Glitchpunk is Grand Theft Auto 2 meets Cyberpunk Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Glitchpunk is Grand Theft Auto 2 meets Cyberpunk Wanted. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 25 Mar 2021 19 comments Glitchpunk is Grand Theft Auto 2 meets Cyberpunk - and its developers are pretty open about that. This top-down open-world action adventure is the debut game from Polish indie studio Dark Lord, which wears its GTA 2 influence on its sleeve. At a recent preview event held by publisher Daedalic, Dark Lord admitting to riffing on DMA Design's 1999 crime kill 'em-up, while adding modern design mechanics. Watch on YouTube You take contracts, either succeed or fail, steal vehicles, drive around, run from the police, collect money and shoot guns. "You might find more similarities, and we are very open about not trying to pretend this core experience is much different. In this particular aspect, we want to build on the GTA 2 formula and enhance it with modern UX solutions, like an easier save system, fast contract replays, more wanted levels, easier item management, and more destructible objects." Then there are RPG game elements, too - street vendors who sell cars and weapons, drugs that boost your abilities, and garages to park your vehicles in. The Cyberpunk comparison comes from the aesthetic, as well as the augmentation, mods and hacking mechanics. You play an android who has a glitch, which means they can operate outside their programming. You can hack people out on the street to, for example, make them attack each other or walk under trains. You can trigger a quarrel between gang members or police officers. You can trigger handbrakes in cars, which is useful for when you're trying to escape police chases, or even blow them up. Character progression takes place in the form of modules. You can end up with a powerful dash, teleport back to the place you were in a few seconds ago, become partially invisible, and steal someone's visual identity. There are dialogue choices to make when talking to characters in the story, too, that usually come in when you need to decide which gang to help out. The developers said that when driving you will hear commercials about genital enlargement operations, and listen to music inspired by cheesy rock bands. Edgy! Glitchpunk is expected to his Steam in early access form during the second quarter of 2021. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store