![]() With the making of Space Punks, the team at Flying Wild Hog wanted to focus on a game that was easy to pick up for quick games and deep enough for players to invest time into their favorite characters. Yet, the action RPG reincorporates that pace and tone into a game that feels like an ode to the retro action games from the arcades, with a more modern twist thanks to its live-service leanings. This new action game channels a similar sense of hectic bombast from first-person games like Shadow Warrior or Hard Reset. Just before the reveal of the planned roadmap for Space Punks, we got to spend some time checking out a deeper look at the game and spoke with the developers about its inception. If you don't want to spend money on the game's packs to dive into the game's early access launch, you can also sign up to register for the chance to get a free key on the game's website. Later in 2022, Space Punks-and all of its new content released thus far-will launch on consoles. Eventually, the game will enter open beta during Winter 2021, which will see the beginning of the game's free-to-play model for all players. During the early access launch on July 14, players will be able to dive into the game's missions with its slate of characters. This does put a clear barrier for entry for those looking to check out the game early, but the developers are looking to incentive those who are down to make the jump at the game's debut. Though Space Punks is planned to be a free-to-play game, it will debut in paid early access, which you will have to buy into with the different founders packs at launch. Each of the four playable characters at launch has their skills and arsenal of weapons to upgrade and advance, which opens up different possibilities to use special combo attacks with other players during online missions, such as pairing one hero's alien tentacle attacks with another squadmate's tech-focused gadgets. In a similar vein to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, this ragtag crew is often at odds with one another, but when things go south when facing off against rogue targets, their unorthodox and weird approach to action make them quite a team. ![]() Described as a "living game" by its developers and publisher Jagex-known for the Runescape series-Space Punks will see new content and evolve over the course of its development.įor the uninitiated, Space Punks is a sci-fi co-op dungeon crawler starring a crew of space-exploring misfits who take on different jobs to gain glory and score some sweet loot. Along with other games from Flying Wild Hog, which includes Shadow Warrior 3 and Trek To Yomi, Space Punks is another title in the developer's tradition of fast-paced action titles that have some clever gimmicks to offer rewarding combat. Check out the explosive new trailer after the jump.The recently revealed Space Punks from developer Flying Wild Hog is a new free-to-play action RPG that blends top-down shooting action with co-op gameplay, and it's launching as an early access title on July 15 exclusively on the Epic Games Store. Space Punks is now available on the Epic Games Store as well as on Xbox and PlayStation consoles. The dimensions come in two flavors: Common – in which players have to kill a set amount of enemies to move to the next dimension, and Milestone – where players will have to find and kill the area boss to be able to continue gameplay.” “With an endless dungeon mode set deep within ‘the Crack’ Black Hole, it will see players jump from one dimension to another as they explore the unknown and attempt to reach infinity. The update also gives players access to new endgame content in the form of an endless dungeon called “the Crack.” ![]() Cracked One is the fifth major update to be released since the game launched into Early Access in July 2021 and introduces major changes to the core gameplay loop along with the new Get-A-Job quickplay feature and improvements to the crafting system which now grants players access to a wider variety of gear early in the game. The game’s open beta launch marks its transition to a free-to-play business model and the release of the endgame-focused Cracked One update. Lay siege to hordes of alien scumbags, harvest their loot and tool up to take on bigger - and more lucrative - bosses.” Blaze a trail alone or team up with three fellow intergalactic thieves to form a formidable fortune-hunting foursome. “Space Punks is a living, evolving, free-to-play online co-op action RPG space romp that will see you shootin’ and lootin’ your way across the galaxy. ![]() As we previously mentioned, the game gives off a strong Borderlands-meets-Guardians-of-the-Galaxy vibe and will send players on an intergalactic quest for fame and fortune. Jagex and Flying Wild Hog’s online co-op ARPG, Space Punks, has officially launched into open beta on PC and consoles.
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