All The Nintendo Switch Games Announced During March’s Indie World Stream

Nintendo showcased a ton of upcoming Switch games during its March 2020 Indie World presentation, a couple of which are out on the Eshop right now. We got a look at more than 20 titles during the stream, including a few that will arrive on the hybrid system as timed console exclusives, such as Exit the Gungeon. To help catch you up, we’ve rounded up all the games announced during Nintendo’s Indie World presentation below.

Blue Fire

Developed by Robi Studios, Blue Fire is an action-adventure game set in the ruined kingdom of Penumbra. As a small ninja-like warrior, you’ll need to double jump, wall run, and more to overcome 3D platforming challenges and enemies. Blue Fire arrives on Switch this summer as a timed console exclusive.

Baldo

Baldo is action-RPG from developer Naps Team. The game features a Studio Ghibli-inspired aesthetic and is set in an open, interactive world that’s home to lots of unusual characters to meet and dungeons to explore. Baldo launches for Switch sometime this summer as a timed console exclusive.

I Am Dead

I Am Dead is a puzzle game from the developers of Hohokum and Wilmot’s Warehouse. As a recently deceased resident of Shelmerston Island, you’ll need to use X-ray vision and other abilities to unravel the island’s secrets and ultimately save it from a volcanic eruption. I Am Dead is slated to launch on Switch as a timed console exclusive later this year.

B.ark

Developed by Tic Toc Games, B.ark is a cute, cooperative 2D side-scrolling shooter. You and three other players each take control of a different animal piloting its own spaceship, and you must work together to blast through waves of enemies. B.ark is another timed console exclusive; it launches on Switch in late 2020.

Cyanide & Happiness: Freakpocalypse

The Cyanide & Happiness adventure game, Freakpocalypse, is coming to Nintendo Switch this summer. Featuring the same brand of dark humor the comic strip is known for, Freakpocalypse casts you in the shoes of the unpopular Coop McCarthy, who is just trying to find a prom date in the midst of the apocalypse.

Summer In Mara

Summer of Mara is a farming adventure game that stars a young girl named Koa, who must tend her island home and explore the surrounding ocean. You can customize your island by crafting buildings, fences, and other objects, and you’ll meet a variety of colorful characters and uncover secrets on your adventure. The game hits Switch this spring as a timed console exclusive, and it’ll offer some free in-game clothes.

Quantum League

Quantum League is a unique “time paradox shooter” that’s coming to Switch in late 2020. In each round of a 1v2 or 2v2 match, you’re joined by “clones” that mimic your previous movements, opening up some mind-bending strategic possibilities.

The Good Life

The Good Life from Deadly Premonition director Swery is coming to Nintendo Switch later this year. Described as a “debt repayment RPG,” the game casts you in the role of a journalist who is investigating the bizarre town of Rainy Woods, whose inhabitants turn into dogs and cats on nights when the moon is full.

The Last Campfire

No Man’s Sky developer Hello Games’ The Last Campfire is releasing on Nintendo Switch this summer. Described as a game about “compassion, empathy, and finding hope,” The Last Campfire is a puzzle-adventure game that follows the story of Ember, who has become lost and must explore old ruins to find a way home.

PixelJunk Eden 2

Q-Games’ acclaimed PixelJunk Eden is getting a sequel, and it’s coming to Nintendo Switch. As you guide your Grimp around the world in PixelJunk Eden 2, the game will generate stages in real time based on your actions, making for a unique audio-visual experience. No release date has been announced, but PixelJunk Eden 2 is slated to launch sometime this summer.

Faeria

Faeria is a strategic card game in which you must not only build your deck, but the board on which you battle. In addition to the solo campaign, the game also features online co-op missions, as well as puzzles to complete and a PvP mode. Faeria launches on the Switch Eshop later this month, and the Switch version of the game comes with four free cosmetic packs.

Eldest Souls

Described as a “brutal, boss-rush battler,” Eldest Souls is a beautiful pixel-art action RPG in which you must take down ancient gods. The game is coming to Switch this summer as a timed console exclusive.

Exit The Gungeon

The sequel to the acclaimed Enter the Gungeon arrives on the Nintendo Switch today, March 17, as another timed console exclusive. Exit the Gungeon picks up immediately where its predecessor left off, and it’s even more intense, featuring hundreds of weapons, items, and rooms to blast your way through.

Other Highlights

In addition to the aforementioned games, Nintendo briefly showed off a few other indie titles coming to Switch this year in a highlight reel, including some high-profile releases like Sky (from Journey developer Thatgamecompany) and Blair Witch. You can see the full list of other games that were shown off in brief below.

  • Blair Witch – Summer 2020
  • Ghost of a Tale – Spring 2020
  • Sky – Summer 2020
  • Sky Racket – out now
  • Superliminal – Summer 2020
  • Wingspan – Spring 2020
  • Dicey Dungeons – 2020
  • Bounty Battle – Summer 2020
  • Moving Out – April 28

Stuck At Home: 6 Movies To Watch When You’re Fighting Cabin Fever

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Social distancing and being stuck at home isn't fun, but we can make the best of it with some old favorites.

Social distancing and being stuck at home isn’t fun, but we can make the best of it with some old favorites.

Let’s face it: self-isolation and social distancing are not exactly the most fun way to spend your time, but in the face of the greater good, it’s definitely worth it. And, besides, it does kind of harken back to the halcyon days of the snow day for those of you who were lucky enough to get them. Or, the sick day for those of you who weren’t. There was something a little magical about being stuck at home and not at school as a kid and part of that magic came from the freedom to watch movies over and over again to your heart’s content.

Now, the situation with the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic is pretty drastically different (and infinitely more serious) than the rose-colored days of our youths, to be sure–and the list of events, movies, and conventions delayed, postponed or canceled altogether keeps growing–but we can still do what we can to make the best of a bad situation. The GameSpot editorial team has come together to think back on their favorite movies to watch when stuck inside for whatever reason–from nostalgic deep-cuts to modern classics. These are the movies that have helped us get through the cabin fever of the great indoors, and we certainly hope they’ll do the same for you.

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Muppets Treasure Island - Meg Downey, Associate Entertainment Editor

Muppets Treasure Island – Meg Downey, Associate Entertainment Editor

Sometimes, you just need to have a troupe of Muppets perform musical renditions of literary classics to really make you feel better. If it were closer to Christmas, A Muppets Christmas Carol would do the trick, but since it’s March, we’re going to hit the high seas with Muppets Treasure Island.

There’s just something magical about a muppet-filled pirate adventure. This used to be my go-to “home sick from school” movie back as a kid and it still holds up today–everything from Tim Curry belting out sea shanties in the company of Kermit the Frog to the genuinely terrifying Blind Pew who kicks the movie off by not-quite-murdering (but also definitely murdering) Billy Connolley. And, to really ice the cake, there’s even a whole musical number about feeling like you’re losing your mind because you’re stuck inside. It’s quite literally the perfect movie for the situation.

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Hackers - Chris Hayner, Entertainment Editor

Hackers – Chris Hayner, Entertainment Editor

No, you won’t learn how to hack computers in this movie. However, you will know how to look and act incredibly cool, should you ever be transported back to 1995–a personal dream of mine. Hackers, for how silly it is, is actually a very entertaining movie and the exact kind of comfort food you need when you’re stuck at home for any reason.

It stars a young Angelina Jolie as a teen computer hacker who, along with her fellow teen hackers (played by Jonny Lee Miller, Mathew Lillard, and an array of other terrible dressed kids), goes toe-to-toe with an evil hacker framing them for trying to capsize oil tankers. Why is he doing that? So he can steal money from the oil company, of course.

Come for the budding romance between Jolie’s Acid Burn and Miller’s Zero Cool, stay for the ridiculous special effects, unrealistic use of computers, and lots of technobabble that mostly doesn’t make sense. Then relish in the over-the-top performance by Fisher Stevens as the evil hacker, who is an adult named Eugene that calls himself The Plague and rides a skateboard. Hackers truly has it all.

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Masters of the Universe - Mat Elfring, News Editor of Entertainment

Masters of the Universe – Mat Elfring, News Editor of Entertainment

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is an objectively terrible animated series that I watched every single morning before heading off to elementary school. So when the live-action adaptation of that cartoon came to the big screen in 1987, of course, I was first in line. When it came out on VHS, I owned a copy. Every time I stayed home from school, I curled up in the living room watching that flaming dumpster of a movie.

Masters of the Universe isn’t just a poor adaptation of a weekly 30-minute commercial for toys, it’s a poor attempt at making a movie with a coherent plot. But hey, Billy Barty was in it, and that made me pretty happy. He-Man has to go to Earth to play a magical keyboard or whatever, and he ends up teaming up with Courtney Cox–right after she was in that Bruce Springstein music video. Frank Langella–most known for his role as the street-savvy cop in Brainscan–plays Skeletor here, and he seems to be the only actor in the film giving it his all.

The nostalgia factor is strong with this one for me. Sure, I just dedicated a solid amount of time slam dunking on a movie that’s already been slam-dunked on for 30 years, but I get a very warm and fuzzy feeling when this movie comes on. Side note: I highly recommend the Masters of the Universe episode of Toys That Made Us and the documentary Electric Boogaloo: The Wild Untold Story of Cannon Films. Both of these give much better insight into why this movie is awful.

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Big Trouble in Little China - Lan Pitts, Entertainment Writer

Big Trouble in Little China – Lan Pitts, Entertainment Writer

There’s something about a story about a white collar superhero that seems more than ever relatable. “Big Trouble” is all about truck driver Jack Burton (played iconically by Kurt Russell) as he comes face-to-face with ancient evil and powerful magics, while trying to survive so he can get paid. There’s a lot to love about “Big Trouble” as it’s not a standard 80s action flick. Yeah, some of the trademark tropes are there, but most of them are embodied in Russell’s performance as Jack, the rest is a martial arts sword and sorcery movie that truly is one of a kind.

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The Matrix - Mike Rougeau, Managing Editor of Entertainment

The Matrix – Mike Rougeau, Managing Editor of Entertainment

When things aren’t going so well–for me personally or for the world in general, as is currently the case–there’s nothing I love more than fetal’ing up under a blanket and allowing myself to become completely absorbed in a familiar but deeply immersive story. And what could possibly be more immersive than a movie about the very fabric of the world in which we live?

From the opening action scene in which Trinity flees from the machines’ Agents, to Neo’s first meeting with the mysterious Morpheus, all the way through the revelation of what the Matrix is, Neo’s training, and his eventual confrontation with Agent Smith, The Matrix is essentially a perfect movie. There’s nothing in this film that will take you out of it or make you think about all the things you’d rather not think about, from current politics to looming global pandemics. Besides, if we’re all living in a simulation, then rapidly spreading, highly contagious viruses can’t really hurt us–right?

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Thor: Ragnarok - Tamoor Hussain, Senior Editor

Thor: Ragnarok – Tamoor Hussain, Senior Editor

When stuck inside I gravitate towards movies and TV that lift the spirit, lighten the mood, and inject a little energy into my world. I want to feel like I’m hanging out with friends, kickin’ it, sharing jokes, poking fun at each other and–on the odd occasion–getting up to a bit of mischief. These days, the movie I lean on to give me that feeling is Thor: Ragnarok, a wacky tale about a superhero god that gets stranded on another planet ruled by Jeff Goldblum. Ragnarok is, from it’s opening moments, a film about making light of the situation and embracing the ridiculousness of it all. Almost every scene delivers a joke that tickles, and you can bet a bolt of lightning that I’m quoting every Korg line. Watching that movie is like being surrounded with mates, which is perfect to stave off the madness of isolation. Whenever I’m starting to lose the plot a bit, I can just shout, “The hammer pulled you off?” and all is well.

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Horror Streaming Service Shudder Is Offering 30 Free Days, Here’s What You Can Watch

If you are a fan of horror and somehow haven’t signed up for the streaming service Shudder yet, now is the perfect time to do so. The service is offering one month for free for those new to the service.

Because of social distancing amidst the COVID-19 (the coronavirus) pandemic, people will be spending a lot more time inside. Shudder has been recommending horror movies to watch on the service, and recently, it announced a promo code to get you 30 days for free. All you have to do is use the code “SHUTIN” to stream for free.

If you like Shudder and want to continue after the 30-day trial, it will cost $6 a month or, if you pay annually, it will cost $57 ($4.75 a month). Shudder features movies, TV shows, and originals all from the realm of horror. There are also documentaries and docuseries as well to check out.

What should you watch?

There is plenty on the service to check out, and it could be a little overwhelming. Luckily, we have a few recommendations for Shudder content that is well worth your time.

Slumber Party Massacre 2 is a horror film from 1987 that I take every opportunity I can to talk about on GameSpot. It follows a band who heads up to a cabin for the weekend. Of course, the band also has a few musical numbers during the movie, including the hit songs “If Only” and “Why“–there’s also a moment where one of the members begins to sing a song called “Pie in the Sky.” Obviously, this relaxing weekend has some problematic issues. A rockabilly murderer who plays a guitar with a drill on the end is coming after everyone in the house, one by one. Does the supernatural killer have his own musical number? Yes, yes he does.

There are also plenty of classic horror movies you need to see again, including Hellraiser and Hellraiser 2; however, my personal favorite Clive Barker movie is Night Breed: The Director’s Cut. The 1990 movie follows a man tortured with visions monsters, only to find they exist in their own underground city. He heads there after being accused of serial killings and searches for the man who actually committed them.

Shudder has plenty of originals as well. Recently released was The Room, a film about a couple who finds a room in their new house can grant wishes. And no, it’s not two hours of people having the best time of their lives. The biggest recent release from Shudder’s original lineup is the reboot of Creepshow. The half-hour series features two tales of horror from various directors and writers, giving the series a unique and ever-changing voice.

You can check out Shudder for yourself above and start watching horror movies while you’re shut in.

All The Free Games You Can Grab Right Now

Being stuck inside can suck big-time, but thankfully, online storefronts and developers are taking note and giving away a bunch of games for free to help us kill the time. Games across PS4, Xbox One, PC, and more are all being given away, and there’s even a free-play period coming up for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey from March 19-22. Because of this, we’ve decided to collect all of the games that are currently free for a limited time so you can easily claim any you’re interested in. This list won’t include any games that are normally free-to-play–like Fortnite, Call of Duty: Warzone, and Apex Legends–but you’re sure to find something to fall in love with, whether it’s an old PC classic, a must-play iPhone game, or a brand-new game.

Of course, it’s important to remember that you may already be subscribed to a service that gives you access to free monthly games. PlayStation Plus, Xbox Live Gold, and Twitch Prime all currently have free games available for the month of March, and more are scheduled to arrive in April.

On top of that, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is currently $1 for your first month. Ultimate gives you access to a huge library of games on both Xbox One and PC, in addition to all the benefits from Xbox Live Gold, including the free monthly games. There are a number of other similar services like PlayStation Now, EA Access, Origin Access, and UPlay+.

We’ll keep this list updated as more free games become available, so stay tuned throughout the week. In the meantime, check out all the free games you can claim on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and mobile below.

Free PS4 games

PS Plus:

Free Xbox One games

Games with Gold:

Free PC games

GOG:

Steam:

Twitch Prime:

Free iOS games

Free Android games

Free-to-play

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Apex Legends Evo Shields Will Stay Following System Override Collection Event

Following the conclusion of Apex Legends‘ System Override Event, which officially wrapped up on March 17, developer Respawn Entertainment confirmed that the new Evo Shields are here to stay.

This item was exclusive to the Deja Loot LTE. Now that System Override is done, Evo Shields can be seen in Ranked, the quick-play mode Play Apex, and “limited-time modes moving forward.”

Evo Shields are upgradeable armor pieces that progressively grow stronger as you deal damage to enemies. Despite it starting out weaker than a common white body shield, rain enough bullets on your opponents and it’s possible to upgrade the Evo Shield above a legendary gold body shield. But there’s a catch: Evo Shields retain their progress when dropped, so it’s likely you or your enemy could come across a fully-upgraded shield on the battlefield.

In a feature discussing the Evo Shields, associate editor Jordan Ramée said he loves how the new piece of equipment affects Apex Legends’ meta. “The Evo Shield rewards players who are willing to try other strategies, such as flanking an enemy’s position, taking a few shots at a team too far away to commit to, or utilizing an ultimate ability to split up an enemy squad,” Ramée wrote. “These aren’t glamorous roles, but doing them can now reward you with powerful body shields. Players will likely begin adopting these strategies, all of which add a significant new wrinkle to a battle royale that’s largely been focused around close-range engagements.”

Though System Override is over, Apex Legends has seen a bunch of updates since the limited-time event started on Tuesday, March 3. This includes changes to Bloodhound, a minor adjustment to Wattson, and more. But be warned, though: in case you haven’t downloaded the update already, it’s pretty big.

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Get 2 Free Months of Kindle Unlimited: Comics, Books, Audiobooks, More

Over the weekend I was enjoying Ori and the Will of the Wisps (free with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate), when I encountered a giant spider boss. This screen-filling arachnid was difficult to hit, and even when I did, I only chipped away a fraction of its health. After dying a few times, I decided to turn off the game to try again later. But now I was trapped in the house and didn’t feel like playing a game. What to do instead? I opened a book.

Anyone else who wants to use this time to kick off a healthy reading habit should check out this deal at Amazon. Between now and April 30, many Amazon customers can get two free months of Kindle Unlimited. Click here to see if you’re eligible for the deal. (Note, you can cancel the subscription immediately after signing up. You’ll still get the two free months without having to worry about being charged when your trial ends.)

Kindle Unlimited is Free for 2 Months

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Kindle Unlimited offers limitless access to a massive digital library of books, comics, audiobooks, and current magazines. You’ll get virtually infinite hours of entertainment, perfect for these strange times of social distancing.

In terms of comics, Kindle Unlimited offers an almost ridiculous number of popular titles: Walking Dead, Locke & Key, Sandman, Star Wars, Batman, Battle Angel Alita, The Boys, Swamp Thing, and even Calvin and Hobbes. If novels are more your speed, you can read the entire Harry Potter collection, plus Hunger Games, Wool, and many other popular series.

Honestly, there’s no reason not to sign up for this trial. If you like it, you can keep it running for $9.99 per month. If you want to get the free time and drop it after, cancel immediately to turn off auto-renew, and you’ll still be able to use the entire service until the trial ends. It’s a win-win.

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Amazon Suspends Shipping Of Non-Essential Items Until April

Amazon has notified third-party sellers that it will only continue stocking essential items in its warehouses until April 5, due to demand generated by concerns over the coronavirus, or COVID-19.

Amazon, according to a report by Yahoo Finance, has listed six categories that will qualify for continued stocking at its numerous warehouses, where it fulfils deliveries for third-party sellers on its behalf for a fee. The only items allowed into its warehouses will be baby products, health and household items, beauty and personal care, grocery, industrial and scientific, and pet supplies.

This means that stock for any items outside of those categories cannot be replenished until Amazon lifts the restriction. That doesn’t mean you won’t be able to order anything else right now, but stock will be limited until then. Amazon notes that it is applying this to its first-party products as well.

Third-party sellers can still ship stock to customers directly, bypassing the need to store it in Amazon’s warehouses and have delivery fulfilled by the company. This could likely result in slower shipping times, if sellers decide to go this route at all.

Amazon have already announced the hiring of an additional 100,000 workers to help meet demand in its warehouses as more consumers order items from home while in self-isolation. The spread of the virus has had a massive impact on both the gaming and entertainment industries too, with multiple events already cancelled.

Morbius Star Jared Leto Only Just Found About Coronavirus Because He Was Meditating In The Desert

For most of us, the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak has caused major changes in our lives over the part two weeks. In the entertainment industry, movies and shows are being suspended and delayed, theaters are closing, and celebrities are self-isolating. But there’s one major actor who has somehow been blissfully unaware of all of this–Suicide Squad star Jared Leto.

In a series of tweets, Leto has revealed that he has in fact been on an isolated 12-day desert meditation retreat, and has only just emerged to discover what is happening. “Wow. 12 days ago I began a silent meditation in the desert,” he wrote. “We were totally isolated. No phone, no communication etc. We had no idea what was happening outside the facility.”

“Walked out yesterday into a very different world,” Leto continued. “One that’s been changed forever. Mind blowing–to say the least. I’m getting messages from friends and family all around the globe and catching up on what’s going on.”

Leto’s next movie is the Spider-Man spin-off Morbius, which is currently set to arrive on July 30. Unlike many of the summer’s other big movies, the release of Morbius hasn’t been delayed yet. Or perhaps the movie’s producers were waiting for Leto to emerge from the desert to talk to him about it.

Leto isn’t the only person currently in the news for not knowing about the pandemic. As reported by the BBC, contestants on the German edition of Big Brother have been isolated in the house in which the reality show is filmed for more than a month. Following criticism that broadcaster SAT.1 had not told the 14 men and women in the house about the coronavirus, they will now be informed today, March 17, in a live TV special. They will also be allowed to ask questions about the pandemic and speak to relatives.

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Watch Netflix With Friends Thanks To New Chrome Extension, Which Is Like An AOL Chatroom With Movies

The need to socialize is a primal part of human nature, so while the world practices social distancing, it is important to fill that void. Luckily, there is a Google Chrome extension that allows you and your friends to watch Netflix together without having to be in the same room.

Netflix Party is a simple-to-use extension that allows people to watch something together. You can catch up on what’s happening in your lives in the chat or MST3K/Rifftrax a movie together. So in order to test out Netflix Party, we needed to pick out a movie to watch, and what better movie than Horse Girl, which has a very bizarre trailer. Considering “horsie movies” is already a weird inside joke with the entertainment team, why not watch this movie together?

GameSpot's Mat Elfring, Chris Hayner, Dan Auty, and Will Potter
GameSpot’s Mat Elfring, Chris Hayner, Dan Auty, and Will Potter “partying”

After Netflix Party is installed, the person running the party selects a movie on Netflix, then clicks on the “NP” button in your browser, to the right of the address bar. From there, you start the party and get a specific URL to copy and send to your friends. You can also select whether you have control over the movie or if everyone else can. But how does it work?

As you can see, the chat box pops up on the right side. You can customize your chatroom name and pick from a few avatars. It is very basic, but it brings back a very nostalgic feeling of hanging out in an AOL chatroom–why didn’t any of us write “A/S/L?” The person controlling the party is streaming their Netflix account to the others in the group, so there is a tiny bit of a delay, but that doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things since it’s a chatroom.

The only issue with Netflix Party was finding out how to exit. There’s not button in the chat section to do this. Very quickly, we learned you just exit the movie, and that’s all you need to do. The most obvious answer is the correct one.

Netflix Party is available now, so you can add it to Chrome and all watch horsie movies together.

Doom Eternal: How Long Does It Take To Beat?

Id Software’s Doom Eternal launches this Friday, March 20 on PC, PlayStation 4, Stadia, and Xbox One, with a Nintendo Switch port coming sometime down the road. You can check out our Doom Eternal review-in-progress for thoughts on what to expect, but how long does it take to beat? With it being a sequel to 2016’s excellent Doom, it’s worth looking at how Doom Eternal compares in length to its predecessor.

For those who haven’t played it or don’t remember, Doom clocks in at about 11 hours long, according to game length tracker How Long To Beat. Those 11 hours only included the main story, though; you’re looking at closer to 16 hours if you do some side content and a little over 25 hours if you’re a completionist. While Doom Eternal isn’t available just yet, the sequel took our reviewer about 16 hours to complete, after gathering most collectibles and skipping some optional in-game encounters.

In total, Doom Eternal has 13 chapters that will take you anywhere from about 14-20 hours to finish, depending on how you comb through the game. Earlier this year, director Hugo Martin said Doom Eternal’s main campaign is supposed to be well over 20 hours long, which does seem to be the case if you’re being thorough–you can spend a fair amount of time investigating every last corner to find all of the available collectibles, which include various in-game upgrades, classic Id game soundtracks, and more.

Doom Eternal is available to pre-order now and doing so nets you additional bonuses, including a free digital copy of Doom 64, the Rip and Tear Pack, and more. Those who are waiting for the Collector’s Edition should know, however, that the game’s official soundtrack won’t ship the same day Doom Eternal launches.

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