14 DAY TRIAL // Severed Steel is an upcoming acrobatic FPS scheduled to launch in Q3 2021. Developed by Greylock Studio, the single-player game will be available on PC (via Steam), PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
In fact, this is the first game developed by Greylock Studio, aka Matt Larrabee, a seasoned hobbyist programmer and modder, and former middle-school computer science teacher. Severed Steel is in development since 2019 and draws inspiration from games such as Black, Mirror's Edge, F.E.A.R., and Half-Life mod “The Specialists.”
“I've always loved shooters and felt my skills as a game developer were ready for a new challenge. The core concept of an acrobatic shooter in a destructible voxel environment has persisted from the start. The intensity of the action and gameplay has increased over time thanks to feedback from testers – they have reacted positively to amplifying the combat and trimming out anything that stands in the way of that,” said Larrabee.
In Severed Steel, players take the role of Steel, a woman who lost an arm in an accident. After being abandoned by the mega-corporation she was working for, Steel sets her sights on revenge. Using nimble, acrobatic combat and featuring a fluid stunt system, Severed Steel promises to offer a smooth rhythm gameplay experience. Steel can wall run, dive, slide, and flip around the destructible environments that comprise the mega-corporation's headquarter.
But that's not all! Since Steel can't reload weapons, when a gun is out of ammo, she must find a replacement, which often means stealing a weapon straight from the hands of an enemy. During the campaign, Steel is fitted with a permanent secondary weapon, an arm cannon capable of blowing holes in pretty much anything that gets in its way.
If you like dodging bullets, leaping off walls, slide kicking, and throwing weapons, this game might be right up your alley. You can wishlist Severed Steel on Steam right now.
