Roguelike first-person shooter Gunhead set for November on PC, PS5

Alientrap, the devs behind Cryptark, are back for more. This time, it’s taking its experience with procedural generation and giving it a first-person twist with a sequel titled Gunhead. Described as an “FPS Jetpack Roguelike,” the team’s latest is now locked in for November 8 on PC and PlayStation 5. The release date was announced today during the Realms Deep digital event. You can see how it looks in action in the new trailer below.

As the preview shows, Alientrap is still all about blasting Mother Brains and other cybernetic monstrosities. The follow-up to Cryptark features procedurally generated starships and over 50 weapons and items to add to your loadout. For those who want to give it a shot, a demo is now live on Steam. 

Let’s get ready to cyber-rumble

The setup for Gunhead has players boarding space-hulks and attempting to neutralize them. Doing so will net them more money for their Privateering enterprise. All of the obstacles — from security systems to cyborgs — lead to a battle with the Core. The setup is similar to Cryptark, which had you taking on salvage missions before tackling the massive alien title ship. That one was also procedurally generated, so anyone familiar with Alientrap’s previous outing should feel at home here.

Cryptark was fast and frantic, so it looks like that’s what they’re going for with the sequel. Gunhead promises multiple enemy ship types, and we’ll get to see how varied their challenges are when the full game launches.