Hey there Gearheads! Your enthusiasm for the news about our upcoming Next Fest demo and Early Access blew us away. We can’t wait for you to get your hands on things. We’re hard at work torching bugs and getting the demo ready for October 13th. If you missed the news last week, here’s a recap:
A playable demo is launching on October 13th for Steam Next Fest!
Early Access will be available on November 5th, 2025 (also the 30th anniversary of the first Twisted Metal!).
Now, let’s dive into what you’re probably here for… the GUNS.
Weapon Pickups and Arena Pickups
Each car can carry up to four weapons and their Special. These four weapons are:
Fire
Homing
Power
Swarmer
Fire is a short range damage over time attack. It’s also very effective against multiple enemies, and those inevitable moshpit pileups.
Homing shoots a missile that will track enemies extremely aggressively. This is really great as a parting shot if your enemy is about to escape from your assault.
Power shoots a very strong explosive attack straight forward. This is best used as you’re closing in for a jump slam or hitting the enemy with your Special attack.
Swarmer shoots a group of small projectiles at your target. Using this as your opening salvo puts a lot of pressure on whoever you’re trying to take down.
Each car has its own special ability, which we’ll detail for you later. Special attacks recharge over time and can hold three charges, so you’ll have plenty of opportunities to let ‘em rip.
You also can scour maps for hidden health pickups, including a special health gain easter-egg in each level. Additionally, as you’re driving around you’ll pick up boost energy nodes that will fill your boost meter.
Go fast, get big guns, go wild!
Wrapping Up
That’s all for this week! Next week we’ll have info about your defensive abilities and hit some top-level details about the roguelike mode!
Thanks for reading, and we’ll catch you very soon.
- Jupiter Lighthouse Games