With The Smugglers, developer EON46 has announced a new co-op game for Steam. In it, you can either take on the role of smugglers who must steal and transport valuable items or protect them from criminals as law enforcers. MeinMMO introduces you to the game.
What is The Smugglers? The developers refer to the game on Steam as “the essence of co-op”. Players either work as smugglers against the law enforcers or as cops against the criminals.
The goal depends on the faction, involving stealing and smuggling goods, while the opposing team aims to prevent just that.
This is supposed to create a fun kind of cat-and-mouse game, where both sides take turns switching roles. Thus, the looting tour escalates into a battle between criminals and the law. Here you can check out the chaos in the trailer:
The Smugglers takes you through different eras
What’s in the game: So far, the developers are holding back detailed information about the content. The Steam page only has a vague description of what the developers have in mind.
At least there is information about the processes in the game:
- At the beginning of a round, you choose whether you stand with the smugglers or the law enforcers.
- Both groups are then dropped onto a map.
- The smugglers must collect as many valuable items as possible on this map.
- The cops’ task is to prevent and stop them.
- Each round consists of two phases in which players switch roles with the other team.
There are supposed to be different maps featuring different eras, and there are also mentions of over 100 weapons and vehicles. Here are some screenshots:
What kind of developer is that? EON46 is a rather unknown, small development studio. So far, the studio has released mostly unknown titles.
One of them is the turn-based tactics game “Pest Control” which unfortunately has too few reviews on Steam to be rated. Additionally, there are some mobile titles like Zombie Horde Attack or Tap Tap Hero. (via eon64.com) The game is published by G-DEVS.com, which is also relatively unknown.
When is The Smugglers supposed to be released? The release is currently only loosely set for the year 2022. So we do not know exactly when it is coming.
What will it cost? The price is currently unknown as well. Therefore, we do not know if the game is planned as a free-to-play title or will be a paid game.
What do you think of The Smugglers? Do you like such games? Or is this not for you? Do you know similar co-op titles?
If you are looking for more, check out our list of the top 25 best co-op games 2022 for PC, PS5, Xbox and Switch – It was selected with the community.
