On December 10, the new shooter GTFO was released for PC on Steam. In its first weekend, the indie project attracted over 11,000 players and received “very positive” reviews. MeinMMO presents the hardcore shooter to you.
What kind of game is this? You are prisoners and are sent by your jailer to an abandoned research station to search for data. GTFO is best compared to well-known games like Left 4 Dead or PayDay in terms of gameplay.
With a team of four, you navigate through various levels, are supposed to get something, and disappear again. Ideally, you should draw as little attention as possible. Tactical play is a must.
Enemies can quickly overwhelm you and appear in hordes if you are not careful. If the cautious approach fails, you usually barricade yourself in a safe position and hope you have more bullets than enemies coming.
Ammunition and healing items are scarce and rather sparsely distributed in the levels. Unlike the classics, GTFO is set in a sci-fi setting. Your opponents are aliens that resemble humans to a large extent. Mutated, distorted humans. A special focus is placed on the soundscapes, which make everything even creepier, as the developers even scream at you themselves.
GTFO was created by the Swedish indie studio 10 Chamber. Many members of the studio have previously worked on Payday and want to infuse the spirit of that game into GTFO. In 2019, the devs already gave us exclusive insights into their first, own project.
GTFO’s reception: On Steam, GTFO had a peak of 11,091 players during its release weekend (via steamcharts.com). The reviews are “very positive” with 88% from 22,101 votes since the early access began 2 years ago. Recent reviews are still 82% positive.
Currently, GTFO is only available for PC and only via Steam. The devs would like to create a version for PlayStation and Xbox, as was mentioned before 2019, but they lacked a partner at that time. This may change following a successful release.
1.0 release brings ‘a crazy amount of cool stuff’
What’s new with the release? With version 1.0, several changes have been introduced to make GTFO much easier for newcomers (via Steam). The most important change is the bots.
Since release, you can even play solo with 3 AI teammates if needed. This is said to be difficult but doable. With just one friend and 2 bots in the team, most missions (called “Expeditions”) should work quite well.
Additionally, there are now optional checkpoints. Because of these, a mission is no longer directly lost if you make a mistake. Instead, you will be reset to the checkpoint. If you prefer hardcore, you can opt to disable this feature.
For fans of the game, there are now cosmetics that allow you to customize your prisoners. By completing expeditions, you unlock new clothing, for example.
This is what players are saying: On Steam, players are thrilled with GTFO. For example, FaYde’ calls the new shooter the “best co-op game ever” and Happy Christmas writes: “They have introduced a crazy amount of cool stuff with the 1.0 release.”
Since release, GTFO has also been recommended for newcomers, but the consensus is generally that you need friends. Competent friends, as specified by one player. There is criticism mainly because the difficulty doesn’t appeal to everyone. Mistakes are harshly punished, and not every mission will be successfully completed. Prepare for dying.
If you are into this type of game, you can also try a more classic zombie setting with Back 4 Blood. The spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead was released in October:
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