Press release

Cleared Hot releases new trailer and goes viral on r/gaming

For immediate release. Redwood City, CA. 

Today, Cfinger Games released their new trailer for their upcoming title Cleared Hot, and it immediately went viral on Reddit. The post, titled “I got tired of waiting for a Desert Strike remake so I made my own - UPDATE”, is currently sitting at the top of the front page of r/gaming.

The trailer was also part of the Pitch Ya Game twitter event, which showcases indie games looking for players and publishers. 

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.

Features

  • Fully physics based. Pick up vehicles, enemies, or redirect heat seeking missiles. Discover emergent gameplay. 

  • Full single player campaign 

  • 3 biomes: Desert, Jungle, Arctic 

  • Buy and upgrade helicopters 

  • Day and night missions

  • Customizable loadouts

  • Wide range of physics based enemy vehicles: tanks, jeeps, technicals, anti-air turrets, boats, and fighter jets

Cleared Hot was first announced in a viral reddit post titled “I got tired of waiting for a Desert Strike remake, so I made my own”, which was on the front page of r/gaming for a day. 

Cleared Hot is being developed by Cfinger Games, a studio founded by Colin Karpfinger. He previously started a software consulting company that grew to 40 employees, but he left in order to pursue a dream of building games. The Cfinger Games team is now made up of 6 people with a wide range of experience. 

Cleared Hot Press Kit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yF6HqQbQihK9ZcuFo876cV-I4LmhfBel?usp=drive_link

Reddit Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1dabzqo/i_got_tired_of_waiting_for_a_desert_strike_remake/

Trailer (Twitter): https://x.com/colin_k/status/1799039278376538205

Trailer (Youtube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8CX75ozs7Y