2D side-scrolling extraction shooter / PC / In development

SECOND WATCH

The night is longest on the second watch.

Raid with your squad, hold out against the infestation and get out with the loot. Then come home to your barracks to cook, build and rest up, and take what you made into the next fight.

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Modes
7
Weapons
150+
Maps
10
Key art: marines under a full moon set in a watch bezel, holding the line against a horde in front of a burning city

How a night goes

One watch, three stops

  1. Deploy

    Pick a mode and a loadout and drop in with your squad. Seven ways to fight, from a quick deathmatch to a long run into the infested zone.

    A team deathmatch on the Neon map

  2. Extract

    Fight your way to the exit with what you took. Whatever you carry out is yours.

    An extraction run across No Man's Land

  3. Come home

    Back in your quarters: cook a meal, build out your room, rest up and kit out for the next watch. Your barracks grows with every raid.

    The headquarters: the weapon catalog, clans and factions

Seven ways to fight

Modes

  • Extraction

    Go in, grab what you can and get out alive. What you carry home is yours.

  • Team Deathmatch

    Two squads, one scoreboard. First team to the kill limit takes the night.

  • Deathmatch

    Everyone for themselves. The last one standing tells the story.

  • Survival Infestation

    Hold out against the horde, wave after wave, with your squad at your back.

  • Tournaments

    Bronze, silver and gold cups. Win your bracket and take the pot.

  • Capture the Flag

    Take their flag, run it home and keep yours where it belongs.

  • Point Capture

    Take the points and hold them. Hold the line.

Arsenal and progression

Build your kit

Rifles, shotguns, launchers, energy guns that charge and arc, and melee weapons with their own combos and ultimates. Earn them, skin them and fit them out your way.

  • 150+ weaponsGuns, energy weapons and blades, each with its own handling, sound and attachments.
  • Skins and attachmentsScopes, grips, muzzles and finishes, swapped in the armory.
  • Ranks and clansLevel up, earn medals and fight under your clan's colors.
  • CompanionsA dog, a fox, a wolf and more follow you into the fight.

Screenshots from the current build

Media

Survival Infestation in the Lab Capture the Flag in the Factory Point Capture in the Forest A tournament round at the Airport at sunset

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Title
SECOND WATCH
Developer
Ember Company Studios
Genre
2D side-scrolling extraction shooter
Platform
PC (Windows)
Release
To be announced
Website
secondwatchgame.com