Midnight City is bringing the incredible story of renowned German inventor Dr. Konrad von Krautkopf and his revolutionary concept, Krautscape, to PC via Steam. Priced at $7.99 during this special access run, early adopters are entitled to all content updates through launch and a chance to help shape the good doctor’s vision as it lives on today.
Krautscape is a multiplayer focused racer that pulls players into an abstract universe that lingers like a thought just out of reach–distant yet close, clear but obscured. Through the misty distance hybrid bird-cars scream down a rainbow track, the lead car dictating the direction and pace of the race as the track builds before them – one section at a time. Welcome to a new dimension of existence and experience the Krautscape as Dr. von Krautkopf could only dream it. Racing tactics take on new meaning when vehicles can take to the skies, deadly drops become strategic ploys and all shortcuts are fair game. Intelligent racing is defined not by the lead racer, but by the first vehicle to cross the finish line.
The early access launch supports up to four players via online, LAN or split-screen and includes three race modes: Snake, Ping Pong and Collector. Each mode takes advantage of the generative nature of the tracks while encouraging racers to spread their wings and live life on the edge. In Snake, players slither through the universe on a self-consuming track that disappears section by section after the last car. Ping Pong sends players bouncing from end of the track, reverse, and back again during increasingly difficult rounds. Lastly, racers must intentionally build their track close to cubes floating in the distance, then snatch them up by gliding through them and returning them to the checkpoint to become “the collector.”