One of the latest battle royale games to try to get a piece of the market, Ubisoft’sHyper Scapehas so far struggled to find a sizable audience, partly due to thehuge success ofFall Guys. However, Ubisoft is not giving up, releasing a new game mode forHyper Scapethat could potentially convince lapsed players to give the game another chance, and may draw more people to the battle royale in general.
The newHyper Scapegame mode is called Faction War, and it’s available in the game for a limited-time. TheHyper ScapeFaction War trailer description has placeholder text in place of where the end date for the mode will be, so it’s possible that Ubisoft itself hasn’t decided how long it will stay in the game. Regardless, those that check it out will experience a team-based take onHyper Scape, with four teams of 24 battling it out on the BR map.
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TheHyper ScapeFaction War mode is similar in concept to things likeFortnite’s Team Rumble mode, albeit with smaller team sizes. It remains to be seen how theHyper Scapecommunity will react to this new mode, but if nothing else, it will give them something fresh to try while they level up theirSeason 1 Battle Pass.
In future,Hyper Scapefans can expect even more new content to be added to the battle royale game. Other limited-time modes are almost assuredly in the works, plus the developers have confirmed thatHyper Scapeis getting cross-playat some point down the line. Future updates may also address some of the criticisms that fans have for the game, which could in turn make it an overall better experience that is able to draw more players.
Hyper Scapereviewshave been mostly negative according to review aggregate sites, as the game has struggled to truly stand out in the increasingly-crowded battle royale market. However, many online multiplayer games have started out rough and had massive comebacks later on, and there’s no reasonHyper Scapecan’t do the same, especially with a company as big as Ubisoft behind it.
In fact, some may recall thatRainbow Six Siegehad a pretty slow start, earning middling reviews when it first launched. But Ubisoft has continued to support the game with regular content updates, and it is now one of the top esports games in the world. There’s no reason why the same can’t be done forHyper Scape.
Hyper Scapeis out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, with PS5 and Xbox Series X versions also in development.
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