The Division Heartland has been one thing of a thriller since its announcement in 2021, however we have lastly gotten a better take a look at the upcoming standalone spinoff courtesy of a brand new developer video from Ubisoft.

Heartland takes place within the small city of Silver Creek, within the coronary heart of center America, the place you will play as a Division agent tasked with restoring order to the city and discovering your outdated boss who’s reported to be amassing a military of “reapers.” Just like the post-apocalyptic cities of the earlier video games, the city is overrun with contaminated areas and roaming bands of hostiles.

One of many extra attention-grabbing elements of Heartland is the day/night time cycle that can happen throughout every play session. Through the day, you will discover and scavenge for supplies, full aims, and shoot anybody who stands in your manner. However at night time, issues will get much more harmful, with rogue NPCs and newly hostile gamers rising to hunt you down. You may additionally should take care of dehydration and illness, and guarantee you may have sufficient filters to enter contaminated areas.

To organize for the risks of Silver Creek, you will want to go to the shared base of operations positioned on the city’s deserted roller-skating rink. There, they’ll be capable to craft provides, put together their gear, and hang around with different gamers earlier than heading out to impose the rule of regulation in town. The aim is to finish missions, unlock new skills, and extract with all of your loot, however dying earlier than you extract means shedding all the things.

“Every profitable operation permits you to full extra missions, and unlock distinctive skills, new map areas, and essential capabilities at your base,” Ubisoft explains. “Die earlier than you extract… and are available again empty-handed.”

The Division Heartland appears to be taking a “test-and-learn” strategy to improvement, with Ubisoft’s Purple Storm studio frequently conducting take a look at phases and gathering participant suggestions earlier than shifting on to the subsequent section. In the event you’re eager about getting concerned, you may join to participate on The Division Heartland official website.