VHS-Style FPS COP BASTARD Heads To October Release On PC
A small studio is betting that stripping an FPS down to reflexes and shooting, with no progression systems, is enough to carry a full release on Steam and GOG.com.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Indie developer targim. has announced that COP BASTARD, a VHS-style action FPS set in 1990s Osaka, will release in October. Players take the role of an Osaka detective who guns down yakuza in narrow corridors. The game has no puzzles, parkour, or upgrades. It is planned for PC via Steam and GOG.com, and a Steam demo has received an update that adds new elements and Japanese support.
The pitch is narrow on purpose. targim. describes COP BASTARD as an action FPS with no puzzles, parkour, or upgrades, leaving quick reflexes and guts as the only survival tools. The setting is 1990s Osaka, and the player character is an Osaka detective working through narrow corridors against yakuza.
The game is planned for PC via Steam and GOG.com, with an October release window. A demo is already on Steam, and its latest update adds several new elements along with Japanese language support.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.