Former S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Devs Announce New Battle Royale Game Fear the Wolves

[Shawn Zipay]

Some of the former developers that worked on the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. franchise went on to form Vostok Games back in 2012. They then teamed up with Focus Home Interactive and together they will be releasing a new post-apocalyptic Battle Royale style game. Fear the Wolves was revealed today at the annual event "Le What's Next de Focus."

Set to be released in 2018 on PC and unspecified consoles, the devs promise that it will bring about some fresh and original ideas to the ever growing Battle Royale genre.

Fear the Wolves drops players, in squads or as lone wolves, into the oppressive environments of a radiation-ravaged Chernobyl. The classic Battle Royale mode forces them to fight to be the last man standing out of 100 fighters. A second intense and original game mode will also bring a fierce new twist to the genre.

To secure the top spot, players will need to worry about more than just other survivors. Across the hostile wastes, everyone is threatened by deadly anomalies and dynamically-changing weather. Along with a day-night cycle, this constantly forces survivors to adapt their strategies, and players can find protective gear that allows them to explore dangerous off-limit zones. All the while, the howls of mutated creatures echo through the wasteland…

More details are supposedly being shown off to those that are at today's event. Look out for some Early Access coming later this year on the PC.