Remember that cel-shaded shooter that looked like a sci-fi Duke Nukem fan game? Well, it’s coming out way sooner than you might have expected.
Via the fun form of a Humble Store announcement trailer – not Epic Games Store this time – Void Bastards is coming out on May 29. Inspired by System Shock 2 and BioShock, and developed by former Irrational Games alumni who went on to make Card Hunter, the game blends a ’90s style shooter and a resource management-esque mission planner. Every time the player dies, they reroll a new character with different traits and abilities.
A fun fact: Blue Manchu, lead developers on the game, are based in Australia. They moved to a Sydney office in 2012, although they’ve since moved back to Canberra. Iron Helmet Games, which developed the ruthless Neptune’s Pride browser-based strategy games and is also based in the ACT, have been helping development as well.
[referenced url=”https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/03/void-bastards-is-a-shooter-that-looks-cool-as-hell/” thumb=”https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/t_ku-large/mfd6ka2nmyxrevv5qxqa.png” title=”Void Bastards Is A Shooter That Looks Cool As Hell” excerpt=”Out this winter, Void Bastards promises to wrap the pulp comic aesthetic up into an intergalactic strategy shooter.”]
There’s no word on pricing, but Void Bastards will launch on PC and Xbox when it drops. For PC fans, it’s available through Steam and the usual third-party retailers.
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