Wargaming unveils mech sci-fi game Steel Hunters

Maneuversthe online gaming company behind the World of Tanks and World of Warships franchises, has announced its new original intellectual property. steel fishermen – A free-to-play robot hero shooter that uniquely blends battle royale style with extraction mechanics.

The game offers an intense mechanical power fantasy where you control massive mechanical giants – the Hunters – and participate in action-packed battles, pursuing various objectives to level up and obtain gear.

Each Hunter comes with their own distinct playstyle, unique ability sets, and progression systems that allow for a variety of strategies and tactics to overcome opponents as they progress toward the final showdown at the extraction point.

“This is a huge moment for Wargaming,” Wargaming CEO Victor Kisley said in a statement. “We’re known for creating immersive, sustainable digital pastimes for millions of players around the world. With Steel Hunters, we’re pushing our boundaries and offering something completely new. Our ambition is to create one of the most exciting and compelling mech experiences ever.”

“Steel Hunters is the result of the incredible teamwork and dedication of our talented employees in Guildford, Prague, and our studios around the world,” said Mike MacDonald, Product Manager. “Over the past three years, we’ve worked tirelessly to create a game that offers a unique take on the mech shooter space by combining elements of different genres into one compelling blend. Today we’re finally ready to show players what we’ve been building.”

Steel Hunters is set in a future world It tells the story of humanity’s struggle to survive after a catastrophic event. To secure a rare extraterrestrial resource called Starfall, the Hunters were created. In their struggle for dominance, corporations and factions have transformed hunters into fearsome fighting machines, used to race to seize the rare resource across the green but desolate ruins of the Earth.

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Main features

• A new look at battle royale and extraction – The game combines the mechanics of Hero Shooters, Royal Battle and Extraction. Players battle with a unique Hunter within a PvPvE arena, pursuing various objectives to level up and obtain gear, ultimately culminating in a final showdown at the extraction point.
• Master outstanding mechanical giants – The fun of Steel Hunters is in learning and mastering individual Hunters and using their ability sets and progression systems in the most effective ways.
• Tactics on reactions – Unlike traditional shooting games, it’s not just about having a short reaction time, it’s about understanding your strengths, weaknesses, abilities, cooldowns and synergies. Maps make meaningful tactical choices and provide opportunities to flank or ambush enemies.
• Bilateral coexistence – Cooperation is crucial to achieving victory. Whether you’re playing with a friend or matched with another hunter, combining tactics and abilities with your duo partner is what will make the difference in Hunting Grounds.
• Amazing gameplay on the ground – Built on Unreal Engine 5, the game immerses the player in a hyper-realistic world and delivers powerful fantasy power, thanks to amazing battle mechanics. The destructible environment on the map reinforces this, while also allowing for more tactical play.
• High level of customization – Players can customize their Hunters with distinct build options, allowing them to create unique gear sets. Additionally, collectibles and cosmetics provide opportunities to express personal style and individuality.

Wargaming is an online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Wargaming has been in business since 1998 and has grown into one of the gaming industry’s leading companies with 15 offices around the world. This game was made in Wargaming’s office in Guildford, UK.

“It’s been a long time since we’ve announced anything that isn’t a ‘world,’” MacDonald said in an interview with GamesBeat. “In the beta, everyone can join and play the game. We’re very excited. I think we have something really cool and unique here.

The team is building the game on Unreal Engine 5 for PC first as a third-person shooter that pulls elements from hero shooters, battle royale games, and extraction shooters. The game will be released first on Wargaming Game Center and Steam, with console versions coming later.

In Steel Hunters, players control mechanical giants, called Hunters. They are actually mechanical because they have their own personality. They are actually people fused with robots. They play in dual PvPvE battles with six teams of two.

There are extensive customization options in and out of the match. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, and the player’s goal is to protect Starfall. Starfall is similar to New World oil.

“It helps humanity survive post-apocalypse in underground facilities or in space facilities,” MacDonald said.

The battle will test players’ tactical skills. The second big pillar is dual symbiosis, where a two-person team can collaborate deeply. You’ll start the game with seven anglers, each eight to 15 meters tall.

The third-person shooter has a more deliberate pace to give players enough time to make good tactical decisions. Resource management will be crucial, and there are a limited number of repair kits that mechanics can carry. Ammo is limited. Towers appear on the map and provide focal points for PvP clashes to occur. Hunters can be modified in different ways.

The Trenchwalker Hunter is a combat model with an assault rifle that fires bursts. Machines can blast through buildings. Each map resembles an entire neighborhood. There is vertical progression and a technology tree where players can assign skill points and select options for mechanical customization.

Wargaming has put a lot of effort into making games, some of which have been canceled along the way for various reasons. Steel Hunters has been operating for a few years with a team of 210 people based in Guildford and Prague.

In the game’s future, Earth becomes uninhabitable. A large meteorite hits the planet and this material called Starfall rains from the sky. There are certain people in the universe who are immune to the effects.

There could be an esports element over time, but only if players embrace the title in a big way. The interest has to be there first, Dan Tanisescu, director of publishing at Wargaming, said in an interview.

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