Atari, one of the world's most recognized publishers and producers of interactive entertainment, announces a bevy of new features today for its third-person, team combat and crafting game, Minimum, including team death match mode and a map designed using feedback from the player community. To celebrate the new updates, Minimum will be available for $9.99 (a 50% discount) for the Steam Summer Sale. Since launching into early access, fans have consistently engaged in Minimum’s development by deciding on new content, map creation and gameplay balancing. This community interaction has helped developers Human Head in creating the latest update.
Minimum’s New Features Include:
- Team Death Match Mode (TMD) – All the fun of Minimum's customizable armor and power-up weapons packed into hectic arenas without worrying about massive titans. Play on two new maps custom tailored for the new mode with exciting design features and strategies.
- Space Station Map (TDM) – Floating in space with a breathtaking view of the galaxy, the Space Station features cramped quarters on the inside with broad low gravity zones on the outside. The map includes intergalactic features such as force fields that stop weapon fire, but allow players to pass through unharmed.
- Courtyard Map (TDM) – Try out urban combat in the nearly battle-hardened Courtyard. The map features longer sight lines and more places to hide than Space Station, as well as rewards for group fighting.
- Player Designed Disaster Zone (Titan Mode) – Disaster Zone has been completely overhauled from a testable block-styled location to a full-featured, artful map thanks to player design feedback. Already considered a favorite map by fans, Disaster Zone lets fighters experience a besieged city in the Minimum universe.
- Samurai and Disaster Rescue Armor Sets – Two brand new sets of armor to mix and match! The Samurai armor focuses on increasing the deadliness of the melee weapon and close combat bonuses while the Disaster Rescue armor provides all-around benefits.
- Player Aided Balance Improvements – Thanks to the community’s engagement, Minimum now has improved balance across the board through increased time to kill, added new features like weapon auto-leveling and power level cost scaling, and adjustments to armor and weapon stats.
"From the beginning we've stressed that we want Minimum to be the most player-focused game on Steam,” said Norm Nazaroff, Game Programmer at Human Head Studios. “This update is the culmination of the incredible feedback we've gotten from our Early Access community, and they've helped us shape every aspect of it from the features we've prioritized to the way we've shifted the balance of the gameplay. We will continue to work directly with our Early Access community not just because we want to, but because it's the way Early Access ‘should’ be done. Our players are passionate and they know games, and Early Access is about working with them to make the best game we possibly can."
Set in a minimalistic stylized universe, Minimum features fast-paced, session-based combat that pits teams of five against each other with powerful, craftable weapons. At the core of Minimum is a blueprint crafting system where players collect resources to create customized, upgradable weapons and armor that power-up during kill streaks, enabling skilled warriors to become deadlier as matches progress. Developed by Human Head Studios, Minimum features full Steam integration, which means players sign in with their standard Steam login and will have access to their Steam Wallet and Inventory, allowing them to trade crafting items, blueprints and other acquired items with their fellow Steam members.
To learn more, visit the official Minimum website.