Factsheet
Developers:
A cooperation between
M2H and
Blackmill
Both based in Alkmaar, Netherlands
Release date:
Steam Early Access: September 2013
Steam release: 28 April 2015
PS4: August 30 2016
Xbox One: March 8 2016
Platforms:
Steam (Mac, Linux, Windows)
PSN Store(PS4)
Xbox One Store(X1)
Website:
VerdunGame.com
Social media:
Contact:
Stephanie van Geel
Public Relations Verdun
[email protected]
Verdun is the first multiplayer FPS set in a realistic First World War setting. The merciless trench warfare offers a unique battlefield experience, immersing you and your squad into intense battles of attack and defense.
About
Verdun is the first multiplayer FPS set in a realistic World War One setting. Merciless trench warfare offers a unique battlefield experience, immersing you and your squad into intense battles of attack and defense.
The game takes place on the western front between 1914 and 1918, in one of the bloodiest conflicts in world history. The developers were inspired by the infamous Battle of Verdun in 1916.
The game offers 4 distinct game-modes;
Frontlines, Attrition, Rifle Deathmatch and Squad Defense. There are also many historically accurate features included such as realistic WW1 weaponry, authentic uniforms, gore, and maps based on the real battlefields of France and Belgium.
Features
Verdun key features include:
- Realistic World War 1 gameplay: Authentic weaponry with realistic bullet physics, skill based weapon handling, accurate gore, poisonous gas with a claustrophobic gas mask experience, and ferocious artillery barrages
- Tactical squad-based FPS: Unique squad leveling system, distinct squad types and roles, and voice chat
- True trench warfare: Real-time dynamic frontline with momentum-based attack and counter-attack gameplay
- Authentic World War 1 setting: Typical WW1 music and style, historical battlefields set on the Western Front
- Challenging game modes: Team-based Frontline, tactical Attrition, skill-based Rifle Deathmatch and desperate survival in Squad Defense
More information
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Reviews
"Verdun is a well-designed indie title that mixes the punishment of an Arma-like simulator with the switching offensive/defensive momentum of a game of Conquest in the Battlefield series (minus the vehicles)"
PCPowerplay - Nathan Lawrence
"In an age where most developers would produce this content, but then charge you again and again for it, it's refreshing to see a studio commit to serving their community this way."
Gamereactor - Mike Holmes
"Honestly, my favorite part of the game is how great the artillery and mortar shots look and sound. The effect of being caught in the middle of a mortar barrage really gets your heart pounding, which is something I find doesn't happen in games as much as it should."
ONRPG - Jordan Hall
"Generously stuffed with player-made emergent moments on the battlefield and an incredible sense of place, Verdun is not just a great take on one of history's more marginalised wars, it also happens to be a resoundingly solid shooter in its own right too."
Gamewatchers - John-Paul Jones
"I became immersed in its careful pacing and focus on squad movement."
Gamespot - Cameron Woolsey
"Impressively close to perfection."
MMO huts - Jordan Hall
"Verdun's given me an excellent understanding of what a mess World War I was. Verdun's Frontlines mode really is sort of ingeniou -- and I think this is definitely one worth checking out, especially if you're already interested in the subject matter."
PCWorld - Hayden Dingman
[NL] "De aandacht voor detail is bewonderenswaardig en het is verfrissend om een shooter te spelen waarin je zo kwetsbaar bent."
Tweakers - Jurian Ubachs and Paul Hulsebosch
Developers
During the development of Verdun, Game Studio M2H and Blackmill Games shared a common vision; a passion to create a realistic World War 1 game and a desire to differ from the typical First Person Shooter familiarities.
The challenging trench-warfare in a WW1 setting, combined with a tactical squad mode along with the different squad types and role, bring a unique diversity in tactical gameplay to this First Person Shooter.
Verdun is the first Dutch game that made it through Steam Greenlight (July 2013) and has been in Steam Early Access from 2013 to April 27th 2015. M2H and Blackmill Games took this opportunity to work with the community on polishing the game, and they've continued this process after their live launch, by releasing multiple free expansions. On August 30 2016 the game was released on the PlayStation®4, and it was released on Xbox One on March 8 2017.
Verdun won several awards: IndieDB Editors Choice; Best Multiplayer 2015, Best Economic Achievement Award 2015, Control Industry Award 2015, the NWTV award; Best Dutch game 2015 and #5 Top Upcoming Indie Games of 2014 as voted by the IndieDB community.
M2H
M2H are veterans when it comes to developing games. In 2009, the brothers Hergaarden founded their studio, specializing in 3D Unity multiplayer games. This bold approach resulted in many successful Android, iOS, Web and Standalone games. Their mobile games have been downloaded more than 20 million times already, and there are over 2 million unique monthly visitors to their web portal Wooglie.com, which hosts third-party Unity games as well as their own self-developed games. M2H has won several Dutch Global Game Jam awards for their games including an audience and jury award. M2H recently released their switcheroo multiplayer party game
Marooners.
For more information visit
www.M2H.nl.
Blackmill Games
Blackmill Games is a studio specialized in Unity3D game development. It was founded in 2013 by Jos Hoebe, a software engineer with a broad set of game design and development skills. The studio gained experience in the mod-scene and with the development of the music game MokMok. The affinity Blackmill Games have with authentic historical games can be seen in their first game; Verdun.
Blackmill is a studio that puts the user experience first and makes sure that this is the driving force behind every step of the design decision-making process. It didn't make the European Develop 100 2013 for nothing!
For more information, please visit
www.BlackmillGames.com.
