Welcome to the on the horizon post. On The Horizon is a monthly blog that focuses on select games Vanguard is interested in spinning up.
This month's list of games features some newer games with a mix of some older titles.
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In Earth’s near future, climate extremes, overpopulation, food shortages, and a global pandemic led to nations collapsing and humankind on the brink of extinction.
Scientists adopted a means in which the human brain was removed and surgically encased into a robotic armature; a process known as Integration.
It was meant to be a temporary solution to an unavoidable crisis.
It was a good thing for decades, allowing humans to survive. But some of the Integrated saw this new form as the future of humanity.
With no desire to reverse the process, the post-humanist Integrated stratified, calling themselves the Rayonne.
Global war soon erupted, and Rayonne forces now seek to hunt down any remaining humans, forcing their integration, and destroying those who don’t share their views.
In Disintegration, you play an Integrated character named Romer. He’s one of many who rebelled and are now outlawed by the Rayonne.
It’s up to you to lead a small group of these Outlaws, people who have chosen to fight back and survive, into a brighter future where we protect those they care about and hope to one day become human again.
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DEADSIDE
Deadside is a hardcore multiplayer shooter with wide open spaces as well as gaming possibilitiesIn Deadside you are being immersed into a realistic game play in a grim setting of a post apocalyptic world.
It aims to keep the balance between the dynamic of a shooter and a hardcore survival game.
The game world does not suggest fantastic elements like zombies or anomalies but focuses the player's attention on realistic aspects of life in the ruins of a dead civilizationOpen world, survival in a post apocalyptic world, real weapons, water borne and above ground transport, crafts, building, anything you need to survive and get an adrenaline rush, you can find it all here in DeadsideThe game is under active development.
POPULATION ZERO
Population Zero is an MMO that focuses on exploration and survival.
It also stands out by having a win condition. Every seven days, life on the game’s planet, Kepler, becomes unlivable.
Players need to build a haven that can survive the disaster. If they fail, players start over (although some progression will carry over to their new lives).
So the experience also has a roguelike element to it, something that MMOs don’t often tinker with.
CRUCIBLE
Crucible is a team-based action shooter driven by the choices you make. Each match in Crucible is a fight for survival and control.
Not only will you be going toe-to-toe with your fellow competitors, but you’ll have to adapt and overcome all the challenges the planet itself throws your way.
You and your teammates will need to work together to take down alien creatures, capture objectives, and pursue your opponents in search of victory.
TITANFALL 2
Bigger weapons make better friends in Titanfall 2, the epic follow-up to the genre-redefining Titanfall.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, expansive single player campaign and multiplayer experience.
Combine and conquer with new titans and pilots, deadlier weapons, and feature-rich customization and progression system that helps you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Unite and destroy. Become One.
Still has a committed player base and is a very fleshed out game in regards to content, replayability and stability.
Has around 1800 players during the weekdays and 3500 during weekends.
Has the ability to create custom games (8 vs 8 is the biggest gamemode) and PvE is also available.#
SEA OF THIEVES
Sea of Thieves offers the essential pirate experience, from sailing and fighting to exploring and looting – everything you need to live the pirate life and become a legend in your own right.
With no set roles, you have complete freedom to approach the world, and other players, however you choose.
Whether you’re voyaging as a group or sailing solo, you’re bound to encounter other crews in this shared world adventure – but will they be friends or foes, and how will you respond?
A vast open world with up to 4 player Co-Op (with both PvP/PvE) and a seperate PvP gamemode.
A wide variety of quests and a story driven campaign with 11 tales.
Daily player count is unknown.
Cross platform support.
MORDHAU
Mordhau is a medieval first & third person multiplayer slasher.
Enter a hectic battlefield of up to 64 players as a mercenary in a fictional, but realistic world,
where you will get to experience the brutal and satisfying melee combat that will have you always coming back for more.
Around 3500 players during weekends, unknown player count for weekdays.
Massive battles with up to 64 players and a variety of game modes
Has PvP, Online Co-Op and Offline play.
DAUNTLESS
Powerful, wild, and ravenous for the aether that holds the Shattered Isles aloft, Behemoths are a threat to our very existence.
Team up with other Slayers to confront these massive beasts before they consume what's left of our world.
Discover your strengths and refine your skills as you fight alongside up to three other Slayers.
Whether you choose to hunt with real-life companions or match with Slayers across the globe, you'll always have a friend in the fight.
Harness the power of Behemoths you hunt by converting their parts into powerful armaments.
Dyes, cells, and transmog stones let you further customize looks and loadouts to define your role as a legendary Slayer.
Join millions of Slayers who call the Shattered Isles home.
From the frontier settlement of Ramsgate to the turbulent reaches of the Maelstrom, there's so much to explore -- and so much worth protecting.
Free to Play and includes cross platform support.
Has been updated to include more maps, monsters (21 total) and weapons.
4 player PvE (No PvP but there is a trials game mode where players complete to kill the monster the quickest.
Escalation, the more monsters you kill the higher your escalation goes up. This results in the final boss spawning.
WARFRAME
A sci-fi first-person shooter combining FPS and real time strategy elements. Set in the near future on Earth, the only hope for human survival is through Integration, a process developed to preserve human brains in robotic armatures.
You play as Romer Shoal, a former Gravcycle pilot in command of a small resistance force still grasping onto the fading memories of their human selves. With the domineering Rayonne forces set on eliminating the final remnants of human society,
it’s up to Romer and his crew of Outlaws to fight back and reboot humanity. Pilot a variety of weaponized Gravcycles and command your crew on the ground by leveraging a variety of unique unit abilities and mastery of your own personal arsenal to dominate the battle.
Still a very large player base (35000+ in-game).
More content was added through 2019.
A wide variety of customisation, missions and quests.
Offers up to 4 player PvE and a 4 player PvP gam emode.
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Deadside looks interesting