Kill Strain

July 12, 2016 SIE San Diego Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment
Shooter
PS4
About

Kill Strain is a top-down, competitive twin-stick action shooter with a monumental twist where three teams are pitted against each other for domination. Featuring innovative 5v5v2 gameplay, two teams of five players battle to contain-and-control a mysterious and powerful energy source codenamed ‘The Strain’ that has been discovered in research facilities. The humans are not alone in these remote locations, as two additional players take on the roles of mutants. Endowed with additional abilities when in contact with ‘TheStrain’, the mutant team wreaks havoc on the humans to spread ‘The Strain’ further on the field; turning humans into mutants along the way and creating a more powerful force.
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Release Date July 12, 2016
Developer SIE San Diego Studio
Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment
Game Modes Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective Bird view / Isometric
Themes Action