Sony Interactive Entertainment and Bad Robot Games have announced 4:Loop, a new four-player co-op shooter set in an original sci-fi universe. Led by Left 4 Dead veteran Mike Booth, the game is built around squads of four players fighting back against an overwhelming alien force, with an emphasis on tight teamwork and improvisation over strictly scripted encounters.
Each run tasks players with pushing deeper into hostile zones, combining abilities and gear to create powerful synergies. As the alien threat escalates, survival depends on managing positioning, rescuing downed teammates, and making the most of limited opportunities to escape or press the attack.
Structurally, players work to disrupt an alien mining operation across multiple missions in order to draw out and eventually destroy a massive Mothership. Completing missions upgrades gear and builds out a unique loadout for the climactic boss fight at the end of each Act, with three Acts standing between the squad and saving the world. Layered meta-progression and world-specific knowledge, like learning how different plants or enemies behave, are intended to give players an edge on subsequent attempts.
