Redhill Games has announced a new online shooter called Nine to Five, which is reminiscent of CS: GO or Valorant but has some interesting features.
What is Nine to Five? The multiplayer shooter places you in the near future where corporations reign and the dirty work is done by mercenaries. You are such a mercenary and must take care of various contracts with your team in shifts in Nine to Five. Essentially, you experience a workday as a mercenary – hence the name Nine to Five.
You will be in teams of 3 and must survive three phases per match to achieve your goal. Each phase presents a unique task to accomplish. Teamplay is of utmost priority. During the rounds, you will face three other teams, each aiming to complete their own objectives and standing in your way.
A match is expected to take about 15 minutes.
An exciting concept
How does the shooter play? Based on the first gameplay video, it strongly resembles Counter-Strike: Global Offensive or Valorant. A comparison to Rainbow Six: Siege also seems appropriate. However, Nine to Five looks better and more modern than CS: GO or Valorant. And for early gameplay, the game runs very smoothly and quickly.
What is special about Nine to Five? Apart from the interesting 3v3v3 setup, the later gameplay phases change based on how you proceed and how you perform in the individual phases.
What you achieve in a phase and how you proceeded affects the subsequent phase. Thus, the matches always play out differently. You must constantly adapt to the changing circumstances.
Nine to Five is designed so that while individual matches last only 15 minutes, each player can play an important role during that time and is significantly responsible for the outcome of each phase. You should feel important and capable of achieving something in that relatively short time.
When will the game be released? The developers have not yet announced a release date. However, a closed alpha begins on June 4.
Here you can sign up: You can sign up for the alpha on the official Nine to Five website. With a bit of luck, you will get access and can see for yourself whether the online shooter has what it takes to compete with Valorant and CS: GO.
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