Murderous Pursuits Will Arrive Next Month with a Closed Beta Beginning Tomorrow

Written by Brandon Hofer on March 22, 2018

News: If you want to get an early look at the new game Murderous Pursuits on PC you could participate in the closed beta this weekend.

Murderous Pursuits is getting ready to launch on Steam on April 26, 2018 according to Blazing Griffin. Not content to make would-be assassins wait until April, Blazing Griffin is kicking off the first Murderous Pursuits Closed Beta on Friday, March 23rd at noon Eastern Time, and keeping things going until Sunday, March 25 at noon Eastern Time. Those looking to get access to the first Closed Beta have three options: Join the official Discord and keep an eye out for codes, sign up for the mailing list, or follow the game on Twitter. There’ll be a ton of opportunities to get in, so keep an eye out.

From the team behind the Ship series, Murderous Pursuits is a tense multiplayer stealth game in which up to eight players plot glorious murder as they track their assigned quarry, avoiding hunters and hiding in plain sight. This means players will need to put on their best bot impression in order to succeed, as they blend in to the scores of party guests discussing high art and eating the finest Scottish pies the British Empire can afford.

Murderous Pursuits slips out of the shadows and onto Steam (PC) on April 26th, 2018 and kicks off its first Closed Beta on March 23rd. Plus, if you’ll be attending PAX East, do be sure to keep an eye out for the Blazing Griffin team at Booth #15043, where they’ll be on-hand to demo Murderous Pursuits and walk you through the finer points of Victorian assassination.

Some of the key features for Murderous Pursuits includes:

Thrill of the Hunt: Identify your quarry, plan their extravagant murder and set it into motion, all before another player wises up and does the same to you.

Think like an AI: Use busy, reactive environments to your advantage, as you hide in plain sight and mimic the actions of surrounding AI party-goers to get the jump on your quarry.

The best laid plans: Outmaneuver your adversaries and react to changing plans on the fly with a variety of abilities including disguises, flash bombs, and counters.

Murder with excellence: Be discrete, commandeer a high-value weapon, and dance over your quarry’s lifeless body to earn Mr. X’s favour.

Human after all: Play solo or online multiplayer with other players, featuring support for custom game options and wickedly intelligent bots.

An alternate reality: Step aboard the HMCS Britannic, a state-of-the-art, colonial time ship built at the height of the British Empire’s lavish Victorian era. It also just so happens to fly.

Check out the first webisode for Murderous Pursuits and tell us what you think. Is this a game you will download once it arrives on Steam on April 26?