Own XCOM on Steam? Get Evolve Big Alpha now

The Game Room
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For all you XCom fans here this is pretty exciting.

If you already own XCOM you can play Evolve’s Big Alpha now. The game will already be listed in your Steam Library. Just download and enjoy!

If anyone here wants to try and get in the same game look me up (Whack-a-Mole) on Steam.

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Forgot to add:

Here is the announcement and no key is needed: Steam :: Evolve Stage 2 :: Own XCOM on Steam? Get Big Alpha now

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Been playing Evolve for a little bit now and this pretty much sums up my experience so far.

That said I am having a blast. It is a lot of fun.

It is harder than I thought to track down the monster although that could just be my noobishness and unfamiliarity with the maps. Twice I actually thought I was fighting The Monster when in fact it was just a large NPC.

So far I haven’t had any glitches and it plays smooth as can be on my PC. Voice comms are built in and seamless (didn’t have to do any setup, it’s just there).

I got a few screenshots. Not great but working on better ones.

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For those unaware this game is from the creators of Left 4 Dead. It is a team based game.

Four Hunters (each a different class).

One Monster.

Monster can level up and ultimately needs to destroy the power relay.

Hunters need to kill it.

Teamwork is imperative for success.

EDIT: Did I mention this Alpha playthrough is free if you own XCom?

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Thank you, that would’ve been a helpful thing to put in the op. So a first person shooter then?

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Yeah. Sorry I didn’t mention what the game was (although the link I provided has video of the gameplay).

If you’ve played Left 4 Dead you kinda sorta will have an idea for how this game plays (e.g. FPS with teamwork central to the gameplay). There is more to it than just run and gun though. Trapper helps restrict the monster’s movement, medic does heals and revives and so on.

ALL characters are player controlled including the monster (without exception).

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I love asymmetric games like this. Is there a time limit on alpha access? I’ll try to organize some games this week.

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I do not know.

I suspect there is a limit on this but have seen nothing that says one way or another.

For my money I’d be surprised if it goes longer than this weekend.

Hope I’m wrong and it goes longer.

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Alpha only runs through noon tomorrow. I’m going to organize some games now, so if anyone wants to try it, contact me.