Drive like a maniac in this top-down shooter with GTA2-style vehicles and MOBA-style skills. Not only can you commit drive-by shootings and blow bad guys up with car bombs – but you’re able to teleport, go invisible and launch fireballs at them, too!

As you play you'll gain cash and level up your mutant – unlocking extra powerful weapons, vehicles and skills. In the co-op campaign, these help you save the world from a zombie outbreak. In PvP, they just give you more fun ways to kick ass.

Geneshift puts you behind the wheel of a number of crazy vehicles – letting you detonate car bombs and fire out windows for drive-by shootings. Play as a mutant and unlock more than 30 tactical skills such as teleportation, invisibility, and fireballs. Stop a zombie outbreak in the single-player and co-op campaigns – earning cash to level up your character – or face other players in bloody PvP combat. Hop online and play competitively in Conquest, Checkpoint Racing, and Capture the Flag – or compete in leaderboards by speedrunning the campaign as fast as possible.

Feeling more creative than destructive? Make your own sandbox in the built-in level editor: If other people play your level, you’ll unlock special cosmetic items!

Starting as a GTA2/Diablo mashup, Geneshift eventually evolved into an action extravaganza with enough mutant skills to give Professor Xavier a headache. The turning point came in 2014 when the game was Greenlit on Steam. Solo developer Ben Johnson of Nik Nak Studios decided to quit his day job and go full-time. However, Australia was expensive – so he packed his bags and moved somewhere cheaper: Peru. There, he worked with limited savings until the game was completed; now, after eight years of development, Geneshift has finally reached Steam Early Access.

“When I started working on Geneshift all those years ago, I had no idea I’d still be going eight years later. But the community kept coming up with amazing new ideas. Their feedback has been essential to Geneshift’s development, and I can’t wait to finally share our creation with a larger audience!” said Nik Nak Studios founder Ben Johnson.

Key Features:

• 5v5 multiplayer combat: Battle in game modes such as Capture the Flag, Checkpoint Racing, and Zombie Survival.
• 4-player co-op campaign: Play the story solo or with friends online – and save the world from a mysterious outbreak.
• Insane vehicle action: Ride with allies to commit drive-by shootings, detonate car bombs, and capture key objectives.
• 20+ brutal weapons: Fire pistols, shotguns, snipers, explosives ... or save up for deadly superweapons.
• 30+ tactical skills: Create complex skill builds as you gain experience and permanently level up your mutant.
• Secret base building: Place hidden chemicals to gain secret benefits such as spying on enemies and teleportation.
• Leaderboards and difficulties: Replay the campaign in 4 difficulty levels, and set high scores on various leaderboards.
• User-generated maps: Create maps in the editor and unlock kick-ass cosmetics whenever your maps are played.

Geneshift is now available on Steam Early Access, and during the first week, the game will be on sale at a 20% discount – bringing the price down to $7.99. On May 30, Geneshift will be available at the retail price of $9.99. A demo is also available on the Steam store – providing free access to multiplayer with no time restrictions.