Afternearly two yearstoiling away in the Early Access mines, developer Stray Bombayhas announcedthatThe Anacrusisofficially launches this December.
TheLeft 4 Dead-like has been tweaked and patched 53 times since it entered Early Access. More than a million players have tested the game and seem to like what they’ve experienced.The Anacrusishas managed to maintain a ‘Mostly Positive’ rating on Steam. It’s a more optimistic response thanother gamesthat have aped the legendary zombie co-op game.
In case you’re not up to date and your eyes glossed over while reading the prior paragraph,The Anacrusisis a first-person co-op game akin toLeft 4 DeadandVermintide. The former makes sense as the studio was co-founded by Chet Faliszek, a former Valve writer who worked on the originalL4Dgames.
The Anacrusisdoesn’t shy away from its inspiration. LikeL4D, a team of up to four players gets together to shoot their way through multiple stages. The game also includes an AI Director that keeps an eye on players and their progress, altering things like ammo or weapon spawns. If you’re doing too well, then the Director may try to knock you down a peg.
The Anacrusisisn’t a carbon copy of its spiritual predecessor, though. It rocks a retro ’70s vibe and some kitschy flair with occasionally salmon-colored environments and weaponry. You also fight against hoards of aliens, as opposed to infected, taken, Ridden, or whatever the hell else we want to call zombies these days.
Considering its pedigree and the surrounding early praise,The Anacrusismay be theL4D-style game to try when it launches out of Early Access in December. The full version is availableon the Steam Storeon December 5.
