In God Save Birmingham, instead of using a shotgun, you have to reach for a pitchfork. Because here you fight against the undead as an inhabitant of the medieval city
In many survival games, we either have to stand our ground against bloodthirsty zombies or fight for survival with a sword and bow. The newly announced God Save Birmingham now wants to combine the English Middle Ages with the undead and has released its first trailer. We give you a brief introduction to the game
What is God Save Birmingham?
In this survival game, we are transported to medieval Birmingham, a city full of crooked half-timbered houses … and zombies. We are one of the last humans who have not yet been turned into one of the nasty creatures and must now defend ourselves against our former neighbors.
In addition to the announcement trailer, the game’s Steam pagealso reveals the first details about gameplay, release and more. This is what you can expect in God Save Birmingham:
- Early Access:The survival game will be released in Early Access on Steam. However, the developers have not yet revealed a release date or period.
- Game world:In the finished game, we should be able to fully explore 14th century Birmingham. At the start of Early Access, only about a quarter of the city is accessible.
- Survival:As is usual for the genre, we have to take care of the procurement of food and water. We can also craft weapons and tools. It is not yet known whether we can build or furnish a shelter.
- Physics:According to the developers, a kind of physics simulation will also play a role. It is apparently possible to stack furniture in front of a door to keep the undead out. Lumbering zombies can stumble over obstacles, but apparently this can also happen to us.
- Story:In the finished game, there will be a story campaign as well as a sandbox mode. However, the developers have not yet revealed what the story will be about.
- Battles:The battles in God Save Birmingham were not even shown in the trailer. On Steam, however, it is said that we can also cut off the limbs of our undead opponents to immobilize them.
We will probably only see how well these elements work and whether they combine to create a well-rounded overall experience when the survival game is released. For survival fans, however, there was much more to see at gamescom. In Lost Legions, for example, you become a legionnaire who finds himself in a strange limbo after the Varus Battle and has to fight against supernatural forces.
