| | Belgian indie developer Ludum Elite has dropped a new teaser trailer for its roguelite DroneTanks, showcasing extended gameplay footage from the action-packed single-player adventure. Enemies don’t just get burned down by hard-hitting firepower and razor-sharp rhythm, when all else fails, a devastating hammer swing clears the room. |
| Teaser-Trailer: |
| Playable Demo at Gamescom 2026 |
| Visitors to gamescom 2026 in Cologne can try DroneTanks for themselves at the “Home of Indies” booth in Hall 10.2. |
| The Gamescom demo includes: |
| Campaign tutorial: Players start out in an abandoned factory bunker, learning the core mechanics step by step.Unique biomes: The version features three distinct environments, offering a first glimpse of the world’s visual variety.Real-time buildcrafting: Players sample select branches of the skill tree, buy upgrades in the shop, and outfit their tank with modules dropped by defeated enemies.Rhythm-driven final boss: The demo culminates in a boss fight where players must dodge in time with the soundtrack to free a captured Gemling from the boss’s jaws. |
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| DroneTanks will launch first as a content rich single-player roguelite built for high replayability. Long-term, Ludum Elite plans to expand DroneTanks with a chaotic multiplayer mode. |
| More information on DroneTanks is available on the official channels on X, Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Discord. |
| About Ludum Elite |
| Ludum Elite is an independent development studio based in Belgium that was founded in 2025 by experienced industry professionals. The international team develops indie titles that are characterized by high standards of quality and originality. The name Ludum Elite is a combination of the Latin word “Ludum” (game) and “Elite,” encapsulating what the studio stands for: high-quality games without compromise. |
