Good Fun Corp, the studio made up of the original developers behind Hell Let Loose, has finally announced a release date for its anticipated next project: Hunger. The extraction shooter-slasher game enters early access on Steam on 3rd December, and there’s good news if you’re eager to try it out before then.
Hunger’s first and only open beta has also been announced, taking place 27th-29th November, the weekend prior to its early access launch. Unlike past tests, this one is available for anyone who requests access on Steam.
Though it may appear as yet another extraction shooter on the surface, Hunger offers more complex and intertwined systems than most. For one, combat has a focus on melee with only a few intentionally clunky firearms available. Though this is a PvPvE game, the vs environment side includes the sort of puzzle-solving, questing and dungeon-raiding typical of RPGs. The game’s alternate history, plague-ravaged European setting gives it a grimey, steel-and-mud look few games have.
Beyond the in-match experience, Good Fun’s ambitions extend to Hunger’s MMO-style progression, its hub area with distinct characters and varied playable classes – all of which can be sampled in the upcoming beta.
Hunger just came off a very successful closed beta, which clearly didn’t suffer by kicking off right alongside Modern Warfare 4’s DMZ early access. Hunger is currently among Steam’s most-wishlisted games, with over 700,000 wishlists, according to the developer.
The launch version includes three large maps, six playable characters, and five Mastery trees with more than 100 Masteries to unlock for your characters. Hunger has only been announced for PC so far, but will presumably arrive on consoles following its early access journey.