Cleared Hot

Chapter 2 – Out Now

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CLEARED HOT is a nostalgic helicopter shooter with satisfying physics and light tactical elements. Shoot, dodge, move your squad around the battlefield, and pick up almost anything with your rope and magnet.

Developer
Not Knowing Corporation
Release state
Early Access
Genre
Helicopter action
Platforms
Devices
  • Windows
  • Steam Deck

Early Access trailer

01 / 04
Cleared Hot screenshot 1

Roadmap

Released

Chapter 1

Texas

Early Access launch
  • Campaign chapter 1: Texas biome
  • 8 playable helicopters
  • Core upgrade and progression systems
  • Helicopter loadout system
  • Attachable guns and missiles
  • Test flight practice area
Update 1aQuick Fixes: “Too Close for Missiles”
  • Critical bug fixes and stability improvements
  • Expanded test flight area
  • Comanche helicopter added
  • Early balance adjustments
Update 1bSide Missions: “Close Air Support”
  • Side missions and replayable content
  • Additional playable helicopter
  • Improved helicopter-relative control scheme
  • Performance optimisation
  • Additional helo skins

Up next

Chapter 2

Into the Jungle

  • Campaign chapter 2: Jungle biome
  • New enemies and behaviours
  • Expanded weapon systems and missiles
  • Deep helicopter customisation: colours, decals, patterns
  • Environment-specific cosmetic options

Planned

Chapter 3

The Final Chapter

  • Campaign chapter 3: Arctic and Urban biomes
  • Additional enemy units and combat variety
  • New weapons and expanded upgrade system based on community feedback
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Planned

1.0

Full release

  • Final campaign
  • Final art and visual polish pass
  • Complete campaign balance and difficulty tuning

How we plan to stay connected

  • Regular updates throughout Early Access
  • Active community engagement via Discord and Steam
  • Monthly devlog updates on Steam
  • Balance patches between major content drops

Important notes

  • This roadmap represents our development vision and current goals. The exact scope and timing of content updates will be refined based on community feedback and what serves the game best.
  • We’re committed to delivering a polished experience. To do this, we need your help and support.
  • Updates to this roadmap will be communicated through Steam announcements and our Discord community.

News

All Cleared Hot news

v0.4.3#28562

v0.4.3 Combat Pave Low: the side mounted miniguns now converge on the crosshair A Boom of One's Own Fixed a music transition that didn't play correctly Training…

Jungle Storm Hotfix

THANK YOU for all your thoughts + feedback on the new update! I'm happy to announce our hotfix with 40+ fixes or improvements. I am tracking all your feedback…

Chapter 2: Jungle Storm is Live!!

The day is here! Jungle Storm update has released on Steam! Features Jungle Storm Campaign: a new 9-mission campaign, same or longer playtime than Chapter 1 A…

Chapter 2 Release Date Announcement

I am happy to announce that Chapter 2: Jungle Storm update releases on October 15th! It is a free update for anyone who owns the game. This is really a massive…

Helicopter Abilities!

Hello Brave Pilots, Thank you all for commenting on the helicopter abilities in the last devlog- everyone was really positive about the idea. All of these…

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