If you like 4-player co-op in the same style as Payday and Payday 2, then you’re going to absolutely love GTFO, as it’s made by the designer of both those games: Ulf Anderson.
He created a new studio called 10 Chambers Collective, and has taken the same style of the Payday games, but transposed them into a pretty horrific and scary setting. As such, GTFO is very much a quality Steam co-op designed for 4 players. If that’s not enough to pique your interest, check out some more info below.
Where Will GTFO Be Set and What’s the Story?
Well, that’s the interesting part, as we don’t really know too much about the narrative of the story.
Apparently it takes place in the Chicxulub Crater, which was formed 66 million years ago by the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. Some scientists discovered it, set up base camp, and start drilling deep inside only to find out that something horrifying was released.
As for your role, the only thing we do know for a certainty is that the player characters are prisoners who have been forced to go in and retrieve artifacts. The problem is of course, that you aren’t alone.
You see, the crater/asteroid is full of these really freaky and strange monsters, sort of reminiscent of the ones from the Last of Us. There are a few different types that we know about so far, from the simple and standard ones to the specials with different abilities . . . or just the bigger ones that are more ready for a fight.
The first levels that we know about so far are set in some form of an abandoned mine, cut up into distinct and different areas and divided by different doors. It’s never as simple as all that though, and some areas have can have different environmental hazards, varying levels of visibility (even none), and even things for you to loot to help you on your way.
GTFO Trailer
World Premiere Gameplay Trailer:
As you can see, it’s a pretty dark and freakin’ terrifying landscape to be in, and it’s not really for the faint of heart. Thankfully, you can bring your friends with you, so consider that the silver lining of being scared out of your mind.
GTFO Gameplay
The game is very slow-paced, and quite a stark contrast to Payday, which can start out slow but tends to get heated very quickly. Instead, you and your party are mostly trying to sneak through dark areas just long enough to get close to the sleepers and bash their heads in. So it’s a much more deliberate and methodical type of play that will certainly appeal to more hardcore players.
The main objective is to retrieve an artifact or object, which you actually have to locate first using terminals.
It’s not that straight forward though, and a lot of times you’re going to be following a trail of breadcrumbs to actually get to the item you need. Similarly, more often than not you are likely to accidentally awaken a monster and have a horde rushing at you, so it’s not as easy as it may seem at first.
Thankfully you do have some recourse in your setup, with a variety of weapons and utilities for you to pick from. For example, there’s the foam, which you can lay down on the ground to entrap the monsters, or even foam grenades that you can throw at doors to keep them blocked (important since the monsters can breakthrough).
There’s also the traditional sentry turret, which can come in pretty handy if you have to try and cover lots of fronts.
Unfortunately for you, there will be a point where you get ganked, if only because you have to pass through security doors whose unlocking protocol fires off an alarm.
I don’t really know why you’d design a door that way, but let’s not focus on that bit too much. Either way, you and your partners will have to trace lines and stand in certain areas to fill up an ‘unlock’ bar, after which the door will open.
Funnily enough, the ending is where the title really comes into play, because once you set off that final alarm for the artifact, the whole map is going to come rushing at you, so you really do need to GTFO.
When Will GTFO Come Out?
Well, luckily for us who enjoy great horror games, the game is already out, albeit in Early Access. You can go and pick it up right now for only $34.99 on steam.
Now, I know, I know, a lot of you have probably been burned before on Early Access titles. Given the pedigree of the developers though, and what we’ve already seen, I think there’s not much to worry about. I’m actually looking forward to seeing where this game goes, and I plan to pick up a personal copy for myself . . . just as soon as I can convince some of my friends to not be scaredy cats and just play already.
As for when the full release is, we don’t currently know. The full release schedule hasn’t been decided yet, so we’re mostly just left with waiting and twiddling our thumbs (and playing the game of course!).
GTFO Rumors
While we don’t know what’s still to come with GTFO, the developers have said that they plan to high-tech labs and offices to the playable levels. This isn’t surprising since this is supposed to be a scientific complex, with the mining areas just being a smaller part of it.
How they’ll look though is going to be the interesting part; is it going to be more darkness or will they possibly make a much brighter environment?
GTFO System Requirements
Let’s take a look at how powerful your gaming PC needs to be if you want to run GTFO. Below are listed both the minimum and recommended GTFO requirements.
- A 64-bit OS (Windows 7 at least, Windows 10 recommended)
- CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K or a similarly powerful AMD processor (Intel Core i7 4790K recommended)
- RAM: 8 GB – 16 GB recommended
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2 GB (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 recommended)
- DirectX 11
- Storage: At least 15 GB of space
In case you’re running some outdated hardware, we recommend taking a look at some great budget gaming PC setups before purchasing GTFO early access.
Final Thoughts
GTFO looks like a really interesting game, taking parts from both Payday and The Last of Us, at least in terms of gameplay and style. There’s not much story yet but the missions themselves are pretty re-playable, so you aren’t going to run out of content.
Thankfully, GTFO is shaping up to be a pretty interesting 4-player horror co-op, and I can’t wait to see where they go next.
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