Solstice Chronicles: MIA
Released Jul 2017
In this 2-player twin-stick shooter, use a friendly drone for a game-changing abilities. Survive waves, upgrade, and uncover the mystery in this cooperative, action-packed experience.
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Steam $14.99
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Evaluation
Solstice Chronicles: MIA launched on July 26, 2017 and has received updates at an irregular but sustained pace over the years: new survival maps and balancing patches in September and October 2017, a major overhaul patch on May 10, 2018, a Nintendo Switch launch announcement on February 7, 2019 (with a note that PC improvements would follow), a bug fix update on December 22, 2022, a rebalance patch on September 2, 2024, and most recently a Supporter Pack DLC with an accompanying patch on June 26, 2025.
The June 26, 2025 post is the most significant recent signal. In it, the developer explicitly stated that purchases of the Supporter Pack would go "directly into developing the franchise further," naming gameplay improvements for Solstice Chronicles: MIA as one of the intended outcomes. This is a direct developer statement of intent to continue updating the game.
The last developer communication was on June 26, 2025. Today is October 8, 2026 — roughly 15 months since that post. The game's historical update cadence has always been irregular, with gaps of one to two or more years between meaningful updates. The gap between the December 2022 bug fix and the September 2024 rebalance patch was nearly 21 months. The gap between September 2024 and June 2025 was about 9 months. The current 15-month silence since June 2025 is within the range of the developer's established (if slow) update pattern and does not clearly exceed it.
No developer statement has indicated that development or support has concluded. Given the developer's explicit June 2025 intent to fund further improvements and the historically wide spacing between updates, the game remains in an ongoing — if infrequent — support phase.
Evidence
Developer released Supporter Pack DLC and stated proceeds would go 'directly into developing the franchise further,' specifically naming gameplay improvements for Solstice Chronicles: MIA.
Supporter Pack DLC released on June 26, 2025 — the most recent shipped content for the game.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Ironward
Achievements
21
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · Local/Split Screen
About this game
Description
Solstice Chronicles: MIA is a top down shooter in which players control the difficulty by managing their threat level through special skills.Story
In a dead colony, a corporate marine is left far behind enemy lines. With an unlikely help of an insurgent drone, he faces the battle for survival against an army of murderous, mindless mutants... and worse things.Features
- Master fluid twin-stick combat to blast through waves of mutants on Mars.
- Use your drone's abilities tactically, weighing the risk and reward of decisions that drastically change the threat you face.
- Decide between scavenging for supplies and upgrades in the face of the oncoming menace, or pushing forward, potentially unprepared for the enemies still to come.
- Decimate the mutant onslaught with upgradeable weaponry, including shotguns, rocket launchers, and more, as well as special Heavy weapons, like the autocannon and flamethrower, which will obliterate everything in their path.
- Develop your own skill tree from across four classes--Assault, Demolition, Hellfire, and Terminator--to become the ultimate instrument of destruction.
Universe - The Red Solstice
The Earth was overrun by STROL virus. What little was left of man kind colonized Mars, and established a society ruled by powerful corporations. But Mars isn't welcoming, and a violent storm threatens to tear the colonies apart. In a race against time, both the corporation and insurgents will stop at nothing to find the cure and reclaim the Earth. As the virus inevitably spreads through Tharsis colony, the players must fight the mutants, the storm and the odds to find the cure before it's too late.Developer Note
We from Ironward want to take a different approach to twin-stick shooters. We learned that tactics can be great in our first game The Red Solstice, and we're trying to add a bit of that tactic into Solstice Chronicles: MIA, we feel that if players prepare themselves, the reward will be much more satisfying.
Solstice Chronicles: MIA is the second Fig funded game to be released. Its crowd funding campaign succeeded with 103% of its goal and was supported by 512 backers. Supporters of the game could both pledge and invest during the Fig campaign.
Compatible Eye Tracking Devices: Tobii Eye Tracker 4C, Alienware 17 Notebook, Acer Predator Notebook 21 X, MSI GT72 Notebook, Acer Predator Monitors Z301CT, Z271T, XB271HUT
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Last evaluated Oct 8, 2026
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