Crossout Is Now Available On Steam Early Access

Gaijin Entertainment and Targem Games's post-apocalyptic vehicular combat game Crossout has been available in paid Closed Beta state for a few months now, but the title just made it to Steam Early Access earlier today. For those that haven't heard of Crossout yet, it's somewhat of a Mad Max-esque vehicular combat game in which players can build their own death machines out of different parts and set off to battle in instanced matches. Parts of your vehicle can be shot off, damaging your car and leaving you without the functionality of that part. For example, if a gun is shot off, you can no longer use that gun. If a wheel is shot off, you will have to manage steering your vehicle without that wheel.

The Early Access version is available for $29.99, but it will be free-to-play when the title enters Open Beta sometime in Q4 of this year. Those who purchase the Early Access bundle will get 2000 "in-game coins," a vehicle called "Bloodhound," two "'Sledgehammer' shotguns," the "Aleph" character portrait, a can of Dark Red paint, and the Scorched Earth Pattern.

Matt's Take:

I had a lot of fun with Crossout when I last played it, but at the time, many of the matches were mostly filled with bots due to the low playerbase. It hadn't entered its paid Closed Beta state yet and community was fairly small. Releasing on Steam opens the game up to a whole new audience and that may not even know it existed, as it has undoubtedly been overshadowed by Gaijin's significantly more popular game, War Thunder. It will be interesting to see how it does against other vehicular combat games as Early Access progresses and it eventually launches as a free-to-play title.