Multiplayer FPS Over The Top: WWI Is Well Named

200 Player Maps And A Single Player Campaign?

Over The Top: WWI doesn’t have a release date yet, but the Steam page has a button to request access to the playtest to help with development.  The access might not be open at this exact moment, but when they are trying to stress test the game with 200 players on a single map, there ‘s a good chance they need more bodies; eerily similar to WW1 in a way.  There hasn’t been a shooter on this scale for quite some time, the buggy Söldner comes to mind, and it will be interesting to see if modern technology can handle the scale.

As mentioned, up to 200 players and bots can play on a single map, which can be customized or built from scratch if you so desire.  You choose between eight classes, a variety of Infantry of which one type can grab a flamethrower, Artillery and Officers for those that like to sit way back and rain death, engineers, and even Tankers who get to roam the map in the first models of tanks ever used on the battlefield.  You are able to toggle between first and third person as well, depending on your preference.

The Engineers can dig trenches and build protective structures, which might imply at least some level of terrain deformation will be included which is missing from far too many games.  The release will also include a single player campaign as well, so Over The Top: WWI seems to hit all the high points.  Hopefully it is as interesting to play as Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN makes it sound.