Wakerunners (2024)

Wakerunners is a 4v4 & 5v5 team action game set in a near-future Earth, now a relic of its past. Glide through arenas with a top-down view, employing a unique speed mechanic. Unleash swift combat in diverse landscapes for an immersive experience. Are you ready for battle? It is too late to stop. In order to protect the team and secure victory, get yourself ready to dive into the battlefield. According to a final news post before the game's page was removed from Steam, development was halted and the game was permanently canceled after feedback from the Steam Next Fest playtest indicated that significant improvements were needed to achieve the core gameplay quality the developers were aiming for.

Storyline

The rise of the human Wakers, empowered by biometric data storage chips (BDS), has propelled humanity into an era of rapid progress. However, a viral outbreak has left them with irreversible choices. Forced into a corner, governments, entrepreneurs, and military organizations worldwide end up breaking a piece of the moon, hurtling it back to Earth. This initiates an endless descent of civilizations into chaos, where the greed of a few exacts a heavy toll on the many. Now, the Resource War for coveted Lunium ignites within the unions, an essential element for fueling 'Swift Gliders.' These items grant the ability to traverse the newly created anti-gravity landscapes.