Crucible (video game)


Crucible is a free-to-play multiplayer third-person shooter developed and published by Relentless Studios, a subsidiary of Amazon Game Studios. It is Amazon's first major original title published by their gaming division, which had previously focused on tablet games. It became available for download on May 20, 2020 for Windows, after having been in development since 2014. The game returned to a closed beta status on June 30, 2020.

Gameplay

Crucible borrows gameplay elements from other games such as Overwatch and Fortnite. Different classes, referred to as "hunters", impact which abilities players have. Matches are played in teams, meaning that players have to coordinate in order to ensure that their hunters' weaknesses are shored up by the others' strengths.

Release

Because of COVID-19 the game experienced a remote launch without any in-person events. At launch, the game was in "pre-season" to allow developers to finetune the gaming experience.

Reception

Crucible received mixed reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic.