Starting October 15, the helicopter shooter will expand its arsenal with new helicopters like the Ka-52, weather effects, and official modding support.
MicroProse and Not Knowing Corporation will soon release Jungle Storm, the second campaign for Cleared Hot.
It will be released on October 15, 2026, as a free update for all owners of the game.
Cleared Hot is a physics-based helicopter shooter reminiscent of classics like Desert Strike.
New missions, new helicopters, and new skills: Here’s what Jungle Storm has to offer
The new campaign features nine missions with a playtime similar to Chapter 1 and sends you into the field amid rain and thunderstorms to face an even wider variety of threats. Each helicopter also receives a unique ability based on its real-world role. A new utility slot also gives you more options to respond when a mission goes awry.
Among other things, you can use decoys (flares & chaff), EMPs, airstrikes, and smoke grenades. These can be collected directly in the game world as pickups. Two additional helicopters—the Ka-52 and the MH-53—are also being added.
In the future, you’ll be able to customize your aircraft using skins purchased with in-game currency. As for enemy types, you’ll also encounter armored personnel carriers (BTRs), Shilkas, gunboats, speedboats, drone swarms, and additional turrets.
Level Editor and Modding Support: Community Feedback Brings Lots of Fine-Tuning
The update also revamps weapon overheating, including a new indicator. On top of that, you’ll get a level editor and the first stage of file-based modding support so you can create your own content.
Otherwise, the team promises plenty of refinements for the update in the form of bug fixes and optimizations based directly on community feedback regarding Chapter 1.
