Horizon Zero Dawn + mutants + MMO-style character customization?

Biomutant – as expected – was revealed by THQ Nordic at Gamescom. Experiment 101 (formed by former Just Cause and Mad Max developers) is indeed developing it, and what is somewhat disappointing is that the publisher already announced a collector’s edition for it, which is a blunt move. The 120-dollar package will have the game, the soundtrack disc, a figurine of the protagonist, and an A1 fabric with artwork.

According to the story, „a plague is ruining the land, and the Tree-of-Life is bleeding death from its roots. The Tribes stand divided, in need of someone strong enough to unite them or bring them all down.” Also, quoting the press release again, „Biomutant is a post-apocalyptic open-world ARPG that delivers real-time melee, shooter and mutant ability action. Replayability by varied and deep character progression, exploration of three systematically generated worlds, an underworld, and a small solar system, by foot, mech, air-balloon, jetski, and UFO. Biomutant also features a fully customizable (MMO style) character and mutation system, bionics and creative item crafting, plus an interactive narrative featuring a contextual storyteller where the players create their own story of survival in a vibrantly colorful world.”

The game launches in 2018 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Horizon: Zero Rocket? (The protagonist looks just like Rocket from Guardians of the Galaxy…)