Next-level hardcore extraction gameplay – that’s how ambitious Project L33T’s plans are. A first trailer shows what this will look like
Escape from Tarkov, Ready or Not, Squad – the list of established hardcore tactical shooters is long, but Project L33T wants to enrich the well-served genre with its own approaches in the near future.
On paper, however, the feature set of L33T initially reads familiar if you have played one of the titles mentioned at the beginning: Modern arsenal of weapons, realistic environments, intense gunfights in confined spaces.
Where it gets exciting, however, are the survival and role-playing game elements But before we get started with the story and gameplay, here is the first trailer for the game:
It pinches and tweaks my whole body
What’s it all about The plot in L33T is, as expected, utilitarian and serves primarily as a backdrop for the extraction gameplay.
As a member of the private mercenary troop L.3.3.T. you enter the Zone
– an area that is extremely dangerous after the Event
due to storms, anomalies or other hostile elements.
Your goal is to recover valuable artifacts As you can see, this is all still quite vague. Every mission in the zone should feel unique to you, which is partly due to dynamic weather conditions and different times of day
Role-playing and survival elements: Let’s move on to the aforementioned features with which L33T aims to stand out from the crowd of tactical shooters
Your character has an individual health value, which can be improved with equipment or in other ways. You also need to be aware of a number of factors that can kill you even without a bullet in the chest, including dehydration, blood loss, fractures, bruising, poisoning, exhaustion and more.
Other planned features of L33T include:
- An extensive character customization with hundreds of cosmetic items
- An equally extensive customization of your firearms
- Online co-op or AI soldiers to support you
- Missions that you can accept from merchants in a base of operations and receive valuable discounts for completing them
How to take part in the Closed Alpha
If you are interested in L33T now, you can register for the Closed Alpha on the (official website) . Under the name Project L33T Prologue
according to the developers, you can expect a finished game in terms of core features.
However, mechanics such as factions, clans and seasons are still missing. Further information, such as system requirements, can be found in an extensive (FAQ) from the development team. You will receive guaranteed access to all test phases if you pre-order Project L33T now.
Who is actually developing Project L33T? The Holmgard Games studio is made up of experienced game developers who are themselves big fans of tactical shooters and survival games. This is also the motivation for their project: they themselves had a huge list of wishes that Escape from Tarkov did not fulfill and also asked around in the community.
The closed alpha is scheduled to start in March 2024. Early Access will then take place in the second half of the year. It is not known how long this will last.
By the way, according to the FAQ linked above, Project L33T will not have any Pay2Win mechanics. All items are to be earned. According to the developers, all new content after the release will be free for buyers of the game.
The Closed Alpha is scheduled to start in March 2024. Early Access is scheduled to take place in the second half of the year. It is not known how long this lasts.
By the way, according to the FAQ linked above, Project L33T is not supposed to have any Pay2Win mechanics. All items should be playable. All new post-release content will be free for purchasers of the game, according to the developers.
