


Mutant Year Zero's solidly designed turn-based strategy action is compelling enough in its own right, but it's the game's wonderfully engaging cast of animal misfits, on a journey across a post-human world, that really makes for something genuinely special. Based on the popular Swedish tabletop RPG of the same name, it's a post-apocalyptic yarn that plays out very much like a stealthy spin on XCOM. It impressed Eurogamer's Christian Donlan enough for him to whip out his pulsating Recommended stamp when it passed across his desk for review in 2016.Īs for Mutant Year Zero, that too is a bit of a treat. All of which unfolds across an enigmatic, beautifully crafted world that's ripe with mysteries and and secrets for the curious adventurer to discover. It's an utterly triumphant top-down slasher that mixes evocative exploration and puzzling with tough, evasion-based combat. Revisit places like the Spear of Heavens or Sea Titans as Zone Ghouls and police bots once again encroach upon places you have already cleared.Should your increasingly insurmountable library of video game freebies still not quite be tottering enough for your liking, Epic has revealed that Hyper Light Drifter and Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden will be available for nowt on its store next week.įor those that need an introduction, Hyper Light Drifter is the work of developer Heart Machine, and originally launched on PC back in 2016. Upgrade Dux’s Moth Wings to Wings of the Sniper which removes all range penalties. Upgrade Bormin’s Hog Rush to Bear Smash for increased power and Corpse Eater to Corpse Feaster so that regaining lost HP no longer costs an action. Get ready to rethink your tactics as you face off against brand new enemies.

The new story in Seed of Evil offers a host of new challenges and brutal fights. Take on new enemies in places like the Hall of Electric Coffins and Mausoleum of Suburbia. Even the Zone Ghouls appear to have been taken over by this new menace and it is up to your team of stalkers to set things right! The Ark has suddenly become enveloped in mysterious roots and many of its inhabitants do not seem to be their normal selves.
