{"id":441823,"date":"2025-11-08T04:13:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T04:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/the-anacrusis-hits-early-access-and-xbox-game-pass-this-january\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T04:13:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T04:13:45","slug":"the-anacrusis-hits-early-access-and-xbox-game-pass-this-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-anacrusis-hits-early-access-and-xbox-game-pass-this-january\/","title":{"rendered":"The Anacrusis Hits Early Access And Xbox Game Pass This January"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/the-anacrusis-hits-early-access-and-xbox-game-pass-this-january.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>The Anacrusis, the four-player co-op FPS set aboard a 1960s-esque starship, will be released as an Early Access title on January 13 and it will hit Xbox Game Pass the same day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>First shown during an Xbox event held earlier this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/e3-2021\/2021\/06\/10\/the-anacrusis-looks-like-a-sci-fi-version-of-left-4-dead\">The Anacrusis carries with it some sci-fi Left 4 Dead vibes<\/a> \u2013 be it the hordes of aliens,\u00a0the four-player co-op elements, or the fact that it\u2019s an FPS, The Anacrusis seems like a day-one game for anyone that\u2019s a fan of Valve\u2019s zombie shooter. Oh, and Anacrusis developer Stray Bombay was co-founded by Left 4 Dead lead developer, Chet Faliszek.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/12\/13\/the-anacrusis-hits-early-access-and-xbox-game-pass-this-january\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to watch embedded media<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve built a core game that we\u2019re really thrilled to share with the community,\u201d Faliszek writes in a press release. \u201cThe Director 2.0 is able to push players of all skill levels to their limits, universal crossplay lets people play with their friends on all platforms, and Game Pass lets us reach a much larger audience than we could otherwise. We\u2019re really proud of the first three episodes of the game, which we\u2019ll be releasing in January, but we want to integrate the community\u2019s feedback as we finish the first season and beyond.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To that extent, when The Anacrusis is released into Early Access and Xbox\u2019s Game Preview program, it will be launched in \u201cseason zero.\u201d This season introduces the first act of the story, the first batch of alien enemies, and a wide selection of guns, gear, and perks players will be using to survive aboard the Isolode, a stranded luxury starship. While aboard the ship, Director 2.0 \u201ccontrols every aspect of the game\u201d in that \u201cit spawns every enemy, directs each boss, and places every weapon, gadget, and health kit.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Anacrusis will hit PC as an Early Access title on January 13 and it will hit Xbox One and Xbox Series X\/S as a Game Preview title the same day. It will be released on Xbox Series X\/S, Xbox One, and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, and Windows 10) the following Fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/e3-2021\/2021\/06\/10\/the-anacrusis-looks-like-a-sci-fi-version-of-left-4-dead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Anacrusis announcement trailer<\/a> from earlier this year as you prepare to board the Isolode in January.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Are you excited about The Anacrusis? Let us know in the comments below!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/12\/13\/the-anacrusis-hits-early-access-and-xbox-game-pass-this-january\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Anacrusis, the four-player co-op FPS set aboard a 1960s-esque starship, will be released as an Early Access title on January 13 and it will hit Xbox Game Pass the same day.\u00a0 First shown during an Xbox event held earlier this year, The Anacrusis carries with it some sci-fi Left 4 Dead vibes \u2013 be it the hordes of aliens,\u00a0the four-player co-op elements, or the fact that it\u2019s an FPS, The Anacrusis seems like a day-one game for anyone that\u2019s a fan of Valve\u2019s zombie shooter. Oh, and Anacrusis developer Stray Bombay was co-founded by Left 4 Dead lead developer, Chet Faliszek. Click here to watch embedded media \u201cWe\u2019ve built a core game that we\u2019re really thrilled to share with the community,\u201d Faliszek writes in&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-anacrusis-hits-early-access-and-xbox-game-pass-this-january\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":441824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-441823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Anacrusis Hits Early Access And Xbox Game Pass This January | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Anacrusis, the four-player 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