Half-Life: Alyx (2020) is likely one of the most moddable VR video games on the market, which has spawned high-quality DLC and a few impressively detailed ranges. Now, the developer behind the ‘Gunman Contracts’—among the best HLA mods on the market—says we’re getting a full, standalone title subsequent 12 months.
Known as Gunman Contracts – Stand Alone, the one participant recreation is heading for Steam Early Entry someday subsequent 12 months, which is claimed to incorporate core options comparable to customizable weapons, capturing challenges, and demo areas.
Whereas initially introduced final 12 months with launch concentrating on early 2024, Gunman Contracts mod developer ‘ANB_Seth’ introduced they’re now teaming up with video games writer 2080 Video games, which was based by Mike from YouTube channel Digital Actuality Oasis.
2080 Video games is partially funding the event of the title, permitting the solo developer to give attention to creating the sport full-time.
ANB_Seth says the primary mission is at present in progress, nevertheless the sport is anticipated to evolve over two to a few years with participant suggestions guiding updates. The total model goals to incorporate 5 to 6 contracts and numerous recreation modes. Preliminary Early Entry pricing is claimed to start out low and improve as extra content material is added over time.
Notably, the action-movie-inspired shooter will likely be playable each in VR and in non-VR, letting you turn out to be knowledgeable hitman who takes on “ruthless forces within the prison underworld, bringing justice and order on the planet past the attain of regulation – one contract at a time,” the sport’s Steam web page says.
And because it’s a standalone title, you received’t technically must personal Half-Life: Alyx—however you most likely ought to anyway. Though born from the developer’s work on Gunman Contracts – Chapter 1 & Chapter 2, Gunman Contracts – Stand Alone is claimed to be new from the ground-up, which incorporates all new missions, selectable and configurable from the gunman’s base of operations the place you’ll retailer your entire pistols, rifles, shotguns, knives and even archery package.
Whereas initially concentrating on PC VR headsets, ANB_Seth says the connections and experience of 2080 Video games will make future ports of the complete launch model “really reasonable” on Quest or PSVR 2.
Within the meantime, you’ll be able to observe together with improvement over on the Gunman Contacts Discord channel (invite hyperlink) for the all the newest data.
