Wargaming is probably best known for: world of tanks and World of Warships franchise, but it seems like there's an intention to add another well-known name to that list. steel hunter. Wargaming lifted the curtain on this new title at The Game Awards 2024. Latest IP, steel hunter It's a free-to-play PvPvE Mech game with elements of the hero shooter, battle royale, and extraction genres.
in steel hunterThe player is not a pilot controlling the machine. Machines known as Hunters were given souls to fight for Starfall. A catastrophic event nearly wiped out humanity and left them fighting for survival. The future of humanity depends on a rare alien resource called Starfall. This material is scattered across the devastated Earth, and megacorporations and other powers use Hunters to wage war against each other over these resources.
In Wargaming's take on hero shooters, each Hunter is a fully fleshed-out character with a unique playstyle, kit, and progression system. You can win the game by extracting with the resources you need, leaving other hunters on the map empty-handed, or eliminating all other hunters on the map. As such, Hunters itself feels like it's straight out of the popular hero shooter genre, but its gameplay touches on the popularity of battle royale and extraction games. One important difference is steel hunter The emphasis is on tactics, team building, and understanding individual hunters rather than having quick reflexes as seen in traditional shooting games.
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An important aspect here is Duo Symbiosis, which allows players to combine tactics and abilities with other Hunters. In general, each Hunter's build and tactics can be customized with a unique combination of gear (and, of course, collectibles and cosmetic items), allowing them to deploy unique strategies when facing off against other Hunters on the hunting grounds. We don't yet know how customization will work in terms of gameplay and appearance, but the design of each machine opens up a lot of possibilities. These machines are not simply humanoids like the Heartbreaker or Trenchwalker, but borrow elements of their animal design from the likes of Ursus and Fenris.
There's no word yet on whether fans will be able to fully dive into The Hunting Grounds, though. steel hunterSome fans may want to see what the game has to offer a little sooner. steel hunter is currently undergoing a 10-day closed playtest on PC, and fans can expect more news throughout 2025.

wargaming
- Establishment date
- August 2, 1988
- headquarters
- Minsk, Belarus