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Iron Galaxy’s rumbleverse will be officially launched for everyone on August 11. The launch kicks off the countdown to Rumbleverse’s season one, which kicks off exactly one week later on August 18.
Iron Galaxy teamed up with Epic Games to bring the free 40-player brawler royale to the Epic Games Store on PC. Rumbleverse will also be available at launch on PlayStation 5, Playstation 4, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One consoles.
“Rumbleverse has been a passion project for us and a real testament to our team’s skills and experience,” Iron Galaxy co-boss Adam Boyes said in a statement to GamesBeat. City and discover the unique joy of suplexing a friend from a skyscraper.”
Rumbleverse fully supports crossplay and cross-progression, meaning you can play a few rounds on PC and pick it up again on a console. Players can also easily team up with friends and co-brawlers no matter what they’re playing on.
Iron Galaxy has been running a series of network and crossplay tests since February. The final network test ran over the weekend of July 8, giving testers 48 hours to play Rumbleverse, as well as one last chance to earn an exclusive beta tester item.
I’m really going to be here. The game looks nice. It looks really nice† The highlights trailer from the latest network test felt like a breath of fresh air for the battle royale genre. I’ve been into realistic weapons for a long time, and hectic tower building has never appealed to me.
But you’re telling me I can drop fools with my elbow? That I can absolutely ruin 39 other player days with Zangief Spinning Piledrivers? I didn’t get a chance to play in any of the testing periods, but I’ll be there in a few moments at launch.
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