Nether First Person Survival Game Hits Steam Today

If you're a fan of survival games, developer Phosphor Games has announced early open access via Steam to its new first-person survival game called Nether. The game is being discounted during the Steam Halloween Sale. Gamers who have pre-ordered the game previously will receive additional in game perks for being among the first to support the game.

Nether has players fighting in a desolated urban cityscape based loosely on Chicago. The game has survival elements that require players to scavenge for resources to survive and has crafting elements as well. The city where players battle spans several hundred blocks and players are able to access most of the buildings they can see, including multilevel skyscrapers.

Players will have to fight danger at every turn and Nether features PvE combat and PvP combat forcing players to seriously consider if they want to team up with other humans that they come across in the game field. The main enemy in the game are called Nethers.

There are multiple Nether species that each having a combination of demonic and human qualities. The enemies are fast, smart, and hard to kill. The game will also feature world objectives adding a new dimension to the survival genre. The game is available for $49.99 for the Chosen Package offering players 50 Nether gold and a Believer package is available for $27 offering 20 Nether gold.

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