Cobalt WASD

Released Dec 2017

Cobalt WASD is a multiplayer bomb-defusal action platformer with grenades that stop time. Blast your way to the bomb site or repel the assault! Use teleporter guns, grappling hooks, sticky sentry turrets and quick tactical thinking to lead your team to victory! Play online or against AI!

86% positive · 209 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Cobalt WASD launched on December 1, 2017 as a self-described "FULL GAME" — the store page explicitly states "No day one DLC!" and positions it as a complete package at launch. The developer shipped a series of patches in the weeks following launch (December 2017 through February 13, 2018) addressing bugs, balance issues, and small quality-of-life additions such as new server filter options. The last recorded developer communication was on February 13, 2018, with patch v266. Since that date — now over eight years ago — there have been no further news posts, announcements, roadmaps, or DLC listings of any kind. The store description mentions "more maps to come," but this language dates to the original launch listing and was never followed up with an announcement or release of additional maps. With no unreleased DLC on the store, no outstanding developer commitments, and a post-launch patch cadence that ended completely in early 2018, the game is best understood as a finished product that completed its initial support period in February 2018.

Evidence

Patch v266 released — the last official developer communication on record. Included bug fixes and new dedicated server command line options. No future content was teased or announced.

news post · Feb 13, 2018 source development ending

high

Store page describes the game as a 'FAIR GAME and a FULL GAME' with no DLC, no loot crates, and no edition exclusives. Also mentions '10 maps at launch and more to come,' but this promise was never followed up with additional map releases or announcements.

store metadata · Dec 1, 2017 source ambiguous

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Details

Developer

Oxeye Game Studio

Publisher

Mojang

Achievements

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Platform

Windows

Controller

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Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP

Action Indie 2D Shooter

About this game

Two teams of adorable murder-bots duke it out over a number of rounds. One side attempts to plant and detonate bombs in their opponents’ base, and the other, quite reasonably, attempts to stop them.

Designed for 4-versus-4 players, each round earns money (or "volts") which the teams can spend on outlandish equipment and weaponry. Take a stealth suit, slip past the enemy’s defences and snipe from the shadows, or dive straight into the fray, deflecting incoming shots with the reflector shield. Or toss a time bomb into the mosh-pit and watch as bullets and bots dance in balletic slow-motion! Synchronize with your team to achieve the best strategy and claim ultimate victory!

Built especially for PC, with fluid controls tuned for WASD movement and mouse-aim.
Cool traversal abilities - dashing, teleportation, jet shoes and grappling hooks.
Five unique suits with abilities such as Time Distortion, Time Booster, Bullet Deflector, Cloaking, and Kinetic Absorber!
Over 30 different kinds of weapons and tools!
Mecha-styled vehicles to bring to the battle!
Damage-bonus hit zones including: head, eye and from behind!
10 maps at launch and more to come, plus workshop maps!
4 versus 4 multi-player with dedicated server software!
Customizable characters and UI/crosshair settings!

Cobalt WASD is a FAIR GAME and a FULL GAME!