Emptyvessel reveals cyberpunk shooter Defect, its debut game

Indie studio Emptyvessel today announced its first game: Defect, a multiplayer cyberpunk shooter set in a city ruled by AI. The studio, which revealed itself earlier this year, said at the time that it was working on a new shooter title. According to the studio, Defect is a squad-based title is built with Unreal Engine 5, and is currently available to wishlist on Steam, though it doesn’t currently have a release date.

Defect is set in a futuristic city divided by its cruel technological overlord, the SYSTEM. Players choose between various factions, including the city’s police force, rogue officers and several gangs, as they jockey for power — though they are free to change faction at any time. Defect’s maps are destructible, and players can use their tools and the world around them to create combat advantages, while completing objectives such as assassination and smuggling.