Deathloop, the hugely exciting new time-bending game from Arkane Studios, creators of the excellent Prey and Dishonored 2, has received a brand new gameplay trailer at the PS5 game reveal event, and the game is also now a PS5 console exclusive alongside a PC launch.
Arkane aims to blur the line between singleplayer and multiplayer with Deathloop, as while this is an immersive sim like previous Arkane titles, the antagonist here could well be controlled by another player, out to mess up your bid to escape the violent time loop you’re stuck in.
The press release lays out the wider story quite nicely.
Deathloop puts you in the role of Colt, a man with a unique problem. Every morning you wake up on the same beach with the same killer hangover, the subject of the same island-wide manhunt by the same entitled partyers. There’s only one way to free yourself from the loop, the island, and the cycle of slaughter: You’re gonna have to take out the eight people responsible for maintaining the loop. You’ve got to accomplish this nigh-impossible task before midnight, so you better get creative.
Each repeated day is an opportunity to learn, adapt, and solve the puzzle of Deathloop. It’s up to you how you go about this. You can tackle each loop at your own pace, and in any order you choose – selecting your missions, targets and explorations as you see fit. Arm yourself with a variety of devastating weapons and supernatural abilities to survive the AEON Program and break the loop. Take the knowledge you gain from each day to try different paths and playstyles as you navigate the treacherous backstreets and hidden lairs of Blackreef. Stay on your toes, rework your strategies and push forward, all the while compiling clues as to the inner workings of the island. And remember: If at first you don’t succeed… die, die again.
Deathloop will be coming to PS5 and PC this holiday season, so presumably, it’ll be a launch title for Sony’s system.
