Sure, there are tons of these games and they seem to be falling from the sky as of late, but XERA has an edge over the competition with some unique features that the others don’t have.

It takes place in a huge world for you to explore. It’s completely open-world so you can travel the lands in search of resources in order to survive. The game’s concept isn’t anything new, as many other survival games play similarly.

The game has a short storyline to it. In brief, XERA is the name of corporation that found a loophole in a new law created by the government that prevented the development of any AI. They legally seized all research created by others, but could continue developing in its own facility. When they released the first AI humanoid, society couldn’t accept it.

Thus, war ensued. The government usurped the XERA research facility and reprogrammed the humanoids in order to keep the real human rebellion under control. Instead, a glitch caused these robots to kill humans instead.

So now you’re one of the few scattered remaining humans in this destroyed world. And your only goal is to survive. Sure, it’s a pretty cheesy story, but let’s get what actually matters- the gameplay.

The game at its core is a PvP game. There’s a huge bias towards it so if you’re looking for PvE, look elsewhere. This game is based around combat between players. And that’s not all, there are some environmental threats as well- you need to look out and fight AI bots as well.

You need to find a place to call yours. Find a shelter and make it your home. Guard it and defend it against other players that try to invade it.

The world is littered with lost. You’ll need to find food, water, drinks, first aid kits, medical supplies, and of course, weapons. The whole area you can explore is huge. It’s completely open for you to explore and scavenge for resources. You’ll need to set time out of your routine to look and gather loot because it’s critical to survive.

There’s a full day/night cycle built into the game’s engine. When nighttime rolls around, it’s a good time to look for loot because it’s very difficult to be seen by other players. This is probably the best part of the game. It’s just so fun sneaking around at night and being cautious of your surroundings. You need to tread carefully because there could be other players anywhere. Bring a source of light and a good weapon, because you’ll need them if you get caught.

But then again, it’s hard for you to see others as well. It’s a double-edged sword. Like many other survival games (Ark: Survival Evolved, Rust, and DayZ), it’s a good idea to leave all your loot in your inventory and explore at night with basic equipment. If you get killed, you’ll only lose invaluables.

When you find an enemy player, it’s time to fight. You’ll only be able to use weapons you’ve found in the world. When you kill someone, you take their loot and bring home what you need. XERA features a full loot drop. This means everything drops from player inventory if you get killed or kill an enemy player. This is a somewhat unique feature to the survival genre.

How you play the game is up to you- you can be a hermit in the dark, a sneaky bandit, or even a savior going around helping others. You don’t have to kill everyone you see. Occasionally, you do meet other friendly players who you can work together with. Although this is rare in survival games, XERA does give you the freedom to work cooperatively. However, it’s still a PvP game at its core.

The game is powered by Unreal Engine 4, so you can expect amazing, photorealistic graphics and sound. This is something I’m personally very excited about. A lot of these games have subpar visuals that take you out of the game. So seeing something with detailed graphics is very refreshing. The screenshots and gameplay footage already look very polished.

The game is currently available for pre-alpha testing and requires that you submit an application on their game site. You can do so using the links below. If you’re into survival games with challenging gameplay, huge words, and full loot drop, look forward to XERA.

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Abo Khashem is an open-world RPG that takes place in the Middle East.

Think games like GTA or Saints Row, but then take it via a comedic twist.

You play as a Middle Easter guy with a partner that’s a talking lizard. You need to explore the city, do quests, buy stuff, earn influence points, and yeah. It’s one weird game.

You even fight bosses.

The story goes as follows: you wake up with no idea how you got into the city (Torrid), and you’re trying to figure out what you’re doing. Your lizard friend is always by your side and offers some advice. You guys start exploring the city together to kick ass and uncover the whole storyline. You can do a lot of things in Torrid, and the city is huge. Besides driving vehicles, you can learn abilities to use in combat and learn new martial arts. You can even play minigames, race other drivers, get epic loot, and buy property. You can even run your own business as a CEO and hire/fire employees. How in-depth is that?

Abo Khashem is a funny game that’s very well done and creates a game that will have you thinking about GTA. The whole game looks awesome, plays fludily, and has immersion for sure. It’s made by just a small group of indie developers, so you can’t expect it to be an AAA title. But for the amount of effort you see put into the game, it’s definitely worth an hour of your time.

Give Abo Khashem a play using the beta sign up link.

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Wild West Online is an online MMORPG with a western theme. It looks awesome and has players battling it out in a violent, western world.

Players can choose to become a hero or villain. From what I’ve seen, the game looks like you have a lot of freedom to do whatever you want. Kill others or help others. It’s up to you.

In the huge online world from the screenshots that have been released, you can do everything you’d expect from an MMORPG. You can grind, quest, farm, explore, get loot, solve puzzles, break safes, kill enemies and other players, steal items and more. It’s vastly different from traditional RPGs as many are fantasy-based. Wild West Online is an old-timey setting that’ll have you drooling at the gorgeous graphics and a huge world. There are a ton of towns, saloons, settlements, and even real landmarks. Players can interact with the different environments, day/night cycles, weather effects, and many other hazards. There are a ton of places to explore. This is a game I’ll be watching for release.

The development team is made up of people who’ve worked on games like Call of Duty, Crysis, League of Legends, Neverwinter Nights, and other huge AAA titles. Expect nothing less. The game looks promising as it is right now.

Currently, there are no videos of the game in action other than some teaser screenshots. But this game looks like a winner. I’ll definitely be keeping my eye on this title.

Grab an alpha key below and get your revolver out for some gun-totin’, horse ridin’, southern drawl talkin’, saloon drinkin’, treasure huntin’, bandit bustin’, gold stealin’, world explorin’, quest completin’, loot grabbin’ gameplay of Wild West Online.

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