Killing Floor 2 has officially exited Early Access as of yesterday, and it is currently among the top selling games on Steam. To celebrate the launch, developer Tripwire Entertainment has released a super gory launch trailer showcasing the game's heavy emphasis on action-oriented co-op gameplay. Killing Floor 2 does not try to take itself too seriously and plays more like Call of Duty: Zombies rather than Left4Dead. Its main draw is the 6-player co-op mode where you and five friends are dropped into continental Europe to shoot as many Zeds in the face as you can.
Here's a list of the game's main features per its Steam page:
- Visceral Gore – KILLING FLOOR 2 ramps up the gore with a proprietary, high powered persistent blood system bringing new levels of fidelity to the genre. Players will send entrails, severed limbs, and blood flying as they wade through hordes of enemies. But they need to watch out! If caught, enemies will rip them, and their entire party limb from limb
- Six player co-op or solo play— A multitude of varied playable characters await for players to choose from as they enter the fray in online co-op mode or solo mode for those willing to brave the horrific specimens alone
- Versus Survival Game Mode – Be the Zed! A 12 player PvP mode where two teams take turns playing Humans vs. Zeds in a pair of short matches. In the first match, one team plays Humans and the other Zeds until the humans all die during a single round or they beat the boss. For the second match the teams switch sides and when the battle is completed both teams receive a score based on their performance and the higher score wins!
- Terrifying Zeds – New enemies and fan favorites from the original game are back with expanded and smarter artificial intelligence, dishing out powerful attacks, working as a group to weaken the player’s party and pushing the challenge level and fear factor to new levels
- Unique Blend Of Weaponry – From modern militaristic assault rifles, brutal improvised makeshift weapons, classic historical guns, and off the wall “Mad Scientist” weapons, KILLING FLOOR 2 has a unique blend of killing tools that will satisfy any gamer
- Expanded Perk System – Perks from the original game have been reimagined with more added to the fold. All perks now progress with meaningful talent choices that amplify different play styles, giving players a progression path that is expansive and full of rewarding milestones
- Brutal Melee Combat – KILLING FLOOR 2 reinvents melee combat completely. Players now have control over the type of melee attacks they can perform, enabling them to deliver bone-breaking crippling attacks to Zeds
Killing Floor 2 is currently running a 25% launch discount and is a big focus on this weekend's Steam sales. With the discount, the game retails for $22.49, so for what you are getting (many player reviews are from people who have spent over 100 hours with the game), that's a pretty good deal.
Source: [Steam via Rock, Paper, Shotgun]
