Crucible is a new team shooter set in a sci-fi universe.
Crucible is a new team shooter set in a sci-fi universe.
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Crucible is Amazon’s answer to Valorant and Overwatch, launches May 20

After years of development, Amazon will launch free-to-play team shooter Crucible on the PC on May 20.

In Crucible, players choose from a roster of aliens, robots, and humans, and work with teammates to hunt opponents, take down hostile creatures, and capture objectives. The science-fiction game takes place on a rogue planet at the edge of known space. They’re all pursuing Essence, a resource that amplifies hunters’ powers. Players begin each match by selecting from a lineup of 10 hunters, each with distinct loadouts of weapons and abilities.

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Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.