Verdun

Game Panoramica & History

Verdun is an indie multigiocatore squad-based FPS developed by M2H and Blackmill Giochi.

Gameplay
Verdun is set in the World War I period and is inspired by the French Battle of Verdun. The game is historically accurate, featuring multiple WWI weaponry, uniforms, and equipment. To display the horrors of war, the game also features a detailed injury and decapitation models.

Gameplay Mechanics & Systems

Most of the matches of Verdun feature 32 players, yet it is possible to up that number to 64 in a private Frontlines mode match.

There are four game modes in Verdun:
The main mode is Frontlines, in which two teams fight over the sectors of an enormous and authentic frontline maps. Depicting the typical trench warfare of WWI, the players attack and counter-attack each other in turns. Each player is a part of a 4-player squad, with each squad having its own perks. 12 types of squads are available. Upon joining a squad, the players have to choose a class available to their squad type.

Release & Industry Impact

The Attrition Warfare mode is basically a common Team Deathmatch. Each team spawns with a number of tickets that deplete when a team member dies. The first team to lose all their tickets loses the match.

Squad Defense is a cooperative horde mode when a squad of players defend themselves from waves of opposing forces.

In Rifle Deathmatch, the players participate in a free-for-all deathmatch, where every player fights for themselves. Players can purchase attachments for their weapons after killing their enemies.