Developers of the first-person shooter "Superhot" have announced that they will be giving fans a taste of its first standalone expansion before the end of the year. Called "Mind Control Delete," the downloadable content (DLC) will be released on Steam Early Access later this month.

The standalone expansion will have a full release in late 2018, but for the meantime, player feedback from the expansion's Early Access version will be used to improve the DLC and to find and fix various glitches and bugs.

"Superhot: Mind Control Delete" will introduce a new twist to the unique independent shooter. As the game progresses, players will be able to unlock the secrets of the game's system.

"Each challenge will make you more powerful and bring you closer to deciphering the secrets hidden from you by the system," said developer Superhot Team. "As you unlock powerful abilities and gain access to new playable characters, so will your enemies grow stronger, smarter and more desperate to stop you."

Superhot Team noted that early access to the expansion will include a very small portion of the actual release. Upon release of the Early Access version, there will be two playable characters available as well as a number of levels to give players a feel for the new systems at play in the standalone expansion.

The early access for "Superhot: Mind Control Delete" will only be coming to Microsoft Windows for now through gaming platform Steam. The developers have yet to announce if an Early Access version will be released to other platforms.

"Superhot" was released for Windows, Linux and Xbox One last year, and for PlayStation 4 earlier this year. The game features a unique system where time only moves forward when the character moves. This means that players can freeze deadly projectiles like bullets and other elements simply by standing still. This allows players to plan their moves, setting up movie-like action sequences.