Do you like retro first person shooters reminiscent of the glory days of old school Doom, Quake, Hexen, Heretic and Duke Nukem? Then you might already know about the return of Amid Evil from the New Blood Interactive team. In addition to a huge discount on Steam’s Spring Sale, more is expected with the announcement of the expansion pack-style DLC and release date for Amid Evil VR, which rebuilds the shooter from the ground up for reality. virtual.
Created by the New Blood publishing collective behind games like Dusk and Ultrakill, Amid Evil is exactly the kind of wacky FPS mayhem that will make fans of old-school PC gaming incredibly happy. Filled with ridiculous magical weapons to unleash hordes of evil across a variety of beautiful and varied open-ended levels that are, of course, full of secrets and mysteries to discover, Amid Evil is a delight.
Now the entire game has been rebuilt from the ground up for VR as Amid Evil VR. New Blood says “This is not a half-baked version of Amid Evil ported to VR, this is the real deal” and it really sounds like it in the trailer below. The weapon can be wielded in either hand, allowing you to pounce on enemies with lightning-fast tridents, spinning axes, energy swords, and cyber bowling balls.
Amid Evil VR will launch on April 20 on Steam and the Meta Quest store. It supports Meta Quest 2 with SteamVR, which means it should be compatible with most of the best VR headsets like Valve Index and HTC Vive. More details, as well as information on where to book, can be found on the New Blood website.
However, that’s just the tip of the iceberg: the original Amid Evil will receive an “expansion pack-style DLC” called Amid Evil: The Black Labyrinth. It is a complete prequel to the events of the main game, where players will venture into the eponymous Black Labyrinth to defeat the guardian of the aptly named Black Labyrinth Axe. This expansion does not have a release date at this time, although you can wishlist it right now on Steam.
For those of you who are intrigued by everything here and haven’t played the original Amid Evil yet, you’re in luck: the base game is currently on sale on Steam for 70% off, which means you can pick up the modern one. classic for as low as $5.99. USD / £4.79 GBP, but you’ll need to act fast as the offer ends on March 23.
If you want to go deeper, the New Blood FPS Trilogy bundle gets you Amid Evil, Dusk, and Ultrakill at 52% off, meaning the three-game bundle is just $31.25 / £24.20.
For something a little different, New Blood is also in the works, a Fallout-esque isometric RPG with a pretty flashy retro-futuristic aesthetic. If that’s not enough for you, we’ve rounded up the best classic PC games you can play in 2023, as well as the best VR games on PC.
Source : PC Gamesn
