Hey Survivors! We're happy to announce that Outbreak: Epidemic will leave Steam Early Access on Feb 12th, 2020 with the release of a brand new major content update! It will also release on Xbox One at the same time.

What can we expect in the update?

You'll be fighting across six brand new scenarios in two new locations, the Tunnels and the Streets. After their harrowing escape from the underground morgue and repairing the train, the survivors find themselves trapped in the city's subway system. You'll need to blast your way up to the street-level if you want to escape. Then on the streets, the survivors will be confronted by both defusing a nuclear bomb and repairing their means of escape. This update will bring Outbreak: Epidemic up to 18 total scenarios across the Campaign, Onslaught and Experiments modes. In addition, numerous gameplay fixes, tweaks and minor enhancements are included based on the months of testing the game has gone through. It's going to be a massive expansion to the series.

Why leave Early Access now?

Outbreak: Epidemic will have reached a point with this update that it is fully functional and playable from start to finish. The majority of major bugs have been eliminated and the game plays great in both single-player and up to 4-player co-op. In addition, you have 18 scenarios to fight across (fully in co-op if you choose!). It makes sense to bring the game to a larger audience now.

But is this the end of development for the game?

Of course not! Like all other titles in the Outbreak series, this title will continue to get new content. I'll be looking for the players to suggest in the discussion boards what they'd like to see more of: features, weapons, scenarios or fixes! Your feedback will directly drive where the game goes from here! So grab some friends, get some playtime in and send me your feedback on the forums! Stay tuned for more information leading up to the release, including details on the Deluxe Edition DLC! Thank you for playing Epidemic and the entire Outbreak series. The best is yet to come!

[ 2020-01-25 18:41:09 CET ] [ Original post ]