Gunheart combines the fun of summer sci-fi blockbuster movies with the polished genre-defining gameplay of Gears of War and Halo. Players transform into futuristic bounty hunters, linking their minds and hearts with robotic killing machines across the galaxy. Shedding bodies like bullet casings, players are able to adapt to any situation and move across the battlefield at the speed of thought as they enter a lawless frontier filled with rival factions, hostile aliens and wealth beyond measure waiting to be pulled from the heavens.

Gunheart's unique take on teleportation takes battlefield mobility to the next level, allowing players to teleport quickly through levels, engaging alien enemies with a variety of weapons, which can be held in either hand. Players can unlock the verticality of any space with a thought, raining hell from high ground and then quickly switching to up-close-and-personal surprise attacks. The game’s variety of weapons changes the way players move while unlocking new strategies on the battlefield. Mastering combat within Gunheart will rely on both real-world skill and agility.

Built from the ground up for VR and cooperative multiplayer gameplay, Gunheart has been designed to take full advantage of motion controls and 3D spaces within VR, bringing three players together in high speed, explosive matches.

Fans of the game can now experience a new horde mode, even more customization, rig mods, a new difficulty level, and additional new content.

The new content for Gunheart is now live and includes:

• Horde mode. Take on wave after wave of increasingly difficult enemies. To make things extra interesting we threw in some modifiers like cloaking, double damage, and others that will stack with each new wave.
• Rig mods. Mods aren’t just for guns anymore! We took our ever-popular gun mod system and made a new version specifically for your rig. Now you can upgrade your robot body with increased air control, projectile slowing, AOE damage on shield break, and some other crazy stuff that gets even crazier with each new tier you unlock.
• Rig paint jobs.  Customization isn’t just for hats and faces anymore. Visit the Palco rig room and throw on a new coat of paint.
• New movement system. We’ve completely revamped the way strafing works in Gunheart. There are now a lot more areas that can be walked on, a lot less areas where you can get stuck, and a lot more control while you’re in the air (try one of the rig mods for even more control).
• PVP updates! New PVP-specific health system. Armor and shield pickups are now scattered around the PVP maps. Grab them with full health for an overshield! Weapons have also been rebalanced to make everything equally deadly and fun.
• New enemy behaviors! Enemies will now spawn a little closer to you so they’ll be more likely to hunt you down instead of the other way around. Buzzkills will now eventually go crazy and dive bomb you! Ridgeback projectiles now leave behind noxious fumes so you’ll want to stay clear of those.
• Lone Wolf mode. Because elite mode wasn’t hard enough for you sadists, we’ve added lone wolf mode. It only unlocks once you’ve 3-starred a mission. Enemies will be even tougher than elite mode, and you’ll be all by yourself. No friends to revive you.

 

In Gunheart, players become customizable robotic bounty hunters trying to make a buck at the edge of the galaxy. Gunheart delivers an epic co-op campaign, millions of mod combinations and additional heart-pumping features including:

• Move across the battlefield at the speed of thought.  Strafe, teleport, or boost jump anywhere and everywhere to cover kilometer long battlefields, instantaneously. With teleport at your fingertips it’s easier than ever to grab the high ground and destroy the invaders.
• 10 unique weapons to unlock and master. Each weapon can be leveled up to unlock individual perks and additional weapon modification slots. Combine and dual-wield different side arms until you find your favorite combo. When taking on the bigger enemies, reach for a combo weapon like a chain gun or bow.
• 40+ weapon modifications enables hundreds of thousands custom weapons. Completely overhaul how each weapon functions and turn your favorites into custom death-dealing masterpieces - for example augment an ordinary rocket launcher with guided rockets, then slap on rapid-reloader, and top it off with a full-auto mod.
• 9 campaign and 11 challenge missions that will take you on an action packed tour of Planet Fortune while battling the diverse Anthromite menace.  Encounter a wide variety of enemies and multiple bosses along the way while battling through several unique environments.  Elite mode and weekly missions keep the challenge fresh even after you have mastered the campaign.
• Frenetic PVP battles pit you against other bounty hunters either in free-for-all or team based skirmishes.  Earn rewards and prestige titles for killing your fellow players - it’s a great way to cool off and show off after a long day of bounty hunting!
• 80+ cosmetics and 4 social gear to discover for your character.  Hats, rig vests, and facial expressions enable you to customize your look and show off your achievements.  Make some cool pixel art with the pixel gun, stage a celebration with the balloon gun, or just whack some fools in the face with the handy Mr. Fish.
• Grab any physical object and turn it into an adhoc weapon using the multi-tool.  Explosive barrels littered throughout the environment make for great impromptu grenades.  Or simply grab the nearest creature and chuck them off a cliff for a quick kill.
• Drop-in/drop-out co-op with dynamic difficulty makes it easy to join in with friends (or strangers) for some fun co-op shooting.  You can always start a mission solo if you prefer to play as a lone wolf, or reserve a mission for just you and your friends.
• VR players have a full suite of locomotion and comfort options that allow for comfortably play standing, seated, or room scale. A full set of control options allow users to easily switch between layouts, enable smooth motion and jump, or toggle comfort options such as dynamic "blinders".
• Cross-play across all platforms between desktop (non-VR), Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows MR.

Drifter Entertainment is a new start-up in the VR space formed by three veterans of the games industry. Each of the founders have spent years building the platforms that make AR and VR possible and now they're channeling that passion and experience into making some of the best damn VR games in the world. Ray Davis served as General Manager at Epic Games, leading engineering on Gears of War 1 and 2, overseeing the launch and growth of Unreal Engine 4 and Epic’s VR initiatives, including the acclaimed VR shooter Bullet Train. Kenneth Scott is an art director with 20 years of game development experience on games like Quake3, Doom3 and the Halo franchise, as well as time working at Oculus. Brian Murphy has spent the last decade working as designer and creative director for Microsoft Studios, taking several major platforms and games from incubation all the way to final product, including Xbox One, Microsoft HoloLens and Xbox Kinect.

Powered by Unreal Engine 4, Gunheart is available on Steam for HTC Vive, Windows MR, and Oculus Rift at the Oculus store for $29.99, with the PlayStation VR version scheduled for later this year.