Next Up Hero

Next Up Hero
Developer(s) Digital Continue
Publisher(s) Aspyr
Engine Unity (game engine)
Platform(s)
Release June 28, 2018
Genre(s) Action, dungeon crawl
Mode(s) Single-player, multi-player

Next Up Hero is a action dungeon crawl video game developed by New York indie studio Digital Continue and published by Aspyr. It was released for Steam Early Access in January 18, 2018, with a full release on June 28, 2018 alongside the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions.[1][2] It will also be released for Nintendo Switch in 2018.

Gameplay

Next Up Hero is an action dungeon crawl game video game featuring a cast of eclectic heroes with special abilities who will all take turns trying to conquer tough monsters. Death results in the next hero being able to resurrect their fallen brethren as an AI companion, called an "Echo," to do battle alongside them.[3]

Development

The game is being developed in Unity. Digital Continue was founded by 5th Cell alumnus, Joe Tringali and describes Next Up Hero as an “asynchronous co-op, 2D/3D orthographic projection with isometric angle twin-stick arcade game played on server-hosted sessions".[4]

Next Up Hero was announced at RTX in Austin, TX on July 14, 2017.[5]

A closed beta was available until January 10, 2018 on Steam for Windows. The game launched in Early Access on January 11, 2018 on Steam for Windows.[6]


References

  1. ↑ "Next Up Hero". IGN. IGN.
  2. ↑ Glagowski, Peter. "Next Up Hero will have you die, die my darling!". Destructoid. Destructoid.
  3. ↑ Glagowski, Peter. "Next Up Hero will have you die, die my darling!". Destructoid. Destructoid.
  4. ↑ "Next Up Hero Coming to PS4 in Early 2018". PlayStation Blog.
  5. ↑ "Next Up Hero! A New Community Continue Game". TheWeeklySpoon.com. Mase Shaw.
  6. ↑ https://www.pcgamesn.com/next-up-hero-beta/free-games-next-up-hero-giveaway
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