Credits: Hardball Games

OutRage: Fight Fest is the world’s first 16-player beat-em-up Mega-Brawler, where players engage in combat using punches, kicks, throws, a variety of weapons, and destructible environments. Participants can partake in entertaining, short-session Battle Royale, Free-for-All, and Team-Based game modes. Players inflict damage on each other and their surroundings to accumulate ‘Rage’. As their ‘Rage’ increases, they will bulk up, strike harder, and throw more forcefully in chaotic sessions where everything can be used as a weapon.

Hardball Games has announced that OutRage: Fight Fest will be available on Steam starting 16 July. In this unique party game, contenders must embrace the chaos as they, along with up to 15 friends, punch, kick, throw, and utilize a range of weapons and destructible environments in the ultimate battle. They will engage in hilarious, short-session Battle Royale, Free-for-All, and Team-Based battles, causing damage to each other and their surroundings to earn ‘Rage’. As their ‘Rage’ increases, they will bulk up, hit harder, and throw more powerfully in chaotic smash sessions where everything is a weapon.

Set in a parallel reality, a rare serum is discovered that grants players temporary invulnerability and superhuman strength, setting the stage for the wildest punch party on the planet: OutRage: Fight Fest. A mysterious eccentric billionaire will grant entry to this fist-fighting showdown in exchange for the right to harvest your Rage.

Two years into development, the early access version of this fun and the frenetic game includes a 16-player ‘Knockout’ mode and a 4x4-player team mode called ‘Domination’, set in two arenas: Dockyard and Construction Site, both primed for destruction. With a strong focus on party play, contenders can host custom games and share them with friends for joint battles. Those wishing to refine their combat skills can learn the ropes and practice combos in training mode or with battle bots in time-limited practice challenges.

A new, independent start-up company based in Brighton and founded in January 2022, Hardball Games is composed of the previous founders of Boss Alien, Mad Atom & TT Odyssey, who have experience creating a range of multiplayer games, particularly for mobile, including CSR Racing & LEGO Star Wars Battles on Apple Arcade, as well as developing Pure & Split Second for console & PC.