Diabotical
Diabotical is a 2020 multiplayer-only first-person shooter developed by Swedish team GD Studio. It is in the arena FPS genre and features gameplay similar to Quake III Arena and its successors, with a variety of game modes, weapons, and complex movement mechanics. Diabotical uses an engine written from scratch, the "Glitch Engine".
Diabotical
- Date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Diabotical was published by GD Studio.
- Genre
- first-person shooter
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Diabotical is a 2020 multiplayer-only first-person shooter developed by Swedish team GD Studio. It is in the arena FPS genre and features gameplay similar to Quake III Arena and its successors, with a variety of game modes, weapons, and complex movement mechanics. Diabotical uses an engine written from scratch, the "Glitch Engine".
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The game entered closed beta on 28 February 2020, with a full release on 3 September 2020. The game is free to play. $250,000 were set aside for esports competitions in the game's first year. A sequel named Diabotical Rogue was released in early access on June 4, 2024. It is a class-based first-person shooter featuring roguelite elements in the form of randomized weapon loadouts and upgrades.
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• Title — Diabotical • Developer — GD Studio • Publisher — GD Studio • Designer — James Harding • Programmer — "FireFrog" • Genre — Arena first-person shooter • Released — 3 September 2020 • Platforms — Microsoft Windows
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