Hellbreach: Vegas has a co-op playtest coming soon.
has a relatively simple premise: strip back zombie wave survival to the pure couch co-op joy of the OG Call of Duty Zombies modes of yesteryear. In my first hands-on with its four player online co-op, it definitely delivered on that front, but I think the real juice will be in its alternate modes like gun game and battle royale., and since that time the game's arsenal, enemy lineup, and map selection have been expanded.
All of Hellbreach's maps nail that claustrophobic feeling of old CoD Zombies levels, and you use the same in-game currency to open up new areas of the map, buy new guns and perks, and refill ammunition.
The real secret sauce of Hellbreach, though, won't be ready for prime time in its upcoming co-op playtest. At full release, Hellbreach will have a co-op gun game mode, and this riff on the Classic Counter-Strike gametype, later cribbed by Call of Duty is the thing I'm most excited for in Hellbreach.
OG gun game is a deathmatch mode where all players race to the end of an arsenal of weapons, with each kill netting you the next gun in the list. Hellbreach: Vegas' take is a PvPvE co-op version, with new guns earned after a set number of kills at each level. This transformation of the game into a frantic, competitive race really got its hooks into me.
Developer Infinity Ape is also working on a mini Battle Royale mode I'm excited to see shake out as well, and if you'd like to try Hellbreach's base co-op for yourself, you can