Experiment 101 may be launching its debut title this year, but the studio's developers are no stranger to the gaming industry. Formed in 2015 by a group of ex-Avalanche employees, Experiment 101's team were the masterminds behind quite a few of the Just Cause titles. Now, however, the studio, along with publisher THQ Nordic, is gearing up to release Biomutant.
Biomutant has been in the works since Experiment 101 became an official studio more than five years ago, even though it wasn't announced until the summer of 2017. Following a Gamescom demo in August of that same year, things went quiet on the Biomutant front until recently. In January, the game's Twitter account announced a release date, and last week, a new trailer showed off Biomutant's open-world environments, meaning the game is just one step closer to being in players' hands.
Biomutant is an open-world, third-person action RPG that focuses entirely on animals. The player gets to make their own customizable mammal, picking out details like body shape, fur, fangs and more, which all affect how the character will play in Biomutant as they fight against other mutated animals. So, when exactly will fans get a shot at Biomutant?
When Is Biomutant Coming Out?
Biomutant is set to release on May 25, 2021, and looks to have a lot of exciting gameplay and mechanics. For example, according to information from Biomutant's trailers and development team, a thicker, heavier character means that the player's speed will be slower, but will be more resistant to attacks, making it easier to function as a tank than a lighter protagonist. Of course, throughout the game, players will also get to change up their abilities and add bio-mechanical body parts that give advantages in specific environments or against certain enemies.
Additionally, Biomutant features a mission-based story mode and recruitable allies that are based on a Karma system. Essentially, the player is able to make choices that affects how non-playable characters interact with the protagonist. These choices affect not only dialogue, but storylines as well. In fact, Biomutant features multiple branching storylines, letting the player investigate numerous relationships and moments as they fight to rid the Biomutant world of pollution and save the Tree of Life and its five roots.
As announced by the official Biomutant Twitter account in January, the game is going to come out later this year on May 25 for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. As of now, there is no solid release date information regarding ports or upgrade paths for PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S.