Amazon is getting into video games and has now released a third-person shooter alongside its delayed MMO New World: Crucible.
The free-to-play battle royale is the first Amazon Game Studios title to actually come out since The Grand Tour, so here’s what you need to know.
What is Crucible?
Crucible is a free-to-play battle royale third-person shooter where players compete in three different game modes and must survive both each other and a hostile alien environment.
We’ve already played it, so read our Crucible preview to find out what we think after diving into a few rounds.
What platforms does Crucible run on?
For now, Crucible is only available for PC, so console players are out of luck.
It’s also possible that it will eventually appear on Amazon’s Project Tempo, the codename for the company’s game streaming service that aims to compete with Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce Now, but nothing has been confirmed yet.
When did Crucible come out?
After years of silence about the game from Amazon, the game quickly transitioned from full reveal to release May 20th.
It will be followed later in the summer by New World – itself also originally planned for May but now pushed back to August. Read our New World preview to find out what we think after digging into the game at Gamescom.
Check out the Crucible trailer
A few weeks before the game’s launch, Amazon gave the very first look at the gameplay, highlighting the main modes at launch:
How does Crucible play?
At its core, Crucible is a fairly simple free-to-play third-person shooter with both PvP and PvE elements. You have ten colorful characters to choose from and you must play in teams to both defeat your human opponents and survive the AI threats on the planet. There will be leveling, loot, and all the usual stuff you would expect from a game like this.
There are three game modes at launch:
- heart of hives – A 4v4 mode where two teams compete to collect hearts, which can only be obtained by defeating the dangerous Hive bosses
- Harvester Command – Eight teams of two compete to be the last male/female/robot/aliens standing
- Alpha Hunter – Two teams of eight fight to capture and hold Harvester checkpoints to build up their supply of essence
The game has actually changed a lot since Amazon first revealed it in 2016. At this point, it was a 13-player battle royale, with twelve players fighting solo or in ad hoc alliances across the map, while a thirteenth was the “game master” who controlled the map and AI enemies. Obviously not all of these features worked, so Crucible as it stands sounds a little less unique than the original pitch.
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