Blast Brigade shows off explosive new gameplay footage during PAX Online.

MY.GAMES and Allods Team Arcade showcased their 2D action adventure in an extensive panel at the online PAX East show. Showing off a new gameplay walkthrough with game director Leonid Rastorguev the developer and publisher also took a look at other exciting elements of Blast Brigade and announced that the game is coming to Steam Early Access in advance of it’s final release. Blast Brigade will release on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series, and will also be available in early access on Steam.

During the extensive gameplay segment, players could get a first look at Scottish cyborg-spy Galahad but game director Leonid Rastorguev also showcased the KGB spy Shura. Each of the four characters in Blast Brigade has features that allow players to more effectively deal with enemies or open up new areas of the map. Galahad proved to be strong in destroying armored enemies or obstacles while Shura deals well with crowds of opponents and deftly moves with the help of a grappling hook. Players will have to use the special abilities of each of the four playable characters to traverse the levels and unlock new areas of the map. The world features ten different biomes and during the presentation the various environmental hazards players will face in each zone were also demonstrated.

In addition to gameplay, MY.GAMES also showed behind the scenes looks at the creation of the fully animated cinematics that will be in the game. From storyboard to animatic to finished product, the cinematics are being developed with help from an outside studio. Likewise, the music is also being created by an external expert who gave an overview of his creative process creating the diverse score for Blast Brigade which will contain almost two hours of original music.

It was also announced that the game is heading to Steam Early Access in September. The version planned for Early Access will mainly serve to gather feedback on the feel of the core components of the game.