14 DAY TRIAL // After just three months spent in Early Access, the developer multiplayer survival Dread Hunger announced the full version of their game is scheduled to launch this fall. The game immerses players in a rich world of 19th Arctic exploration where eight player-controlled “Explorers” depend on each other for survival, but two of them are “Thralls” determined to sabotage the mission.
“It has been deeply gratifying to see a loyal community spring up around Dread Hunger and throw themselves into everything from discovering new metas, to just goofing around and pretending to be old-timey priests. We've been listening closely to the community's feedback as we move through Early Access, and I think the game is so much better for it!” said Alex Quick, Creative Director of the Dread Hunger Team.
In Dread Hunger, players can use voice chat to role play and give life to their chosen character aboard the ship while completing objectives in the action-adventure game world. Naturally, the six Explorers must work together to gather resources to power the ship towards its destination while contending with the harsh climate.
Meanwhile, Thralls can prevent Explorers from reaching their goals by poisoning food, massacre crew members, detonate explosives in the ship, plunder resources, and invoke dark magic, all while pretending to be loyal Explorers. Also, the game will force players to deal with other dangers too, including starvation, wolves, cannibal attacks, and other gruesome fates abound.
According to developers, the full release of Dread Hunger will bring the final version of maps, characters, and gameplay updates to the Unreal Engine-based title. The new trailer released today offers players a sneak peek into the new ‘The Great Hunt’ update, which brings a new map (The Summit), a new character (The Hunter), her Bow weapon, and a terrifying new enemy, the Polar Bear.
