NightRunner Announced: Tarkov-Inspired Horde Survival Co-op Train Game
The announcement follows the bankruptcy of NightRunner's publisher Maximum Entertainment, with 314 Arts now pushing forward on its own with a new project.
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314 Arts announced NightRunner, a PC horde survival co-op game inspired by Escape from Tarkov, Killing Floor, and Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Players defend an armored train from mutants while completing jobs. Playtesting begins September 2026 on Steam, with a 2027 release planned.
314 Arts, the developer behind the delayed Projekt Z: Beyond Order, has announced a new PC game called NightRunner. The horde survival co-op title draws from Escape from Tarkov, Killing Floor, and Call of Duty: Black Ops II's Tranzit mode, blending extraction, dungeon exploration, and tower defense.
Players take on jobs as NightRunners, defending an armored train that acts as a mobile base while fighting mutants and hauling loot. Four modes are planned: Train jobs, Transition Jobs, Dungeons, and Endless. Four Runner Kits, including Engineer and Stalker, offer different playstyles.
The playtest begins September 2026 on Steam. NightRunner is scheduled for a 2027 release.
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