The Blackout Club

Question, the developers behind The Magic Circle which was released back in 2015 on PC and 2016 for Xbox One and PS4, have just announced their second game The Blackout Club, which is set to launch Q1 2019 for PC, Xbox One and PS4. Why should you be excited by this, well because Question is made up of former Bioshock 2, Bioshock Infinite and Dishonored developers. These guys know how to put a game together.

The Blackout Club is a co-op horror game where you play as a group of teenagers that have joined together to find out what happened to a close friend of theirs who has recently disappeared without a trace. When no one in their town believes them, the teenagers decide to take matters into their own hands. The following is an overview of the game via Eurogamer.

To save their community and themselves, the teens will need to capture the conspiracy on camera and prove its existence to the world. Up to four players will sneak out of their homes and go on surveillance missions filled with procedurally-generated elements including variable objectives, enemy encounters, loot drops, and more.

Every night will be a different adventure as the team seeks out additional clues and explores new parts of their neighbourhood and its ominous underbelly. The club must trust no one as they get closer to finding out what happened to their missing friend – and the cause of their uncontrollable blackouts.

Surviving the dangers of night will require intelligence, improvisation, and skill. Sleepwalking adults that could be their neighbours or relatives now seek to drag them underground. Players must create and coordinate diversions and use other tactics to break the enemy's vice-like grip. The last player left standing must avoid attracting the attention of an even more dangerous entity – one that pursues its prey relentlessly – one that can't be seen with open eyes…

Player characters will be customisable with a variety of powers and equipment loadouts. Every member of the group will play a distinct role and utilise devices like drones or deployable traps to outwit their foes and gather evidence of their crimes. When the mission is complete, players will head back to the hideout, where they can level up and acquire new abilities for use on future outings.

Co-op is my favourite kind of multi-player experience and The Blackout Club is certainly right up my street. But for those of you that be unsure about Question's new offering, please check out the teaser trailer below, it might give you a better idea on how this will play.

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