The team at Stray Bombay announced that more than 200,000 players have battled through over a combined 1 billion hostile aliens in The Anacrusis in its first week.

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A few weeks ago, I was able to try The Anacrusis. It’s a co-op shooter from Stray Bombay, a studio helmed by Chet Faliszek (formerly of Valve) and Kimberly Voll (formerly of Riot Games). Think of the experience as akin to Left 4 Dead in space. However, given that The Anacrusis released as part of Steam’s Early Access program, there were a lot of issues to iron out. Additionally, I was mostly playing solo prior to the launch due to timezone differences. Fast forward to the present, and the game’s player population hasn’t quite caught up to its ambitions.   Lost in space The Anacrusis takes place aboard a space station that’s filled with aliens in ’70s-style clothing. There are four playable characters, though you don’t get to choose which one becomes your avatar (don’t worry, since there’s no mechanical difference between them). While you can play solo with bots, it’s still an online experience. That means a player who ...

The Anacrusis is definitely one to watch. It has great style, some clever AI and some exceptionally designed levels. However, it still needs to nail down some of the basics to reach the lofty heights of its inspiration.

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The games industry doesn’t hibernate for very long over the winter and holidays, so there’s already the first stirrings for what looks to be one of the busiest periods in gaming that I can remember. The next few months are jam-packed with game releases, many of which were delayed from the end of last year, and more trailers and announcements are starting to drop. That’s in addition to PC gamers getting a month where they can catch up on some huge games that are being ported to their platform for the first time. In the News This Week Hitman 3 Year 2 starts 20th January – Freelancer mode, a new level and free updates revealed All Xbox One consoles were discontinued by the end of 2020 Take Two purchasing Zynga for $12.7 billion Troy Baker backs a voice based NFT site but won’t be selling his own voice Deep Rock Galactic gains 6 million players in one week after PS Plus launch STALKER 2 hit with massive delay More Days Gone sequel plans revealed by game director Jeff Ross Overwatch 2 LEGO set delayed due to Activision Blizzard allegations PUBG’s free-to-play relaunch is now live on PlayStation, Xbox and Steam Techland clarify how long Dying Light 2 takes to complete Giveaways We’ve got a great giveaway this week for fans of the RuneScape MMORPG. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, which is mind-boggling for pretty much every game, Jagex created a gorgeous RuneScape: The First 20 Years book looking back of the game’s history. We’ve got five copies of the Deluxe Edition for a giveaway, which you can enter here. Games in Review and Featured Articles January seems to be the month of choice for games to get ports to PC, with both Monster Hunter Rise and God of War making the jump to keyboard & mouse. How did they hold up? Monster Hunter Rise – PC, NSW – 9/10 God of War – PC, PS5, PS4 – 8/10 Battle Brothers – PS4, XBO, PC – 7/10 Elsewhere, we took a good long look at The Anacrusis, a new sixties sci-fi themed take on the Left 4 Dead formula that’s now in Early Access and Xbox Game Preview, while Gareth dove back into the mind of Far Cry 4’s arch villain with the Far Cry 6 – Pagan: Control DLC. His mind is rather similar in structure to Vaas’ from the first DLC… Over the weekend, we had two features, the first from Eric delving into The Legend of Zelda Second Quest, and the second with Reggie asking what happened to Arena Shooters? Finally, What We Played featured The Anacrusis, Far Cry 6 and Fantasian. Trailer Park We could post trailers for days this week, but here’s a few of the highlights: Gran Turismo 7 gameplay trailer heads to the Daytona International Speedway Pokémon Legends: Arceus trailer reveals more gameplay from its Hisuian adventure Kirby and the Forgotten Land is coming out in March – new gameplay and co-op revealed in trailer New ELEX II trailer dives into the overhauled RPG combat Your Achievements And finally for this round-up, we come to… you! MrYd finished of Ghost of Tsushima’s main story and started on the Iki Island expansion. He also enjoyed playing through Life Is Strange 2 and got sucked into the cave-dwelling delights of Deep Rock Galactic. And willbuchanan is aiming to finish off Guardians of the Galaxy this weekend. He might even shoot for the platinum, which just depends on getting all of the outfits. That’s it for this week’s gaming round-up. Have a fun weekend, wrap up warm, and we’ll catch you again next week.

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We've been hands-on with The Anacrusis, and unfortunately it doesn't do quite enough to keep us wanting to go back for more.

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After hundreds of years of peaceful expansion across the universe, humanity has finally made first contact with an alien entity, and it hasn’t gone well. Join four unlikely survivors — Guion, Nessa, Liu, and Lance — as they battle endless alien hordes in The Anacrusis (Game Preview). That’s where the story of The Anacrusis starts, […]

Stray Bombay’s 60's-inspired sci-fi, four-player, cooperative FPS The Anacursis is now available for Xbox consoles and the PC.

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The Anacrusis is the latest game gunning for your heart, and as an Xbox Series X|S Optimised title developed by ex Valve and Riot developers, it’s got everything going for it.

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The Anacrusis follows in the footsteps of online co-op shooters like Left 4 Dead and Back 4 Blood. The difference is that, instead of relying on the horrors of a zombie apocalypse, you and your teammates need to fend off hordes of aliens. The sci-fi themes are also combined with cartoony, retro-futuristic design. Our guides and features hub for The Anacrusis teaches you everything you need to know about perks, weapons, alien enemies, and more. Note: Please be reminded that the guides herein are based on the Early Access version of the game.   The Anacrusis guides and features hub Character selection and loadouts – The Anacrusis features four characters. Do you actually get to choose which one you’ll play for the rest of your run? What about the loadout screen? Single-player and multiplayer: Solo with bots, crossplay with peeps, and party codes – You can go through levels as a group or you can go at it alone with bots. Here’s what you can expect whether y...

Similar to online co-op shooters/action games like Left 4 Dead, Back 4 Blood, and Vermintide, The Anacrusis has you teaming up with players as you take down scores of hostiles. Here’s our guide to help you with all the special alien types in The Anacrusis. Note: For more information, check out our guides and features hub for The Anacrusis. Likewise, please be reminded that this guide is based on the Early Access version of the game.   The Anacrusis aliens guide – Defeating the special alien enemies Horde Attacks Okay, horde attacks are, obviously, just a bunch of regular mobs swarming you. However, they’re still worth mentioning due to how these hectic moments can make or break your run. Horde attacks can happen based on the AI Director’s whim (usually accompanied by the usual action-packed music). Alternatively, these can occur at predetermined areas in levels (i.e., activating an elevator or opening a large door). My advice is to find a corner and hunk...