In case you missed the memo, Marauders is a hugely promising tactical first-person looter shooter for PC (try saying *that* fast five times in a row) that comes from indie developer Small Impact Games and is being published under the Team17 label.
Looking set to be one of the highlights in an increasingly crowded looter shooter genre, we’ve got the system requirements, gameplay details and everything else that you need to know about Marauders right here in this handy guide. Onward!
What Is The Setting Of Marauders?
Even among its peers, Marauders boasts something of a unique setting. In the alternate 1990s timeline of Marauders, the Great War of 1914 never ended, resulting in mankind essentially mining and industrialising the Earth to within an inch of its life. With Earth rapidly becoming uninhabitable, people are looking to the stars to make their fortune and it’s here that the titular Marauders look to make their mark, seeking out precious salvage in the many derelict hulks that are drifting throughout space all the while trying to avoid being murdered at the hands of others looking to do the same in a dark, diesel-punk universe.
How To Play Marauders – How Does The Game Work?
As mentioned previously, Marauders is a first-person multiplayer looter shooter that has players battling it out to scrounge up as much salvage and loot as possible before attempting to escape with their lives. Like most things in life however, Marauders is a little more sophisticated than that. Essentially split into two sections, when you’re not romping around abandoned galactic husks scavenging everything in sight, filling your enemies with lead and stealing their loot, you’ll be flying around the cosmos in your fully upgradeable ship, forever on the lookout for bigger and more bountiful sites to loot.
How Do The On-Foot Sections Play?
Arguably the bread and butter of Marauders, you’ll be spending much of your time stalking the various dark and foreboding corridors of Marauders’ many abandoned ships, ruins and even asteroids as you seek to scoop up as much precious loot as possible in order to turn a healthy profit. When it comes to the face-shooting side of things Marauders doesn’t disappoint, funnelling wannabe space pirates down suitably gloomy corridors and other such areas as they attempt to nab as much loot as possible all the while engaging other Marauders and ensuring that they don’t end up going six feet under as a result.
It’s a supremely taut experience that is enhanced by the fact that developer Small Impact Games has fully implemented accurate bullet simulation into the game, too. This means that every shot counts and the emphasis is more on patience and strategising, rather than just charging in and trying to blast anything that moves.
How Do The Spaceship Sections Work?
When you’re not shooting faces and generally robbing just about everything in sight, you’ll be piloting your ship from a third-person perspective as you attempt to escape to the safety of any of the nearby warp gates so you can get the heck outta dodge. Getting to one of these gates though won’t be easy, because not only will you find opposing space pirate folks trying to blast you and your ship into a fine red mist, but some of these scoundrels will also attempt to board your ship with a vague hope of murdering everyone within and making off with your painstakingly earned loot. Luckily, not only can you pilot your ship around the cosmos, but you can also have friendly Marauders take up gunnery positions on your ship in a bid to see off potential galactic robbers, while a wide variety of craftable weapons enables players to bolster their ships yet further still to even the playing field.
How Do You Craft Weapons And Items?
As well scooping up a whole heap of valuables that can then be sold on for a hefty chunk of change, Marauders also allows players to collect all manner of materials and components which can in turn be crafted to fashion new weapons and items. Specifically, Marauders allows players to craft all sorts of armour types, firearms, melee weapons, weapon attachments, useful items such as bags, bandages and even sizable weapons to be bolted onto the side of Marauders variety of space bound vessels. In short, if you have a crafting itch, Marauders looks set to scratch it.
Can Marauders Be Played Solo Or Is It Multiplayer Only?
Whether you’re something of a lone wolf or a social butterfly, Marauders absolutely has you covered. From day one Marauders allows players to go at it alone in solo, or band together with up to three other like-minded space pirates as you loot, shoot and raid your way across the dieselpunk cosmos.
Marauders Game System Requirements – Can My PC Run Marauders?
With its highly detailed character models, environments, lighting and shadow effects, it’s fair to say that Marauders needs something of a relatively beefy rig to perform at its best. With that in mind we’ve got both the minimum and recommended PC system requirements for Marauders below.
Minimum PC System Requirements
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4570 running at 3.2 GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X running at 3.4 GHz
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 with 2GB RAM or AMD R9 280x with 3GB RAM
- Sound Card: Windows-compatible audio device that is at least DirectX 9 compatible.
Recommended PC System Requirements
- OS: Windows 10 64 bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 running at 2.8 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 2600 running at 3.6 GHz
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 7 1070 with 8GB VRAM or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT with 8GB VRAM
- Sound Card: Windows-compatible audio device that is at least DirectX 9 compatible.
Will Marauders Be Coming To Console?
Currently, Marauders is only set to release on PC with no PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X or Nintendo Switch version of the game confirmed as of this writing. However, given Team 17’s history of establishing a broad multi-platform portfolio for many of its previously published games, we wouldn’t be surprised at all to see a console release announcement within twelve months of the PC release. A matter of ‘when’, rather than ‘if’ is the way of things I’d say.
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