UnderRail, an isometric post-apocalyptic adventure is getting a sequel in the form of UnderRail 2: Infusion. Developer Stygian Software has shown off 20+ minutes of alpha footage, including a newer fast-paced combat system and it’s giving us serious Fallout vibes.
What do you do when the Earth becomes a ruin? You head underground, like some irradiated Womble, ekeing out a life in the world’s metro stations. That’s the premise behind apocalyptic game Underrail, and now its developer is hard at work on sequel UnderRail 2: Infusion.
That’s also the premise behind the Metro 2033 games whereas they went full FPS, UnderRail 2 adopts the isometric viewpoint of the original and, based on the game’s early Alpha trailer, it’s looking pretty excellent. It originally began life as a sidequel, back in 2020, but has since morphed into a full-on sequel.
A significant step up from UnderRail, UnderRail 2 not only looks far prettier than the original, as pretty as post-apocalyptic tunnels and platforms can be, but combat has been given an overhaul. It’s still largely turn-based, but actions are significantly shorter, potentially upping the pace of your underground outings.
Despite that change, UnderRail 2 still reminds us of nothing so much as old-school Fallout, before Bethesda took the series 3D. Viewpoint aside, there’s the rush of being informed of the damage you’ve done to your foe, and that sinking feeling when some mutated creature stabs you in the chest for 32 hit points.
In time-honored Fallout style, you can fill your pockets with absolute junk. Does that skull have any use now its owner is deceased? Unlikely, but that’s no excuse not to shove it in your backpack.
The trailer also demonstrates an impressive amount of attention to detail when it comes to meddling with those objects. Rather than things just appearing in your protagonist’s hands or not appearing at all, you can watch them reach in and take objects.
It’s still early days for UnderRail 2, so it’ll be a while till we can play it in all its gloomy glory. In the meantime, you can follow its development via Stygian’s dev blogs here.
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