Remnant 2
A procedurally generated soulslike shooter with cooperative multiplayer.
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Remnant 2 is a third-person shooter inspired by Soulslike video games, where players can wield up to two guns alongside a melee weapon.[1] Players can experience the entire game alone or with up to two others in cooperative play, but cross-platform play is not available, meaning those on different systems cannot join each other.[2][3]
Making and release
During The Game Awards 2022, Gunfire Games and Gearbox Publishing San Francisco made the official announcement of Remnant 2.[4] The narrative picks up after the last downloadable content from Remnant: From the Ashes, but Gunfire Games kept the plot straightforward so newcomers could easily understand it.[4] The archetype system was designed to broaden gameplay options, while procedural generation aimed to boost replayability, according to the development team's primary objectives.[5] David Adams, the CEO of Gunfire Games, stated that the order of biomes a player encounters is randomly generated at the highest level.[6]
Within each biome, the system creates one of two possible storylines, plus all associated mini bosses, side quests, and events.[6] On November 14, 2023, the first DLC pack called The Awakened King launched, which included two extra songs from Trivium's Matt Heafy.[7] April 23, 2024 saw the release of the second DLC pack, The Forgotten Kingdom.[8]
What the cited sources add
According to a GamesRadar article, Remnant 2 multiplayer allows players to team up with two others on the same platform, and players can start co-op as soon as they finish or skip the tutorial.[3] Publisher Gearbox stated that Remnant 2 topped 1 million sales in one week, and Gearbox Publishing San Francisco president Yoon Im said the sequel had "exceeded our expectations"[9] Publisher Embracer Group revealed that Remnant 2 sales surpassed 2 million units globally by the end of September 2023.[10] There is no crossplay support whatsoever, so PC gamers are restricted to playing only with other PC gamers.[3]
Between July and September 2023, the game brought in over SEK 700 million in net sales, as stated in the interim report.[10]
References
- Wikipedia, "Remnant 2" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Saunders, "Remnant 2 release date, trailer, and pre-order news", Radio Times, March 15, 2023 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Remnant 2" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Northup, "Remnant 2 Doesn't Want You and Your Friends to Experience the Same Game", IGN, March 15, 2023; Sawyer, "How Remnant 2 multiplayer works and how to join other players", GamesRadar, July 28, 2023 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Sawyer, "How Remnant 2 multiplayer works and how to join other players", GamesRadar, July 28, 2023. facts only, no text reused. gamesradar.com
- Wikipedia, "Remnant 2" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wilde, "Oh, sick: Remnant 2 announced", PC Gamer, December 9, 2022; Sinha, "Remnant 2 is Out in Summer 2023, Handler Class Revealed", Gaming Bolt, March 15, 2023; Savage, "Remnant 2 Release Date Set for July 25", Try Hard Guides, June 13, 2023; Dickinson, "Up From the Ashes Once More, Remnant II is Here and the Head of Gunfire Games Answers All Of Our Questions", Xbox Wire, July 28, 2023 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Remnant 2" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Erskine, "Gunfire Games on designing Remnant 2 and expanding the universe", Shacknews, June 23, 2023 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Remnant 2" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Northup, "Remnant 2 Doesn't Want You and Your Friends to Experience the Same Game", IGN, March 15, 2023; Dickinson, "Up From the Ashes Once More, Remnant II is Here and the Head of Gunfire Games Answers All Of Our Questions", Xbox Wire, July 28, 2023 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Remnant 2" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Trivium's Matt Heafy collaborated with Remnant 2 because it "looks like metal"", November 13, 2023 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Remnant 2" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Yin-Poole, "Remnant 2's First DLC the Awakened King Has a Release Date, Price, and Teaser Trailer", IGN, November 1, 2023; Hussain, "Remnant 2 Game Director Would Love A Survival-Like Mode After Second DLC", eXputer.com, 2023-12-18; "Still in Embracer's custody, Gearbox Publishing SF rebrands to Arc Games", www.gamedeveloper.com; Randall, "I had a peek at Remnant 2's newly-announced second DLC: The Forgotten Kingdom, which fleshes out the forests of Yaesha with gorgeous vistas and machine gun pottery", PC Gamer, April 12, 2024; Yin-Poole, "Re en.wikipedia.org
- Kerr, "Remnant 2 has topped 1 million sales in one week", Game Developer, August 1, 2023. facts only, no text reused. gamedeveloper.com
- Velde, "Remnant 2 Sales Surpass 2 Million Units Worldwide; Payday 3 Expected to Perform Below Management Expectations", Wccftech, 2023-11-16. facts only, no text reused. wccftech.com
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