Gaming company Wargaming has announced that Steel Hunters, a free-to-play PvPvE shooter about futuristic robot battles, will be released in Steam Early Access on April 2, 2025.
Gaming company Wargaming has announced that Steel Hunters, a free-to-play PvPvE shooter about futuristic robot battles, will be released in Steam Early Access on April 2, 2025.
«After 3 years of relentless development, Steel Hunters is coming to Early Access on April 2, 2025. The hunting grounds are calling!», — the developers noted.
Steel Hunters was first announced at The Game Awards 2024. In the game, which is reminiscent of both Transformers and Titanfall, players need to control mechanical giants called Hunters, each of which has its own style of gameplay. As reported by Gamedev DOU, the design of the Hunters was carried out by the Wargaming Kyiv art team.
According to the developers, they chose the early access format to improve and expand the game together with the community. «Our goal is to quickly move to a full release once your feedback helps us polish the core experience», — Wargaming says.
The project’s Steam page notes that the developers used generative AI technologies in their work on the project. In the beta version, players can hear AI-generated voices for certain game characters, including the match commentator.
«Most of the voices in the game are performed by live actors, and the voices generated by artificial intelligence will be replaced with human voices before the official launch. This helps us focus on creating the best gaming experience while the game is still in development», — Wargaming explained.
