What XGun is
XGun is a massive multiplayer online game set after a war that left the world short on food and resources. You are one of the survivors, and you grab a weapon and fight for yourself, your country, your life or your honor in a ruleless world with no status. The goal is simple: find new ways to fight and stay alive in the chaos. The battlefield is big and varied, and you build your own mech rather than picking a fixed role. There are more than 37 kinds of mechs, ranging from straightforward ones like automatic guns and cannons to stranger options such as Iron Thorn, which attacks by ramming targets, Shadow Warrior, which attacks with laser, and Shadow, which changes itself like a chameleon.
Playing together with your group
The game supports online co-op and online PvP, so you can team up with friends or fight against other players from around the world. You can also create your own battlefield: set a password so only your group gets in, set a level range so players and enemies around your level show up, and fill the map up to a maximum of 20 people. That gives you a controlled way to run a session with friends at a set size instead of dropping into an open lobby.
Building your mech and skills
Mechs evolve through three levels, and each first-level mech has different paths to second level. Iron Thorn, for example, can become Shadow Warrior, Mad Bull or Titan, and second-level mechs branch again into third level. There is an evolutionary map you can read before committing, which helps you plan the route instead of guessing. On top of that you get 27 skills to choose from, added according to your points and devices on top of the skill you start with. Each mech has more than nine characteristics, and with a limited amount of points the choice of mech matters. If you pick wrong, there are special ways to rearrange your points, so you do not need to grind the same mech repeatedly to get new skills.
Before you start
XGun is in Early Access, tagged as a MOBA, action, multiplayer and casual game. Expect the developers to keep adding mechs, skills, versus modes, maps and game modes over time, so the roster and options will grow. Spend a few minutes with the evolutionary map before your first match, since the branching paths decide what your mech becomes later, and decide early how you want to split points between characteristics and skills.