Today the
Diabotical (formerly
Reborn)
Kickstarter campaign reached the end of its one month public fundraising period.
The project, initiated by
The GD Studio and fronted by
James "2GD" Harding, raised a total of
£168,314 from
6,951 backers.
Having surpassed the
£110,000 baseline amount to fund the game's development after just 4 days, the Kickstarter went on to fund both the developers stretch goals;
Co-op Race and
Co-op Survival.
Diabotical, a project that began formally in mid 2012, will now continue development, with beta release projected for
June 2017. After initial rumours and hype surrounding the game, fans became frustrated by an apparent lack of progress on the game, however the recent Kickstarter release and
trailer seems to have convinced or at least excited many in the hardcore AFPS playerbase about the game's future.
- Advanced movement system including strafe jumping, bunny hopping, double jumping, QW-style grappling hook
- Seven weapons
- Power-ups and gadgets (no loadouts)
- Armour and health pick-ups (no regeneration)
- Classic game modes like TDM, FFA, CTF, DUEL, CA, IG, Defrag, plus three new game modes including Wingbot (Co-op 2v2)
- Cosmetic customisation (weapon & "eggbot" character)
- In-house engine, multi-user map editor and modding support
- Extensive community and esport features ("Community hubs", custom player entrances and "coach mode" where players can be spectated by a "coach" and view their coach's crosshair
- Distribution via Steam for Windows at around the $10-15 mark
- 10-12 months left in development, closed beta asap
Once released, Diabotical will be competing with other titles to revive and modernise the AFPS genre.
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Reflex: Fast-paced, CPMA-inspired game currently in
Steam early access
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Quake Champions: Class-based successor to the Quake franchise featuring dark, gothic aesthetics.
Gameplay Trailer
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Overwatch: TF-inspired FPS developed by Blizzard, fully released in May 2016
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Blackroom: A sci-fi FPS game set in a virtual reality simulation gone wrong. Kickstarter cancelled after only $131,000/$700,000 pledged.
Trailer
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Unreal Tournement: Community-developed 4th main title in the Unreal series. Currently in alpha-playtesting
-
Toxikk: Outdoor environment shooter featuring novel weaponry and vehicles. Currently in
steam early access.
As of 30th August, Diabotical developers
2GD and
FireFrog are running an
AMA for the game (Ask Me Anything) over on Reddit.
Players who missed out on the Kickstarter campaign can still make paypal donations to receive beta access on the Kickstarter page until
5th September.
We will now be accepting Paypal contributions until September 5th, 2016, for all non-experience rewards. To make a contribution through Paypal, check out our rewards at our Kickstarter campaign page, then click on the Paypal button to the right and introduce the corresponding amount. Please remember that EXP rewards cannot be obtained through Paypal.
Links: 
Diabotical Kickstarter,
@PlayDiabotical,
r/Diabotical,
Diabotical AMA
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