Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden Set to Debut on December 4th

Aug 22, 2018 at 03:00am EDT

Funcom and The Bearded Ladies announced the release date of Mutant Year Zero: Road to Edena t Gamescom 2018. The tactical adventure game that seamlessly combines turn-based X-COM-like combat with real-time stealth and exploration will launch on December 4th for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Now available for PC pre-order on buy.mutantyearzero.com, the game will be available in a Standard Edition ($34.99) and a Deluxe Edition ($54.99). The Deluxe Edition includes a desktop wallpaper, digital artbook, digital soundtrack, and a digital copy of the Mutant Year Zero pen-and-paper RPG book. Pre-ordering the Standard Edition will give you a three-day head start at launch while pre-ordering the Deluxe Edition gives you the same head start as well as access to a Beta version of the game before launch.

To celebrate the release date announcement, Funcom and The Bearded Ladies will be running a special promotion during GamesCom where pre-orders on both the Standard Edition and the Deluxe Edition are 15% off. All you need to do is enter the code GAMESCOM2018 at checkout.

Kai had the chance to check out the game a couple months ago during E3. Here's an excerpt from his preview:

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Even with how early on Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden is, the project does show a lot of promise. Exploring the world at one’s leisure then shifting that same map into tactical combat is a smart decision that I’ve come to explore in cRPGs. Once the AI gets tweaked and fine-tuned to be more approachable by the player, I could see this pen and paper project mutate into a great RPG to keep an eye out for.

Rosh is checking it again today at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. Stay tuned on Wccftech for his updated report on the game's progress towards the December 4th release.

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