The top-down PUBG spinoff formerly known as [[link]] Project Arc has a new title, PUBG: Blindspot, and you'll soon be able to give it a spin: A playable demo is set to go live on on February 21.
The map he played in Demolition mode was set in a hospital, "full of crawl spaces, destructible walls and hidey-holes," and as befits a team-based tactical shooter, planning is in and respawns are out: "Die and you're dead for the round, and often a round is decided by one cataclysmic fight, whether it's an ambush or a smart room take."
PUBG Studios said the new title "signifies the game’s innovative blend of top-down shooting and vision-based tactical play." Line of sight in Blindspot is shared, so you can only see what
your team can see: That, Jake wrote, provides "a logical realism to Project Arc's visual information even though the game isn't really that realistic at all."
Despite the title, the connection to the PUBG universe (and yes, ) is tenuous at best, but even without that connection Blindspot sounds promising: "With some polish to the controls and a proper onboarding experience, this could be a genuinely fun, highly accessible tac shooter. The link to the battle royale is meaningless and Project Arc comes across like its own world attached to PUBG purely by circumstance, but this feels like a lightweight option [[link]] for players who can't get invested in something like the sprawling horror of modern day Rainbow Six Siege."
The proof is in the pudding, as the saying goes, and you'll be able to sample that on February 21, a few days ahead of the upcoming Steam Next Fest. A full release date for PUBG: Blindspot hasn't been announced.