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Space Punks

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Shoot-'Em-Up
Publisher: Jagex Partners
Developer: Flying Wild Hog
Release Date: 2022

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'Space Punks' Early Access Update Improves The Party System, Overhauls Social UI And More - Trailer

by Rainier on Dec. 7, 2021 @ 2:14 p.m. PST

Space Punks is a top-down looter shooter that features insane, over-the-top action in a unique, irreverent sci-fi setting.

Space Punksoffers crazy action in a unique, unconventional sci-fi world, in which players shoot for fame and fortune and take on lucrative jobs on remote planets despite the unlikely chances of success. The players have the opportunity to pave their way to fame, honor and fortune by accepting lucrative assignments on distant planets and taking on all chances of success.

Space Punks is designed as a living, breathing, and ever-changing game world - a truly living game that is in line with Flying Wild Hog's creative mission of creating action-packed, fast-paced, and wholeheartedly unique titles that take players into unexpected and kidnap exciting new worlds.

The gameplay will delight not only hardcore fans of the dungeon crawl / loot shooter genre, but players all over the wide world of games. As is common in action role-playing games, there are complex skill trees that make it possible to develop different types of characters through experience. In addition, there is plenty of loot and equipment to help characters out on their adventures.

Space Punks has received its third early access content patch today. As the name implies, “The Friendly One” will make it easier for players to play together by improving the party system and overhauling the social UI of the game.

Following on from mechanics focused “The Crafty One” and “The Talented One” updates, “The Friendly One” is primarily focused on back end improvements for Space Punks, with technical overhauls to systems designed to make the player experience smoother. The patch upgrades the system behind parties, making it easier to join, stay in, leave and rejoin  as well as simplifying inviting players you have previously grouped with to your hub world of Devil's Gambit.

There are also more player-facing updates coming, with an entirely new in-game social UI which will make enjoying the back end improvements that much easier. Improvements are also coming to contracts and Space Punks’ daily and weekly challenges to make the whole system more user friendly. These include changes like being able to check challenge progress in missions, pop-ups to track progress, and better indicators of when you’ve ticked something off your to-do list. The patch also includes numerous balance tweaks and bug fixes. 

Head of Flying Wild Hog’s Krakow Studio and Space Punks Game Director, Michael Kuk said: “This update provides players of Space Punks the opportunity to really explore the multiplayer aspect of the game, and delivers on one of the core tenets of the living game we want Space Punks to become. A community driven game where player feedback is integral to the design process, and that players can keep coming back to again and again. It's hard to believe it's only been a few months since our early access launch, but we have a lot more we’re looking forward to adding to Space Punks in the very near future, and can’t wait to show the community what we have up next.”

Full patch notes for the “The Friendly One” update are available here.

Key Features:

  • Endless arsenal: firearms, grenades, gadgets, things that! Whatever weapon you're looking for, this galaxy has it all. And they only have one purpose: immediate fulfillment of your wishes.
  • Limitless Power: If you want something in this universe, it's MORE. Everything here revolves around space modeling clay. Grab things. Get famous. And get more powerful with every run.
  • No heroes: outsiders. Pirates. Rascals. Don't call them heroes. They may have hearts of gold, but they would love to mortgage them to get money for weapons.
  • Share the glory: Sure, you have to share your loot, but nothing beats the shared exhilaration after a successful run with your closest friends in the galaxy.
  • Brilliant Galaxy: The universe is strange and wonderful, full of weird and not really wonderful things ... they're all waiting to kill you. Better kill them first!

Space Punks is currently available in PC Early Access (Epic Games Store), with an open beta is planned for winter 2021 and a console release in 2022.


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