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’—probably the greatest HLA mods on the market—says we’re getting a full, standalone title subsequent 12 months.
Referred to as Gunman Contracts – Stand Alone, the only participant sport is heading for Steam Early Entry someday subsequent 12 months, which is claimed to incorporate core options corresponding 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 concentrate on creating the sport full-time.
ANB_Seth says the primary mission is at the moment 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 sport modes. Preliminary Early Entry pricing is claimed to begin low and enhance as extra content material is added over time.
Notably, the action-movie-inspired shooter shall be playable each in VR and in non-VR, letting you turn into knowledgeable hitman who takes on “ruthless forces within the prison underworld, bringing justice and order on this planet past the attain of legislation – one contract at a time,” the sport’s Steam web page says.
And because it’s a standalone title, you received’t technically have to personal Half-Life: Alyx—however you in all probability 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 all your pistols, rifles, shotguns, knives and even archery equipment.
Whereas initially concentrating on PC VR headsets, ANB_Seth says the connections and experience of 2080 Video games will make future ports of the total launch model “really life like” on Quest or PSVR 2.
Within the meantime, you’ll be able to comply with together with growth over on the Gunman Contacts Discord channel (invite hyperlink) for the all the most recent data.
