Overload, the spiritual successor to the classic six-degree-of-freedom tunnel shooter Descent is officially live on PC from Revival Productions. It’s available for 29.99 on Steam and GoG, and the Playstation 4/Xbox One versions will release third quarter of 2018. Overload brings that 6DOF gameplay back to life but adds massive environments to explore and deeper gameplay than its successor, from weapons with individual characteristics, enhanced graphics, and the ability to explore beyond main objectives. Overload will also come with VR support.
For interested parties, there is a playable demo on Steam and on their website.
Gameplay Features:
- 15 level single-player campaign plus secret levels
- Numerous level challenges including lava, forcefields, lockdowns, ambushes, and secret rooms
- 20 terrifying robot enemies, plus Super-Robots and Variants and three bosses armed with customized AI giving them unique personality and combat behavior
- Multiplayer with public and private matches
- Challenge Mode with 12 levels and Infinite and Countdown variants that alter the focus of play
- Story by the writer of FreeSpace 2 with fully-voiced audio (English Only)
- Adrenaline-pumping soundtrack
- Virtual reality support for Oculus and Vive
- Achievements and Leaderboards
- Upgrades and XP system and advanced player stats
- Automap and Holo-guide for navigation assistance
- Save anywhere
- Six difficulty levels ranging from a casual challenge to very punishing
- Support for mouse, keyboard, gamepad, and joystick controls
- Surround sound audio options
- Optional training level for refining your piloting skills
- Interface and subtitles available in: English, French, German, Spanish and Russian
- Post-launch: Release of Level Editor and support for user-created levels and campaigns
