Constructor HD gets January release date

System 3’s popular RTS building franchise will return 20 years after it first launched.

Constructor HD has been given a release date of January 31st, 2017 which makes it one of the first promising titles to launch next year.

The game reunites many of the original development team and will arrive on PS4, Xbox One and PC. System 3 boss Mark Cale believes the game has the ability to finally unlock the potential for strategy games on consoles. He added that the game is its most requested title to bring back.

The original 1997 Constructor launched on PlayStation, PC and Mac and sold over 5m units.