The Forever Winter Co-Op Looter Shooter Gets Showcased in Debut Gameplay

Yesterday, independent game developer Fun Dog Studios (composed of industry veterans who worked on such games as Horizon: Zero Dawn, DOOM Eternal, Killzone, Hawken, The Witcher 3, and Mass Effect) shared the debut gameplay trailer for their first game, The Forever Winter.

In this squad-based post-apocalyptic tactical co-op looter-shooter game, players will have to enter a maze of relentless 'PvEvE' conflict where multiple enemy factions fight to achieve their own goals. Squads of up to four players (or AI-controlled squadmates) face off against (or sneak past) hordes of colossal enemies, looting the fallen in a race to secure what's left of Earth's dwindling resources. They'll have to scavenge what they need and then run off to a safe area. Players will build their arsenal over multiple playthroughs, giving them a fighting chance against bigger enemies.

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Miles Williams, CEO and Creative Director of Fun Dog Studios, said:

Our work on The Forever Winter started out with one simple truth: war is hell. There’s a time and a place for the power fantasy of being a super soldier, but frankly, it’s been done time and time again. With The Forever Winter, we wanted to redefine victory as survival – ensuring that every battle is hard fought, and every defeat is a lesson learned. You’ll be rewarded for fighting smarter, not harder, and maintaining situational awareness in a world we designed to be as unforgiving as it is unforgettable. While your power will grow, you’ll always be a mouse in a maze, to survive, you’ll have to work together.

Here's the full feature set shared by the studio:

• PvEvE: Enemies have their own goals and agendas, operate in coordinated groups as part of a combat ecosystem, and undertake full-scale battles both against you and other NPCs—and each faction will intelligently react to your actions in different ways.
• Gear Up to Survive: Custo