A New Greek faction, The Battle of Rethymno, & over six new weapons await players in the updated military shooter
On the heels of their successful purchase of Post Scriptum, Offworld has today announced that the WWII tactical FPS will rebrand as Squad 44, an extension of their hit military shooter Squad. Along with the new name, Squad 44 has received a brand-new update, with a new Greek faction, an additional battlefield to fight The Battle of Rethymno, and a package of new weapons now available for all players. Check out the announcement trailer below!
| Forces clashing against Fallschirmjäger from the German 7th Fliegerdivision. As the second and final map in the Battle of Crete series, the Rethymno battlefield has been recreated utilizing modern terrain height maps and original maps and sketches dating back to the battle. This new release also includes a Greek Faction developed with input from historians and Greek reenactment organizations. The new faction will bring an eclectic mix of German, French, English, Italian, and Greek weapons to the game. |
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Squad 44 started as a mod for the original Squad before launching as the stand-alone game Post Scriptum in 2018 under the studio Periscope Games. Following five years of development, the game was purchased by Offworld, with Mercury Arts Ltd being brought in to assist with further development.
Other features in Squad 44 include:
- 80-100 player servers
- 20 large-scale historical maps (from 2km2 to 6km2)
- Multiple game modes
- Immersive Sound FX
- Over 70 authentic weapons
- Buildable fortifications and weapon systems
- Over 50 useable vehicles, including tanks
- Advanced multi-crewed tank gameplay, high fidelity component damage system, and ballistics
- Built-in Voice Over IP using the best codecs available
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| Squad 44 is a World War 2 tactical first-person shooter focusing on historical accuracy, large-scale battles, a steep learning curve, and an intense need for communication, cohesion, and teamwork to achieve victory. To deliver immersive, authentic battlefields, each map in the game has been accurately recreated to reflect real locations using archival references that range from street-level photographs to aerial images. Featuring five main factions, composed of several different German, American, British, Greek, and French Units, Squad 44 offers players the ability to join the fight with numerous historically accurate weapons, from pistols to AT guns, all featuring real-world ballistics, as well as the chance to operate over 50 different useable vehicles from the period from jeeps to king tigers. Squad is a large-scale combined-arms multiplayer first-person shooter emphasizing combat realism through communication and team play, emphasizing strong squad cohesion mechanics and larger-scale coordination, tactics, and planning. It features 23 massive open maps, vehicle-based combined arms gameplay, and player-constructed bases to create a heart-thumping, visceral gaming experience with split-second decision-making in real-world scale firefights. |
