Wargaming is probably best known for this World of Tanks and World of Warships franchises, but seems intent on adding another famous name to that list: Steel hunters. Wargaming pulled the curtain on this new title at The Game Awards 2024. Its latest IP, Steel hunters is a free-to-play PvPvE Mech game, with elements of the hero shooter, battle royale and extraction genres.
in Steel huntersPlayers are not pilots operating the mech; Mechs known as hunters are given souls to fight in Starfall. A cataclysmic event has left humanity all but extinct and fighting for survival, and its future depends on a rare alien resource known as starfall. This material is scattered all over the devastated Earth, mega corporations and other factions use the hunters to wage war against each other over this resource.
Wargaming's take on the hero shooter, each Hunter is a fully fleshed-out character with their own distinct playstyle, kits, and progression systems. Games can be won by extracting the necessary resources, leaving other hunters on the map empty-handed, or eliminating all other hunters on the map. Similarly, Hunters feels like it's lifted from the popular hero shooter genre, but the gameplay taps into the popularity of battle royale and extraction games. One key difference is this Steel hunters Having quick reflexes (as seen in traditional shooter games) emphasizes strategy and understanding team comps and individual hunters.
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An important aspect of this is Duo Symbiosis, where players are able to combine tactics and abilities with another Hunter. In general, each Hunter's build and tactics can be customized with unique gear combinations (and of course collectibles and cosmetics) to bring unique strategies when facing other Hunters on the hunting grounds. While it remains to be seen how the customization will work from a gameplay and cosmetic perspective, each mech's design opens a lot of doors. These mechs aren't just humanoids like Heartbreaker or Trenchwalker, but some borrow animal design elements, like Ursus and Fenris.
While it remains to be seen when fans can fully immerse themselves in The Hunting Ground Steel huntersSome fans will be able to check out what the game has to offer a bit sooner. Steel hunters Via PC is hosting a 10-day closed playtest, and fans can expect more news to come in 2025.
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- Date of establishment
- August 2, 1988
- Headquarters
- Minsk, Belarus
