other.
Fixed: Revive sign only appears if a player is alive and can revive another player.
What's coming up in the next months?
See description in last major update and announcements:

The last major update
Announcement on how REFS is doing in general.
List of all updates
Community Discord including feature voting
If you want to be a part of our small community of players and fans, visit us in Discord. If you don't own the game yet, you can easily get a demo/playtest key in Discord 24/7 from key-bot. Go to our Discord here.
Stay tuned for the next updates and feel free to keep giving feedback, bug reports and your wishes and ideas.
Thank you very much! And stay healthy!
Greetings,
Sebastian aka. TheFlow aka. GameDevDude
Original post
08 Apr 2022Developer post
Update: Enemy texture and redesigned end-of-match screen
Hello dear Regain Earth Early Access pioneers & community , a new update for Regain Earth is live ! Updates & bug fixes Enemy "Lizzy" got a visual update (model, texture, thanks 2 Alex). Match end leaderboard: Now it is visible for all players in the match, what rank and
Hello dear Regain Earth Early Access pioneers & community, a new update for Regain Earth is live!
Updates & bug fixes

Enemy "Lizzy" got a visual update (model, texture, thanks 2 Alex).
Match end leaderboard: Now it is visible for all players in the match, what rank and highscore they have before and after the finished match. A new highscore of the player is now better visualized.
Lobby: The chat history is now also shown to players who join the lobby later. So you can also leave messages for players joining later if you are away for a short time.
Menu: Improved navigation with keyboard and gamepad in the menu. Character rotation in the skin menu also with gamepad.
Bugfix: The metal target in Map Hangar makes strange movements.
What's coming up in the next months?
See description in last major update and announcements:

The last major update
Announcement on how REFS is doing in general.
List of all updates
Community Discord including feature voting
If you want to be a part of our small community of players and fans, visit us in Discord. If you don't own the game yet, you can easily get a demo/playtest key in Discord 24/7 from key-bot. Go to our Discord here.
Stay tuned for the next updates and feel free to keep giving feedback, bug reports and your wishes and ideas.
Thank you very much! And stay healthy!
Greetings,
Sebastian aka. TheFlow aka. GameDevDude
Original post
12 Feb 2022Developer post
Update: Explosive and destructible infrastructure
Hello dear Regain Earth Early Access pioneers & community , a new update for Regain Earth is live ! Updates & bug fixes Containers marked as explosive can now be blown up with missiles (player & AI). Missiles can also destroy trees. Hangar and Factory maps have been s
Hello dear Regain Earth Early Access pioneers & community, a new update for Regain Earth is live!
Updates & bug fixes

Containers marked as explosive can now be blown up with missiles (player & AI).
Missiles can also destroy trees.
Hangar and Factory maps have been slightly reworked, also to make boss fights more exciting.
Reworked Mech AI pathfinding, better positioning.
Bugfix: Shooting AI sometimes reacts very late.
Unreal Engine Update.
What's coming up in the next months
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See description in last major update and announcements:

The last major update
Announcement on how REFS is doing in general.
List of all updates
Community Discord including feature voting
If you want to be a part of our small community of players and fans, visit us in Discord. If you don't own the game yet, you can easily get a demo/playtest key in Discord 24/7 from key-bot. Go to our Discord here.
Stay tuned for the next updates and feel free to keep giving feedback, bug reports and your wishes and ideas.
Thank you very much! And stay healthy!
Greetings,
Sebastian aka. TheFlow aka. GameDevDude
Original post
05 Feb 2022Developer post
New team score display, Ai reacts to explosions, bugfixes
Dar Regain Earth players, testers, fans, community & Early Access pioneers, today a small REFS update: - AI improvement: AI now reacts to explosions (rockets, grenades, gas cylinder). - Score improvement: Each player now sees the same team score, which is also entered in the
20 Dec 2021Developer post
Spanish translation update and Bugfixes
- Spanish translation updated - Bugfix Hangar Map: Barrels are sinking in hangar floors - Bugfix match end dance: Player-host does not see player-client dancing animations - Bugfix Match start UI: Player HUD does not directly show selected grenade
04 Dec 2021Developer post
Update: New HUD, character skin customizing, grenade loadout
Hello dear Regain Earth Players, Testers, Fans, Community & Early Access Pioneers , a new big update for Regain Earth is live ! As I said before in the Steam-News, Updates for REFS need more time at the moment. If you want to know why, and keep up to date about the next plann
Hello dear Regain Earth Players, Testers, Fans, Community & Early Access Pioneers,
a new big update for Regain Earth is live! As I said before in the Steam-News, Updates for REFS need more time at the moment. If you want to know why, and keep up to date about the next planned REFS updates, feel free to check out last Steam-News.
Thank you!
As always and first of all, I want to say a big thank you to our awesome testers & Discord community & TikTok community for giving me feedback on REFS and great new ideas. This is what drives the development of the game!
Thanks a lot!!!
Major changes

New HUD with new features like showing grenade effects, turret health and much more.
Unlockable Character Skins
Unlockable Grenade Loadout
Hints in Loading-Screen to teach you some new knowledge about the game mechanics.
Small changes

Double-team Shockwave Ability
Steam Achievements reworked and implemented Achievements which were not game ready before
More Steam Stats and more Achievements. And now with viewable steam achievements progress in Steam Achievements Overlay
Character Skins are customizable now, you can switch skins for character parts like armor and also switch on/off parts like grenade belt
Higher grenade drop chance
Higher rocket range
Translation Updates (Polish ready, Spanish will follow soon)
What's in next months?
In 2022, I would like to implement the following features:

two more monsters for wave 4 and 5
infinity waves game mode, maybe even a custom game mode
a third map
grenade/skill to pull monsters to your side (perhaps control mechs)
turret variations
optional: round start and, round end without text, better use of more animation/sequences
optional: small Easter Eggs
Don't forget to vote your next most appreciated features in Discord in #📥vote-next-features
If you want to be a part of our small players and fans community, visit us in discord. If you don't own the game already, you can simply grab a Demo/Playtest-key in Discord 24/4 from key-bot. Discord: https://discord.gg/z2dXQXN
Stay tuned for next updates and keep giving us feedback, bug reports and your wishes and ideas.
Thank you so much! And stay healthy!
Greetings,
Sebastian aka. TheFlow aka. GameDevDude
Original post
15 Oct 2021Developer post
News and more Regain Earth updates
Dear Regain Earth players & fans, there have not been many updates in the last months. I would like to explain this a bit: I had the luxury to leave my old job temporarily and work full time on Regain Earth (incl. TikTok, Discord). It was a great time, I was able to launch RE
28 Jun 2021Developer post
Spanish Translation
Dear fans & EA pioneers! A new update is live for all versions (demo/playtest, full version). - Spanish translation added - Update anti-missile turret sounds - Minor collision bugfixes Have fun with the new updates! Sebastian aka. TheFlow
25 Jun 2021Developer post
Update: Player Turrets! Homing Missile! Shield and Speed Grenade! New Mech Boss!
Hello dear Regain Earth Players, Testers, Community & Early Access Pioneers , Over the past few weeks I've released a lot of minor updates to Regain Earth: First Strike, and here I'd like to give an overview of all those changes. Thank you! As always and first of all, I want
Hello dear Regain Earth Players, Testers, Community & Early Access Pioneers,
Over the past few weeks I've released a lot of minor updates to Regain Earth: First Strike, and here I'd like to give an overview of all those changes.
Thank you!
As always and first of all, I want to say a big thank you to our awesome testers & Discord community & TikTok community for giving me feedback on REFS and great new ideas. This is what drives the development of the game!
Thanks a lot!!!
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Updates!

New player air defense turret with homing missiles, which also intercept rockets from opponents. Can be found as a grenade.
New boss fight, a different kind of mech (Mech "Runner"). Faster and with different weapon, but no missiles.
Now two grenade slots instead of one
New shield grenades. Now a total of 3 shield grenade types and new visualization.
Melee weapon (sci-fi baton) new design and with animation when equipping.
Translations Germand and Polish
New grenade that turns into a laser firing turret that supports the player. Unlimited in time, the turret remains at your side until it is destroyed. Turret, like the player, is recognized as an enemy by AI and attacked.
Higher overall grenade drop rate
Effects of frost and speed grenade extended
Visual HUD Weapon Slots and grenade Slots
New Leaderboard switch in the main menu. Now you can switch through all leaderboards in terms of map, difficulty and team size.
Major change in player ragdoll to make sure the player can't get stuck in walls, holes or elsewhere.
Implemented a much more natural shooting behavior for both robots, with a delay when the player is first spotted for the first time or when not seen for a long time. So, Rocksy can not come around the corner and blow you up directly. Also better aim in the direction of the player. And prevent the bug that shooting robots can come to the player position without shooting at him.
New Extreme difficulty. Unlock it by surviving 6 rounds on Hardcore. Up to 8 waves are awaiting you on Extreme!
You can now change the shoulder side of the camera. Just hold down "Holster Weapon" (Q).
Mutants are now called "MuTecs". This was a result of the TikTok poll and is meant to combine mutants and robots (technology) in one word.
New effect for "speed boost" grenade
Renaming of the difficulty levels.
Now Hardcore difficulty (previously "Hard") is only available once you have completed Advanced (previously "Normal").
New melee animations
New speed boost grenade, higher player speed without negative effect on the bullet spread
Player switch in the spectator camera, also possible to change back to your downed player
Many small improvements and bugfixes!
What's in next weeks/months?

Close Combat Features
Normal enemy for waves greater 4
Third Boss
Third Map
Don't forget to vote your next most appreciated features in Discord in #📥vote-next-features
If you want to be a part of our closed beta testing community, visit us in discord. If you don't own the game already, you can simply grab a key in Discord 24/4 from key-bot. Discord: https://discord.gg/z2dXQXN
Stay tuned for next updates and keep giving us feedback, bug reports and your wishes and ideas. Thanks a lot!
Greetings,
Sebastian aka. TheFlow aka. GameDevDude
Original post
25 Jun 2021Developer post
New Air defense turret with
Dear fans & EA pioneers! A new update is live for all versions (demo/playtest, full version). - New player air defense turret with homing missiles, which also intercept rockets from opponents. Can be found as a grenade. - Some improvements in hit evaluation of AI enemies Have
18 Jun 2021Developer post
New Boss, New Grenades and more
Dear fans & EA pioneers! A new update is live for all versions (demo/playtest, full version). - New boss fight, a different kind of mech. Faster and with different weapon, but no missiles. - Now two grenade slots instead of one - New shield grenades. Now a total of 3 shield g
06 Jun 2021Developer post
Translations and Hotfix
Hello fans & EA pioneers! A new update is live for all versions (demo/playtest, full version). - Fixes in German and Polish Translations - Hotfix Fences blocks shots and Ai vision Have fun with the new updates! Sebastian aka. TheFlow
04 Jun 2021Developer post
Shield Grenade and Polish translation
Hello fans & EA pioneers! A new update is live for all versions (demo/playtest, full version). - Now with **polish **translation. - **Shield Grenade**, 60 seconds an energy shield that absorbs damage. Have fun with the new updates! Sebastian aka. TheFlow
01 Jun 2021Developer post
New: Build defense with supporting turrets
Hello fans & EA pioneers! A new update is live for all versions (demo/playtest, full version). - New grenade that turns into a turret that supports the player. Unlimited in time, the turret remains at your side until it is destroyed. Turret, like the player, is recognized as
25 May 2021Developer post
Leaderboard switch and player character ragdoll
Hello fans & EA pioneers! A new update is live for all versions (demo/playtest, full version). - New Leaderboard switch in the main menu. Now you can switch through all leaderboards in terms of map, difficulty and team size. - Major change in player ragdoll to make sure the p
23 May 2021Developer post
Game Engine Update
Hello fans & EA pioneers! A new update is live for all versions (demo/playtest, full version). - This time it's a technical update. No new features, just some minor bug fixes and a major update of game Engine (New Unreal Engine Version). Of course this could lead to new bugs,

Updates & announcements

Greetings, Dear Regain Earth Early Access Pioneers and Community Members!

New Regain Earth Update Now Available!

Updates & bug fixes

Join Our Community Discord

Hello dear Regain Earth Early Access pioneers & community, a new update for Regain Earth is live!

Updates & bug fixes

Community Discord including feature voting

Hello dear Regain Earth Early Access pioneers & community, a new update for Regain Earth is live!

Updates & bug fixes

Community Discord including feature voting

Hello dear Regain Earth Early Access pioneers & community, a new update for Regain Earth is live!

Updates & bug fixes

Community Discord including feature voting

Hello dear Regain Earth Early Access pioneers & community, a new update for Regain Earth is live!

Updates & bug fixes

What's coming up in the next months?

Community Discord including feature voting

Hello dear Regain Earth Early Access pioneers & community, a new update for Regain Earth is live!

Updates & bug fixes

What's coming up in the next months?

Community Discord including feature voting

Hello dear Regain Earth Early Access pioneers & community, a new update for Regain Earth is live!

Updates & bug fixes

What's coming up in the next months

Community Discord including feature voting

Thank you!

Major changes

Small changes

What's in next months?

Thank you!

Updates!

What's in next weeks/months?