Necromunda: Hired Gun, new game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, has leaked via the Microsoft Store.
The listing was first noticed by the Twitter user Idle Sloth, and at this time of writing the Microsoft Store page can only be reached if you have a direct link. The game is currently only announced for Xbox One and Xbox Series X, though given Focus Home Interactive’s history with 40k games, it is reasonable to assume that it will also be on PC, and potentially even PlayStation consoles.
Developed by Streum On Studio and Focus Home Interactive, Necromunda: Hired Gun is a single player FPS set in the criminal underworld of the infamous hive city Necromunda. Players will control a bounty hunter who hires their services out to the highest bidder.
While details are fairly scarce, some gameplay mechanics that are mentioned on the Microsoft Store include an upgradable cyber-mastiff companion, customizable augments and guns, and vertical gameplay that includes wall running and a grappling hook.
A release date is listed as June 1st with a price tag of $39.99 USD, though this may change before the game’s formal announcement. There is a Hunter’s Bounty Pack pre-order offer that includes unique cosmetic skins for your outfit, combat knife, stub pistol, and cyber-mastiff’s chew toy.
Necromunda is a specialist game set in the 40k universe that was first released in the ’90s, before being discontinued. The game was rebooted in late 2017 as part of Games Workshop’s ongoing effort to expand their selection of side games set in the 40k, Age of Sigmar, and Warhammer Fantasy universes.
The physical Necromunda games focus on skirmishes between the rival gang houses vying for control of the hive’s criminal underworld, and explores parts of the 40k universe that do not consist of Space Marines, or gigantic sector-wide conflicts that can cost billions of lives.
Streum On Studio and Focus Home Interactive are responsible for another recent 40k first-person shooter, the co-op focused Space Hulk: Deathwing. Focus Home Interactive also published another game based on the Necromunda reboot last year, Necromunda: Underhive Wars.
You can find the rundown (via the Microsoft Store) below:
Pick your contracts. Hunt your targets. Collect the bounty.
Navigate an ocean of crime and corruption to balance the bloody ecosystem of Necromunda as a merciless hired gun. The money’s good, the dog’s loyal, and the gun’s reliable – but can you survive the hunt? Necromunda: Hired Gun is an indie fast-paced, violent, and thrilling FPS set in the darkest reaches of Warhammer 40,000’s most infamous hive city.
For the right price, eliminate the most notorious gangers and mutants. Your armory is a sprawling arsenal. Your body is enhanced with a dozen customizable augments to run on walls and leap over chasms. Your cyber-mastiff will sniff out and kill enemies for you, while your grappling hook allows quick, agile traversal of the massive environments.
– An indie fast-paced FPS in the Warhammer 40,000 universe
– Upgrade and fight alongside your loyal cyber-mastiff
– Endless weapon and augment customisation
– Upgrade, advance, and level up as you collect bounties
