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Figureheads

A free-to-play 5v5 strategy shooter where you pilot mechs in an arena battle to control points and destroy the enemy teams core. Destroyed mechs respawn after some time. More modes have been introduced…

9 March 2017

Figureheads is a shooter developed by Silicon Studio, released 9 March 2017 on PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Figureheads is

Figureheads is a shooter game developed by Silicon Studio and released in 2017. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

A free-to-play 5v5 strategy shooter where you pilot mechs in an arena battle to control points and destroy the enemy teams core. Destroyed mechs respawn after some time. More modes have been introduced. Figureheads in the game are the AI pilots for the mechs. The pilots can level up and learn new skills. The mechs can be equipped with different weapons, armor, and colors while the pilots can have different outfits and colors.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction.

What it launched against

Figureheads launched on 9 March 2017, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, Mass Effect: Andromeda and NieR: Automata. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, Mass Effect: Andromeda, NieR: Automata.

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When did Figureheads come out?
Figureheads was released on 9 March 2017 for PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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