

In an interview with IGN, Smith also revealed that campaign progress is only tied to the host. The pace becomes more exploratory you can use recon and stealth to gather info on encounters and avoid enemies or get the drop on them.” “Redfall is an open-world game, but it can be soloed with any of the heroes. “A huge emphasis for Redfall has been the solo experience, in keeping with Arkane’s passions,” Smith says.

You won't be tied down with bot companions in co-op, either. Thankfully, you won't be forced to play with other people if you don't want to, and you can go it entirely solo.

While Deathloop has blended singleplayer and multiplayer, Redfall is a full-fledged 4-player co-op game (though Arkane has taken to describing it as blending singleplayer and multiplayer seamlessly). The last few releases from Arkane have been singleplayer, but its upcoming games look to buck that trend. Redfall: Is it singleplayer or multiplayer? In addition to its main story arc, players can take on side objectives like retaking control of Redfall's neighborhoods and wiping out enemy bases. There's a ton of customizable weaponry to find across the island.Īrkane calls Redfall a story-driven experience, so it will definitely have some type of narrative that people will play through. Teammates can try various loadouts of characters to see what works for them best, so you aren't just stuck to one character or set of weapons and abilities. He's been left with a vampiric eye and a spectral raven thanks to whatever supernatural forces are at play. Jacob Boyer: One of the strangest of the bunch, Jacob is ex-military who was sent to Redfall as part of an elite private security force just before everything went sideways.With her robot companion Bribon, she hopes to save Redfall's survivors. Remi de la Rosa: Being a part of an elite Navy rescue unit, Remi always wants to do what's right for the people around her.Layla Ellison: A whip-smart biomedical engineer, Layla suffered an accident at a mysterious research facility that left her with telekinetic powers.Described as an internet-famous paranormal investigator and amateur cryptozoologist, he's on a mission to figure out the truth behind the vampiric invasion of Redfall. Devinder Crousley: Someone has to be the crazy conspiracy theorist of the group, and that's Devinder.It's clear that there's a lot going on in this once quaint town.Īs for your squad, you'll be able to play one of four characters: And as I mentioned earlier, you'll be dealing with insane cultists who have begun to worship the vampires as well. They then eclipsed the sun and transformed into various archetypes, like the Angler, who can use a psychic harpoon to drag you away from your friends. The ones in Redfall were created after a scientific experiment went horribly wrong, according to Bethesda. We don't know too much about the story in Redfall, but we do know that the vampires you'll be facing aren't your typical ones. It should go without saying that these are more deadly and won't go down without a fight. The usual pawns are the garden variety that can be taken out pretty easily, but up near the top are more formidable vampires that Arkane is keeping under wraps for now. Not only will you be facing off against a horde of vampires, but you'll also contend with human cultists who have grown to worship the monsters in the hopes that they'll be accepted into their ranks.Īs for the vampires themselves, they have their own hierarchy that players will need to contend with. In addition to that, some of our weapons are unique vampire-hunting weapons - like the Stake Launcher or UV Beam - that can be used tactically to eliminate the vampire threat.”Īrkane boasts that the "ever-changing" setting will react to your choices and actions, which is par for the course for this studio. “Our weapons are an interesting twist on the genre,” says production director Ben Horne (opens in new tab). “We have loadout options players already know and love, like rare shotguns and sniper rifles, all with randomized weapon traits to make each drop feel like one of an endless potential of combinations.
