Battle for survival against endless alien hordes with your friends! From the lead for Left 4 Dead and L4D2, The Anacrusis is a 1-8 player first-person shooter. Experience intense 4 player co-op action or play as the aliens and stop your friends in Versus mode. Now with Steam Workshop support!
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Dec 5, 2023
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“The Best Left 4 Dead-Like Game”
Gamespot

Check the Workshop!

There are a ton of great mods in the Steam Workshop, including new campaigns, holdout maps, player skins, player hats, and emotes!

And now with New Enemies, Grenades, and Weapons!

About This Game

Battle for survival against endless alien hordes with your friends! The Anacrusis is a 1-8 player, sci-fi first-person shooter. Experience intense 4 player co-op action or play as the aliens and stop your friends in Versus mode. Make sure to check out the Steam Workshop support!


While we work on our next giant update  - The Community update - we just want to acknowledge for anyone buying this today, the community online is small. 

You most likely will not find many active games online to match into but - it's a great game to play with your friends or join our community where there are always people looking for games along with regular game nights, mod testing and more.

Plus join the Ultra Violence beta and it's really fun in solo with more challenges and new weapons and grenades to counter new enemies!

Fight Aliens Using Fantastical Weapons

Battle the alien menace using an astounding arsenal of classic sci-fi weapons. Buy yourself some time with a stasis grenade, toss a shield grenade to provide instant cover while you pop off a heal, and bring your friends back to life using the Respawner. Or throw caution to the wind and burn friend and foe alike with the laser rifle.

Join the Ultra Violence beta to check out brand new crazy weapons... want to kill everything all at once!?!?

Play As The Aliens in PVP Versus Mode!

PVP comes to The Anacrusis! The goals are simple, Survivors need to reach the end of the level and the Aliens must keep them from their goal. Take control of the Brute, Flasher, Grabber, Gooper, and Spawner and keep your friends from escaping the level. Tuned for intense co-op PVP play with teams of 2, 3, or 4 players, or take on the bots in a private match to practice playing the aliens.

Survive the Alien Infestation!

In the distant future, mighty corporations have carried humanity to the fringes of the galaxy. After expanding unfettered across tens of thousands of systems--all devoid of intelligent life--humanity has grown complacent, until disaster strikes. Work together and survive the alien hordes!

A Fight For Survival Is Just the Beginning

The first season of The Anacrusis tells the story of four unlikely survivors--Nessa, Guion, Liu, and Lance--who are unwilling combatants in the battle to defend humanity from the alien menace. Play more and unlock more of the unfolding mystery of the alien attack.

Never Fight the Same Battle Twice

In The Anacrusis, the AI Driver controls every aspect of the game. It spawns every enemy, directs each boss, and places every weapon, gadget, and health kit. No matter your skill level, you'll find the perfect level of challenge. More than that, the AI Driver creates the kinds of video game moments that you can’t wait to tell your friends about.

Join the Community

We've posted over 60 updates to The Anacrusis since launch, and we couldn't have done it without our incredible community of Early Access players. and share your feedback with us.

We Love Mods!

We think co-op games are better with mods, which is why The Anacrusis includes Steam Workshop support for new campaigns, holdout maps, character skins, character accessories, gun charms, and animations, with more to come. Even better, the mods you load are automatically displayed for your friends to see when you play the game. Want to create mods for The Anacrusis? Join our Discord - for updates and conversation about mod support.

Earn New Perks and Change the Way You Play

Matter compilers spread throughout the game give you access to dozens of perks that will change the way you play. Stack all of your upgrades to power up the last-resort pistol or boost your defense by supercharging your shield pulse. Unlock new perks as you play, and share your unlocks with everyone on your team!

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: AMD FX-8350 / Core i5 6600K
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: DX11-compatible GPU
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 20 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

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