Synduality's a dystopian mech-piloting third-person shooter from Bandai Namco Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Synduality's a dystopian mech-piloting third-person shooter from Bandai Namco Team up with overly polite AI to battle giant monsters in 2023 News by CJ Wheeler News Reporter Published on Sept. 14, 2022 18 comments Grim futuristic worlds do love their giant robots, and newly revealed third-person mech battler Synduality is no exception to that. The game's part of a "transmedia sci-fi franchise" being worked on by very bluntly named devs Game Studio, according to publishers Bandai Namco. The game's out in 2023, though. Suit up and boot up by watching the trailer below. Watch on YouTube Mech-piloting shooter Synduality is out on Steam in 2023. If you're worried about environmental collapse then I'd look away now. See, Synduality's set in 2222, when poisonous precipitation going by the rather highfalutin name of The Tears Of The New Moon has scoured the Earth of most humans. It's turned some into creepy creatures that now stalk whatever's left of our species, too. We're forced underground Matrix-style into a safe zone, Amasia, which brings people into contact with some AI referred to as Magus. So far, so sci-fi. You play as a Drifter, running about searching for AO crystals. They're rare, and only found on Earth. Problem is, Earth's overrun with Enders, dodgy beasties that you don't want to tangle with alone. Luckily, the Magus AI can help you fight Enders and provide hints, warnings and ideas about where to go. If you want to venture to the surface you'll need to do a Cradle Coffin. Those are the aforesaid mechs. You'll be able to personalise these by changing their look and loadouts. All this sounds nerdy as heck on paper but, in action, Synduality looks pretty cool. The mech suits zip around at a decent pace, and there's some nifty looking weaponry for your Drifter to let rip with. Bandai Namco say there's co-op multiplayer as well as single-player, which can see players helping each other or, more interestingly, fighting for resources instead. You can catch a glimpse of some of the mechs working together to take down Enders in the trailer above. Synduality is coming to PC, along with current-gen PlayStations and Xboxes. It'll be coming to Steam sometime in 2023. There's no page up yet, but you can find out more at the official site here. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here