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New Totem Update for ‘Puppet Master: The Game’ Adds New Faction, New Game Modes and More
On the heels of the announcement that Saber Interactive would be ceasing development of new content for Evil Dead: The Game, October Games announced a new update for Puppet Master: The Game. The Totem Update adds a new puppet faction to the game, along with new skins, perks and more.
The Totem Faction is the new addition to Puppet Master, having been introduced to the film series in the form of Sutekh, the big bad from Puppet Master 4 and 5. You can swap them out with the puppets in any game mode, or fight against them in the two new game modes. The faction consists of five new characters, each with their own playstyle and characteristics. In addition, each character brings with them a host of additional skins.
As for those two new game modes, the update introduces The Puppet Master and Manhunt. The Puppet Master game mode sees one defending Puppet faction having to protect a single Human player from an attacking puppet faction. The Human must complete an objective to escape and win. The defending Puppet faction wins if the Human escapes, while the attacking Puppet faction wins when the Human is killed.
Manhunt, on the other hand, is a mode where two Human players have to complete an objective and escape while defending themselves from a team of attacking Puppets. The Humans must complete an objective to escape to win. The attacking Puppet faction wins when the Human player is killed.
On top of the new faction and game modes, the update also adds in new perks and tweaks. For example, Throwing Weapons can now damage vent covers and raven statues, and have crosshairs when aiming. You can also now play Thief mode by yourself against the Human bot.
“We sincerely hope that you and your friends will find enjoyment in the dedication, hard work, and heartfelt effort we have poured into this project effort that can only be compared to the blood, sweat, and tears we’ve shed,” reads the update from the developers. “However, this release is only the beginning of our journey.”
Puppet Master: The Game is currently in Early Access on PC via Steam, and can be played for free.
Remember back in 2022 when developer Survios had announced that they were teaming up with 20th Century Games to develop a new Alien title? Well seeing as it’s Alien Day, Survios has announced their brand-new VR title, Alien: Rogue Incursion. Coming “Holiday 2024” to the PlayStation VR2, SteamVR, and Quest 3, Rogue Incursion will feature an original story that “fully surrounds players within the terrors of the Alien universe”.
Details on the game are light at the moment, but the official site describes the upcoming title as being “designed by Alien fans for Alien fans”, with Survios aiming to craft a “technically advanced, and frightfully immersive Alien virtual reality game.”
Seeing as Alien: Isolation never got official VR support when it was released, this is obviously a welcome announcement. In the meantime, if you’re keen to experience an Alien game in VR, you can always check out the fan-made mod for Alien: Isolation by Nibre_, which allows both the Steam and Epic Games Store version of Alien: Isolation to be played using the Oculus.
And speaking of Alien: Isolation, as you might expect, it’s got a hefty 80% discount going on at the moment on Steam until May 1. So if you still haven’t grabbed it after all these years, this is as good a time as any.
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