2K and 31st Union have announced a new free-to-play third-person hero extraction shooter called “Project Ethos.”
Project Ethos’ main game mode will be an extraction mode, in which players will need to loot, fight, and then extract to win.
According to IGN, who got hands-on with the new game, “it seems to fall short of delivering anything that’s truly genre-defying in either the roguelike or extraction shooter departments. In the preview, I was able to play six different heroes, each, as you’d expect, with their own abilities and weapons.”
The game is said to have a 27 different power-ups (or perks), with players initially being able to pick one of three power-ups for your character. Throughout the match, players will be able to have a total of nine different powerups and is where the “roguelike” element of the game comes in.
The IGN preview states, “Project Ethos ultimately plays well, is enjoyable, and utilizes the extraction and roguelike aspects to its advantage, but at first impression, it fails to be a new experience that players will crave to experience over and over again.”
On the game’s initial reveal, players also seemed to be disappointed with the game’s announcement, citing that it’s just “another extraction game,” with some players also criticizing the game’s art style, which has become ever-more prevalent in recent years for one reason or another.
Project Ethos is 31st Union’s first game since it formed in 2019.
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