New DLC (downloadable content material) has been added to cyberpunk slasher Ghostrunner, together with an Help Mode that can assist gamers too postpone by its punishing problem.

Launching yesterday (August 31), the Ghostrunner Neon Pack replace is a combination of free updates and a separate paid Neon Pack DLC. This features a new recreation mode referred to as Wave Mode, which is a mixture of roguelike and horde mode as gamers lower down randomised waves of enemies.

As in the primary recreation, each enemy is killed after one hit, however procedurally generated enemy varieties and formations, in addition to hero upgrades between rounds, make every run an unpredictable problem. Gamers who survive 20 rounds will likely be rewarded with a brand new unique sword.

Whereas Wave Mode gives a contemporary problem, Help Mode is a welcome addition for gamers who discovered the one-hit demise rule too tough. This offers three new choices that may be toggleable choices: shorter cooldowns of talents, slower gameplay to assist with response instances (out there as ‘sluggish’ or ‘slower’), and an additional life.

There’s no invincibility choice however these choices will nonetheless make Ghostrunner extra accessible than it was at launch. NME’s three-star review referred to as it an “uncompromisingly hardcore motion recreation that always overwhelms with irritating enemies and slippery controls, tilting the problem over into unfair territory”.

Lastly, the replace features a new beauty pack out there for US$4.99 / £4.69, which offers 4 new units of gloves and katanas: Neon Night time, Afterglow, Luminescence, and Glint.

The Neon Pack replace will likely be arriving on Nintendo Switch just a few weeks later. It is going to even be included with the next-gen versions of Ghostrunner when it launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on September 28, which can also be a free improve for many who personal the unique recreation.

Elsewhere, extra particulars have been supplied on the Playdate’s free game design tool Pulp for the hand held console.

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