Civilization Series’ Grammy Award Winning Composer Revealed In New Aether & Iron Video
With the new Next Fest demo for Aether & Iron now available, Seismic Squirrel are marking the occasion with a new video unveiling the Grammy award winning and nominated team behind the game’s music. Seismic Squirrel is delighted to reveal that two-time Grammy winning Christopher Tin and Grammy nominee Alex Williamson, best known for their work on the Civilization series, are creating the game’s atmospheric music. The duo has also worked on the PGA Tour 2K series, Old World and more.
Aether & Iron invites players to step into a captivating and intricately crafted world. The incredible music created by Chistopher and Alex plays a key role in helping bring the world to life, enhancing the game’s incredible writing from a team with credits on Mass Effect, Far Cry and Sovereign Syndicate, the exciting and strategic car-based combat, and the tense moments where you must make tough decisions.
Aether & Iron is a narrative-driven RPG coming to PC in 2026 where you play as a smuggler in an alternate 1930s New York. Build your crew, upgrade your skills, and dive into a compelling mystery with a customized car to help you survive in turn-based vehicle combat battles. Try the game for yourself now with the Next Fest demo now available on Steam.
Key Features
Muster Your Crew: Recruit unique and resourceful companions to watch your back, and follow their stories.
Turn-Based Vehicular Combat: Assemble a wide range of incredible aether-powered vehicles and unlock new tactical options to try out in an interesting twist on strategic, turn-based vehicular battles.
Dive into An Underground Life: Navigate secret paths, dodge enemies, hide contraband, and stay ahead of the big bosses out to get you.
Your Choices Matter: Your decisions will shape the unfolding history of New York and the lives of its citizens, determining whether they will be able to find hope in a corrupt world of manipulation and violence.
Grow your Talents: Level up your Hustle, Smarts, and Brass abilities to improve your chances in combat and social situations. But no matter how good you are, you’re always a dice roll away from success or failure.
Drive in Style: Upgrade your aether-powered rides to suit your playstyle. Enhance your cars with every trick in the smuggler’s toolkit - hidden compartments, smoke dispensers, and flamethrowers of course.
Fascinating Visuals: Inspired by 1930’s detective comics and the art deco period, Aether & Iron brings a unique visual identity to gameplay.
Full Voice Acting: Experience an alt-history 1930s New York directly through the voices of its inhabitants. Learn their stories; sometimes funny, sometimes philosophical, usually tragic.