Dr Disrespect and Midnight Society reveal DEADROP

Dr Disrespect has been teasing the game he’s been working on with his gamedev studio Midnight Society for months. Today the game was finally presented to the public along with its name: DEADROP.

Until recently, the game popular streamer Herschel “Dr Disrespect” Beahm IV is developing has been known only as “Project Moon”. Earlier this month, the developers finally released a roadmap for the rollout of the project in the coming months.

The reveal of the game’s logo and title took place during a recent live event in Los Angeles, which was attended by numerous esports organizations and industry insiders. In addition to the presentation, those present were also given an initial insight into the game and the gameplay options.

First insights into DEADROP

Midnight Society presented the game as “the first vertical extraction shooter,” which puts it in a similar category as popular titles such as Escape from Tarkov. However, as the game description and logo make clear, the sprawling maps of most extraction shooters are replaced with a more vertical feel to movement and play.

The developer’s website also explains a bit of the game’s backstory. DEADROP is set in the future, at a time known as the Climate War. Huge city-states called Refiner States were built to use toxins and pollutants from the air to create a drug known as Space Dust.

There will be multiple factions trying to reach the resource-intensive buildings. The two main factions — Skins and Syns — will compete for resources in the Refiner States with each other as well as with another faction —  the Cleaners.

Part of the game that was shown was an area where players can shoot at different targets to get a score and practice aiming, along with a very cyberpunk-like world. A helicopter threatens you from above and you are surrounded by tall buildings. Once down, the player finds themselves in another target practice area, but this time they move through the environment as red-eyed targets appear at various locations.

Promising impressions

Overall, the atmosphere that the game creates is very interesting and looks quite unique. This definitely seems like a step in the right direction, but we’ll have to wait and see where the title ends up going forward in development. Little is known about the game at this time, but if it’s up to the Doc’s usual preferences, it’s likely packed with violence, speed, and dynamism.

Header: Midnight Society