Bodycam Meets Sleeping Dogs in This New MicroProse Shooter Coming in Two Weeks

Bodycam Meets Sleeping Dogs in This New MicroProse Shooter Coming in Two Weeks

From DualShockers (Written by Tay Garcia) on | OpenCritic

Bodycam shooter fans, beware: a brand-new title is on the horizon, and it is arriving much sooner than you might expect!

Publisher MicroProse and developer Monte Gallo have recently announced that Better Than Dead, a tactical FPS set in the claustrophobic urban labyrinths of Hong Kong, will launch in Early Access on May 12. That leaves you with just enough time to clear your schedule and prepare for deployment.

The announcement was accompanied by a visceral new trailer that offers a glimpse into its gritty realism, confirming that the game will be available exclusively for PC via Steam during its initial launch phase. You can witness the tension for yourself below:

Hong Kong as a Canvas for Revenge

The premise of Better Than Dead is as straightforward as it is tense: you step into the shoes of a survivor who is simply tired of running. Armed with a single pistol and a cold-blooded hit list, she sets out to settle the score.

Something quite interesting is how the bodycam perspective doesn’t seem like a stylistic gimmick in this case, but a narrative anchor. That’s because the protagonist is literally using one during the gameplay, so that every step,...

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