And then the game feel good and be over the top, because being over the top is part of our DNA.вЂќ So, we wanted to do something in our Flying Wild Hog way, which is fast-paced, lots of explosions, bombastic and destructive. вЂњThe spark that started everything was basically Helldivers, but the game was too slow for us. вЂњWe got lots of experience when it comes to combining melee combat and ranged combat - that's something I think we've proven we're doing right with our previous games - so the idea was to create a top-down shooter looter slasher,вЂќ Kuk went on. вЂњThe first ones are slashers, like Diablo or Path of Exile, and the second are shooters, like Helldivers or Ruiner.вЂќ вЂњWhen we started thinking about this game, we divided the whole top-down market into two genres,вЂќ Michal Kuk revealed. Game director, Michal Kuk, explained to VG247 how the concept of Space Punks came to be.

Space Punks is one clear example that proves the studioвЂ™s satisfying game feel can can work outside of first-person shooters.

Then thereвЂ™s Evil West, and the recently-announced stylish side-scrolling adventure Trek to Yomi.ДЇlying Wild Hog is clearly more ambitious now than it's ever been, and it wants to be known for more than just Shadow Warrior. Shadow Warrior 3 is on track for release this year. The studio that started out with the niche, retro shooter throwback Hard Reset a decade ago, has gone on to juggle various exciting projects simultaneously.

To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Space Punks, a free-to-play top-down shooter RPG borrowing from Borderlands and Diablo, is the Hog's first foray into the genre, having been mostly known for its first-person shooters. Seemingly out of nowhere, Flying Wild Hog revealed yet another game it has in development. Space Punks might be your new favourite podcast game.

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