New Strategy and Extraction Shooter Hybrid Inspired by XCOM and Hunt Showdown

Ice Code Games — yeah, those folks who rolled out Hard West 2 and Rogue Waters — seem to have found this groove with merging tactical combat and supernatural histories. Imagine demons trampling through 19th-century saloons or pirates dueling on monster-infested waves. I mean, spooky, right? Anyway, now they’ve got something else brewing. It’s called Nightmare Frontier. Think Hunt Showdown meeting XCOM 2 in some bizarre showdown of its own.

Okay, first impression? It’s like Hard West’s offspring. You get all the strategy stuff, still set in the American West. Funny enough, here you’ve got your band of ragtag scavengers facing off with these nightmare things they call Dreadweavers. And there’s this stress-inducing choice — do you hang tight and fight for more loot or bail and keep it safe? I don’t know about you, but that sounds like asking for a panic attack.

Here’s where it gets tricky — you’re scavenging, crafting, gearing up, and plotting your next mad dash for treasures. Picture a minesweeper game that bites back. While you’re fighting these nasties, you’ve got to strategize the upgrade path like your next meal depends on it — because it probably does.

Oh, and by the way, this chaotic journey? It’s hitting Early Access on Steam this summer. Wishlist it if you’re curious, or don’t. It’s a free world, after all. You could always dive into some other horror and action-adventure titles out there if you’re not the patient type. Just saying.

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