“Wild Bastards” was announced last November as a new title from Blue Manchu, the creators of the original strategy shooter “Void Bastards.” Blue Manchu and publisher Modus Games have now announced the release date for the game, revealing that it is scheduled to launch on September 12, 2024 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.
“Wild Bastards” is a new roguelike shooter that is a hybrid of strategy and FPS. It features 13 gang members, each with their own abilities, skill trees, and weapons, as well as maintaining and building relationships with them, exploring procedurally generated galaxies and planets, and challenge modes that can be unlocked by completing the campaign. Along with the announcement, a new trailer has been released introducing the playable characters, each with their own unique weapons and abilities.
Also,SteamThe first public playable demo is now available.
Wild Bastards
From the veteran team behind Void Bastards and Card Hunter, Wild Bastards lets players travel from planet to planet, recruiting and managing 13 villains, each with their own unique weapons, special abilities and growth trees, as they engage in intense space shootouts and battle for loot on planets.
The Wild Bastards were the most powerful gang in the galaxy until they were wiped out by a group led by Puritan tycoon Jebediah Chast. Facing death, the last two remaining members team up with the mysterious, intelligent spaceship Drifter and set out on a journey to find a legendary land to bring back their lost gang members.
■ Key Features
- Heart-Pounding Showdowns – Blast your opponents away in bullet-filled firefights and prove you're the ultimate gunslinger.
- Tactical FPS Combat – Use tactics to outwit enemies who will attack you in a variety of ways, including hiding, flanking, teleporting and homing stingers.
- Strategy for victory – Study the terrain, enemies, and characteristics of each planet and choose which gang members to land on it. Collect items, level up, and take advantage of special locations to overcome any situation!
- 13 Villains – Rebuild your gang with 13 villains, each with their own unique weapons, stunts, personality, relationships and ability trees.
- Build and maintain relationships – The gang knows each other well, but that doesn't mean they like each other. It's all down to managing changing relationships and keeping the warring gangs together.
- GANG FLOURISHES – As you accumulate resources you can use them to heal your gang members, level up your characters, improve relationships and much more.
- An ever-changing, lawless galaxy – Explore procedurally generated galactic sectors and planets with different parameters such as gravity, terrain, weather, and more.
- Challenge Mode – After completing the main campaign, you'll unlock Challenge Mode, offering increasingly difficult challenge sectors and mutators that will change your play experience.