Players
| Custom | Normal | Ranked | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMISSION ZONE | 4–10 | 8 (4 vs 4) | 8 · solo or duo |
| LAST ONE STANDING | 4–10 | 8 (4 vs 4) | 8 · solo or duo |
| RACE | 2–10 | 6 (~48 min) | 5 (~33 min) · solo only |
The modes
All three are played in Normal, Ranked and Custom, and with both roles: Director and survivor.
Demo match
A simulated match with the game's rules: the dots are the survivors, and the red eyes in the sky are the Directors. Pick a mode and watch the map break apart.
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Mode 1 of 3
EMISSION ZONE
Two teams. One zone. First to 180.
Blue against red, each team with its own Director. Every second, the team with more survivors standing inside the zone scores a point.
- 4 vs 4
- in Normal
- 180
- points to win
- 15 m
- zone radius
- 10:00
- max
- 01
There's a zone with a 15 m radius that lasts 60 s; the next one is marked 15 s before. In the last act it stays put.
- 02
Every second, the team with more survivors standing inside scores 1 point. Downed players don't count.
- 03
First to 180 wins. At 10:00, whoever has the most wins, unless there's overtime because the losing team is inside (60 s at most).
- 04
If you die, you respawn at your base after 10 s (+2 s for each previous death, up to 20).
- 05
A supply crate lands in the center of every new zone: in Act III, it's always epic.
- 06
The zone is a column: it counts on any floor, up to 10 m above the tallest rooftop.
Mode 2 of 3
LAST ONE STANDING
3-minute rounds. The last team standing wins.
Blue against red, each team with its own Director. 3-minute rounds: the team with someone still standing wins the round, and the first to win 3 takes the match.
- 3:00
- per round
- 3
- rounds to win
- 25 m
- final circle
- 10/s
- storm damage
- 01
Two teams, 3-minute rounds. The team that still has someone standing wins the round.
- 02
If time runs out: most players standing wins, then most total health; otherwise, the round is a draw.
- 03
The match goes to the first team to win 3 rounds (7 at most).
- 04
The storm: the map is open until 0:45; by 2:30 it closes into a 25 m circle. Outside, you lose 10 HP per second (20 in the last minute).
- 05
The Director's hand resets every round, starting again with 4 cards.
- 06
Downed for 10 s. If you die, you're out until the next round and can talk to your team over the radio.
Mode 3 of 3
RACE
Everyone starts from the same spot. Everyone directs once.
Everyone starts from the same spot and one Director throws the catastrophes. Each round the last one is out, and everyone directs once.
- 1
- rotating Director
- N
- rounds with N runners
- +20
- for winning the final
- +10
- more for reaching the finish
- 01
There's always 1 Director, and the role rotates: everyone directs once. Everyone starts from the same point.
- 02
Each round, one player is out: whoever dies, finishes last or doesn't make it in time. The last round is the final.
- 03
The Director sees everyone in real time. Destruction carries over from round to round.
- 04
No merging cards in hand: after each round, the Director upgrades one card in their deck and picks another mutation.
- 05
After each round, every qualifier chooses between 2 extra items and 1 upgrade; the extra items get better as the series goes on.
- 06
Draws every 15 s in round 1, 10 s in round 2 and 8 s from round 3 on. Heavy cards from round 2; the Flood, from round 3.
Race points (5 runners)
| You're knocked out in… | Points |
|---|---|
| Round 1 | −10 |
| Round 2 | −5 |
| Round 3 | 0 |
| Round 4 | +10 |
| You reach the final | +20 (+10) |
| That series' Director | None |
The Director's draw timer
How often the Director draws a card, depending on the act. In the Race it goes by round: 15 s in round 1, 10 s in round 2 and 8 s from round 3 on.
15 sAct I
10 sAct II
8 sAct III
Ranked
- It launches as a preseason, with points kept in Steam stats; later, our own points service for the official seasons.
- In the Zone and Last One Standing, each team bans 1 of the three maps, each Director bans 2 catastrophes and each team bans 1 item.
- Ranked is played solo or as a duo; the Race is solo only.
- Leaving always costs more than losing: you get a queue penalty, and in teams, whoever stays behind loses only half the points.