When German
solo developer, Julian Laufer created a great little adventure about the old
gods, strange creatures and lost worlds, Headup Games were more then happy to
support him by publishing this old school game to the PC, with future console
releases planned not long afterwards. Outbuddies is a classic Metroidvania
style exploration game, with co-op elements.
Watch the
announcement trailer for a sneak peek.
Oubuddies features non-linear run & gun gameplay across
five different districts. In each five of the districts there are puzzles to
solve, hazards to survive, epic bosses to defeat and when you have time
captured Wozan to release. There’s a complex skill and mechanics progression
system, that not only improves your combat abilities, but your platforming
abilities as well. Your four upgradable weapons double up as essential survival
tools. You’ll need to know when to use each weapon/tool if you will be victorious
against Bahlam’s deadly traps and death-dealing foes. Bosses will require split
second timing, and you’re going to need to memorise those attack patterns to
defeat them.
There’s always your buddy unit to help you through. Not only
will he map the area around you, he can also be controlled, and can use it’s
hacking, scanning and telekinesis abilities to change the environment around
him. In local co-op mode you can get a second player to control the buddy unit themselves,
support each other to solve puzzles or go for a team speed run, which is a unique
take on the scene.
Nikolay
Bernstein , adventurer and maritime archaeologist, regains consciousnesses 36,000
feet under the sea, after his ship is wrecked. He’s wounded and he’s attached
to a supernatural buddy-unit. As he explores the lost and deep underwater cities,
to find answers to his current predicament, he slowly notices a dark and
shadowy presence hollowing in its caves and underwater caverns.
You’re not
alone, however. You share your fate with a tribe of friendly mining creatures
known as the Wozan who themselves fear the old gods, and hope one day to get
back to the surface, after 50 centuries of enslavement. Some fled and created
colonies within the ruins, while others are still kept as slaves within the
ruins of the old city.
Outbuddies Features
Explore an open vibrant fantasy world
Real Metroidvania gameplay with lots of gear,
puzzles and Easter eggs
Unique dual-hero scheme with local co-op support
Epic boss battles & believable enemy AIs
Intriguing narrative and memorable characters
High freedom of movement @ 60 FPS
Handcrafted pixel art with distortion-free
scaling to your native display resolution
Support for various input devices & key
rebinding
Original soundtrack by OGRE music
Outbuddies will be available from the Outbuddies Steam page in late quarter 3 2019, followed by the PS4, xBox One, and Nintendo Switch releases at the start of 2020.
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Jim Franklin
Jim Franklin is a freelance writer, living in Derby UK with his wife and his player 3. When time allows he likes nothing more than losing himself in a multi-hour gaming session. He likes most games and will play anything but prefers MMO's, and sandbox RPG's.
