Calyx

Calyx is a sci-fi real-time strategy (RTS) and base-building game developed and published by Studio 568, released into Early Access on January 29, 2026 for Windows on PC.

What the Game Is

Calyx puts you in command of a space mining outpost on a harsh alien world, where your goal is to build up your base, harvest resources, and fight against a mysterious living threat called the “Calyx” — powerful plant-alien organisms that spread across the map.The game mixes classic RTS combat, resource management, and base defense mechanics in a science-fiction setting.

Core Gameplay

Base Building & Economy: You construct mining structures, power grids, harvesters, and defensive installations. Balancing your energy and resource production is key to survival and growth.
Combat & Strategy: Deploy units like tanks and artillery, set up walls and turrets, and use tactical decisions to fight back the Calyx organisms spreading across the terrain.
Research & Progression: Unlock new technologies, advanced units, and orbital weaponry (like laser strikes) through a tech tree that rewards strategic play and expansion.

Setting & Story

You play as the sole survivor and operator of an Avaris Corporation deep-space mining ship, awakened after a long cryo-sleep to find your mission in jeopardy — the Calyx has overtaken the planet’s surface and threatens your outpost.The world around you is hostile and alien, requiring both careful planning and aggressive tactics to push back the spreading organism while maintaining your base.

Early Access & Community

The Early Access version includes a campaign with tutorial maps, a Skirmish mode, and various challenge scenarios across multiple maps.
Player feedback on demos and early builds highlights that Calyx blends familiar RTS elements with its own twist of fighting a dynamic organic threat, though some players note balancing and pacing are still evolving as development continues.

Who It’s For

This game will likely appeal to fans of classic strategy titles and base-defense games who enjoy methodical planning, technical resource management, and battling evolving threats on a brutal alien world.