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The Anacrusis
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Game Info
The Anacrusis is a four-player, cooperative first-person shooter set aboard a massive starship stranded at the edge of explored space. Team up with your friends in an infinitely-replayable fight against alien hordes to unlock perks, weapons, and new ways to play that you can share with your team!
Recommended
Average Score
RELEASE DATES:
GENRES:
- Action, Shooter
DEVELOPER(S):
- Stray Bombay Company
PUBLISHER(S):
- Stray Bombay Company
SERIES/FRANCHISE:
- n/a
GAME MODES:
- Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
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Ratings & Reviews
4
Critic Reviews
55
Average Critic Score
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Low Score
In early access, The Anacrusis fails to match its distinctive and colorful setting with compelling co-op shooting gameplay. For a game that looks this cool, it gets boring quickly.
The Anacrusis has a long road ahead to win the heart of co-op shooters’ lovers.
To say that The Anacrusis is better with friends is an incredible understatement, as it’s less like a different experience and more like a completely different game. Everything just feels more cohesive with co-op. Teamwork and communication make objectives and combat more exciting, while death feels less like a chore. This is the type of game that is meant to be played one way and one way only, but when it’s that much better, there’s nothing really wrong with that, and The Anacrusis is well worth anyone’s time if they can put together their own team to tackle it with.
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Outlet | Author | Score | Date | Quote | Read |
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God is a Geek | Lyle Carr | Recommended | 01-07-2022 | The Anacrusis looks to be everything I want from a spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead. The pick up and play nature is compelling from the drop, and the 70s sci-fi setting is so refreshing. The AI Driver really makes every session totally different, facing different combinations of aliens in different settings doesn’t get stale. I know the next few months of my life will be spent replaying the game over and over again with my partner, and I can’t wait. | Read review |
IGN | Luke Winkie | 5 / 10 | 01-12-2022 | In early access, The Anacrusis fails to match its distinctive and colorful setting with compelling co-op shooting gameplay. For a game that looks this cool, it gets boring quickly. | Read review |
Screen Rant | Ryan Keenum | 3 / 5 stars | 01-17-2022 | To say that The Anacrusis is better with friends is an incredible understatement, as it’s less like a different experience and more like a completely different game. Everything just feels more cohesive with co-op. Teamwork and communication make objectives and combat more exciting, while death feels less like a chore. This is the type of game that is meant to be played one way and one way only, but when it’s that much better, there’s nothing really wrong with that, and The Anacrusis is well worth anyone’s time if they can put together their own team to tackle it with. | Read review |
SpazioGames | Marino Puntorieri | Not Recommended | 01-30-2022 | The Anacrusis has a long road ahead to win the heart of co-op shooters’ lovers. | Read review |