A new AAA PS5 shooter has been announced, with both its trailer and developer coming as a surprise to many. Godfall developer Counterplay Games revealed its next game Armatus at last week’s Xbox Partner Preview, almost a year after it was reported that the team had been “disbanded.”
Godfall dev’s new PS5 shoot Armatus will launch in 2026
PS5 launch exclusive Godfall wasn’t a critical or commercial success. Counterplay’s acclaimed game Duelyst also failed to garner enough players to keep it alive. Third time lucky? We hope so!
Armatus is a third-person roguelite shooter set in “demon-infested” ruins of Paris. The player is a powerful supernatural warrior from an ancient order, who is searching for a “lost gateway to heaven.”
“Each run, wield your scythe and a gun of your choosing against brutal demons hellbent on your destruction,” reads an official description. “To overcome them, evolve your combat style with powerful celestial abilities and passive enhancements. Die and you will revive to fight again.”
Armatus will release in 2026.
Report of Counterplay Games being “disbanded” came from the verified LinkedIn post of an employee at a partner studio. It’s unclear if it’s the Godfall team that was disbanded or Counterplay was temporarily disbanded and then revived.
Whatever the case, we’re rooting for Armatus.
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