Gamescom Previews: Marauders, Moving Out 2, Age Of Darkness, Dredge, Gord

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Team17, the publisher behind Hell Let Loose, Overcooked, Yooka-Laylee, and a whole lot of other indie games had a packed schedule at Gamescom this year. I spent my first day on the show floor trying out all it had to offer.

So, from murderous pirates to small-town fishermen, here’s my take on Team17’s Gamescom offerings.

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PvP space pirate game Marauders has already generated some buzz, but it hasn't quite come up on my radar. And now I feel duty-bound to spread the good word about this online heist game, because who knew being an asshole was this much fun.

In Marauders, you are a pirate in every sense. You fight for everything, from your weapons to your armour, and of course, your ship. But that means all other players are fighting for their own place in this world too, and everything you have is only yours for as long as you can defend it. When you go on a heist, the main objective is to scavenge an abandoned freighter. But that’s only the start of what you can do. If you’re jealous of another player’s ship, you can steal it for yourself while they’re distracted. Even if you’re playing in a team, piloting the ship together, there’s nothing stopping you from stabbing each other in the back. I can’t wait to see how many friendships Marauders can destroy when it fully launches this October.

Moving Out 2 is good, chaotic, family-friendly fun. It follows two players buddying up to help a homeowner move out of their house, but nothing says you have to do a good job of it. Your only goal is to get the designated furniture into a moving van, and it doesn’t matter at all how it gets there. Break windows, trash the living