Start with the essentials. These guides explain the current project and distinguish planned features from available releases.
PILOT HANDBOOK
Development guide — the reward flows below describe the intended experience. Claims, rewards and Arena are not available on this website. Exact button names and eligibility rules will be confirmed for the playable release.
THE TACTICAL LOOP
Explore the original board reference and the decisions behind each turn. Final controls and balance may change.
01 / READ THE BOARD
Find your active mech, the enemy and the mission objective. Check HP, available action points and whose turn it is before committing an action.
The board provides the context for the turn. Movement range, attack range and reachable cells should be read together; a visible destination is not automatically a valid move.
ILLUSTRATIVE CONCEPT01 / DAILY REWARDS
A daily reason to return. The planned daily-reward flow lets you review an available task, meet its requirement and collect the reward attached to it.
Open the daily-rewards area and read the objective before starting. A login reward and a task reward may have different requirements; follow the description shown.
Finish the listed activity and check that progress is recorded. A pending or incomplete objective is not ready to claim.
When the reward becomes available, review its contents and select Claim. Look for a recorded claim and inventory update before leaving.
Daily reset time, streak rules, expiry, reward contents and claim limits have not been announced.
ILLUSTRATIVE CONCEPT02 / EVERY RUN, A NEW DISCOVERY
The intended running loop gives each completed qualifying run a treasure chest. The reward experience connects your real-world effort with the world of OVERHEAT.
Complete the run session and save it. Review the recorded activity before moving to its reward.
Use the completed run's result to see whether its chest is ready. If the activity is still syncing or being checked, wait for its final status.
Select the available chest, reveal its contents and check the reward confirmation. The website itself does not track runs or grant these rewards.
Qualifying-run requirements, verification, chest contents, rarity chances and reward limits are still to be confirmed.
ILLUSTRATIVE CONCEPT03 / TAKE THE OBJECTIVE
Outposts are planned objectives with rewards for taking them. Read the specific objective: reaching a location and completing its capture are not necessarily the same thing.
Review its location, entry conditions and objective. Prepare your mech for the challenge described.
Follow the displayed capture conditions and finish the encounter. Check the result for confirmation that the outpost was secured.
Read the reward summary and complete the claim step when offered. Keep the confirmed result if the inventory update is delayed.
Outpost availability, repeat captures, ownership duration, cooldowns and reward amounts are not yet finalized.
ILLUSTRATIVE CONCEPT04 / TACTICAL COMPETITION
Arena is the planned competitive side of OVERHEAT. The same core decisions matter: where you move, when you attack and when you hand over the turn.
Check the available format, squad requirements and match rules. Choose your loadout before entering.
Watch the active unit, AP, HP and turn indicator. Commit movement and attacks deliberately, then end the turn when your plan is complete.
Review victory or defeat, match progress and any reward actually listed. A planned Arena does not mean ranked play or matchmaking is already available.
Formats, matchmaking, ranking, seasons, win/loss rewards and launch timing remain unannounced.
ILLUSTRATIVE CONCEPT05 / PROGRESS THROUGH THE WORLD
Each campaign is intended to offer progression and rewards. Follow its missions, complete the stated objectives and check what you gained at the end.
Review the environment, objective and entry conditions. Prepare the mech and equipment suited to that mission.
Use the board to manage movement, attacks and turns. Mission completion depends on the objective, not only on dealing damage.
At the results screen, check the completion record, rewards and any newly available content. Claim a listed reward when required.
Campaign rewards, unlock order, replay rewards, difficulty bonuses and the final mission list are not yet confirmed.
WHEN A REWARD IS NOT READY
Check whether the activity, mission or match has finished recording. Wait for a final result before trying to claim.
Read the specific requirement and compare it with the completed activity. A reward is only available when its displayed conditions are met.
Check the recorded claim and inventory before repeating the action. If a confirmed reward is missing, retain the result details for support.
These are explanatory states for the planned reward experience. Live claim history, support submission and inventory are not connected here.
8 topics
OVERHEAT is a game in development around tactical mechs, customization and a real-world running vision. This website presents the project, its artwork and development updates. It is not the Unreal game running inside your browser.
A verified public Windows installer is not available yet. The Download page will identify the released version and requirements once they are confirmed. There is currently no installer link to download.
The Mechs page presents five families, each with Form I and Form II design references. The collection is planned to span 100 families. Unlock requirements, evolution costs and final performance changes are not announced.
Action points are the combat resource used when committing actions such as movement and attacks in the current development system. Exact release costs and balance may change. The current prototype is not a final rulebook.
The tactical direction uses a battlefield grid, movement and attack range. Plan your position before committing an action. Final mission rules and player controls will be documented with the playable release.
The connection between real-world running and game progression is planned. This site does not track runs, grant rewards or publish a conversion rate. Verified integration details will be announced when ready.
The cinematic films are AI-generated concept footage from the OVERHEAT media collection. They communicate art direction. Actual Unreal development captures, when shown, are labeled separately.
Use the News and Download pages for the status published here. Arena, device support, performance targets and installer availability will remain marked unannounced until verified.