FragPunk. Innovative Hero Shooter

FragPunk is a 5v5 Hero Shooter game developed and published by ‘Bad Guitar Studio’. FragPunk is said to be coming out the 6th March 2025 on the Xbox Series X/S, PC and PS5. X35 Earthwalker definitely has his eyes on this game. FragPunk is out here trying to stand out in this genre. Let’s take a look.

FragPunk right of the rip makes it clear what make it stand out from all the rest out there. FragPunk pretty much guarantees that no two matches will be the same thanks to the card system that they have. These shard cards are literally game changers. There’s over 100 from what we hear. These cards can change the jump height of players, introduce chain lightning for that spread damage, bring fire into play, or even reverse the roles of attackers and defenders. That is crazy. You want crazier? Then how about the ability to resurrect your entire team.

All the focus needs to be on the cards. Well majority of the focus. Look at the cards above for some more examples. Blade Master makes it so that players have to avoid you. You can deflect bullets and melee attacks. Avoid that player. Knowing that a player has the blaze, changes how you play that round. Chain reaction will force the enemy team to spread out. They can’t wolf pack as the chain lightning will punish the whole squad. Dragon’s breath buffs the fire damage for shotgun weapons. So just getting tagged once is more than enough to make you ‘one shot’ and therefore vulnerable. Death’s Embrace is the worst though. If you health goes below 50% then you are done for. The reaper… of the cards (Let me know if you know the reference), will come and reap some cheeks. Also the cheeks of nearby friends. Do you see the deadly combos already? Dragons breath to easily get enemies low health then the reaper shows up. We already got combos in mind for FragPunk.

It’s been estimated that 2 1/2 mins is the length of each round. FragPunk timing. This time actually means quite a bit. More players will be moving with speed. This means things have to be done fast as well. Combine that with the short time to kill and you have quite the situation. Players will have to have reactions for sure. This also brings up the problem of PC players. In games like this PC has an advantage. Many console players don’t want to play with PC players for multiple reasons. Hopefully FragPunk gives players the choice concerning cross platform. Turn it off for players who don’t want it.

There’s currently 12 characters in FragPunk and each one of course has their own abilities. So those who are familiar with Valorant should understand this quite easily. Some characters can gather information while others have the means to set traps. Then on top of that there’s 17 different weapons. Some weapons have special abilities. For example, a gun might actually shoot faster over time. Some weapons got the burst. figured out what this means yet. The combinations are seriously high. Over 100 cards with different effects, 12 characters with different abilities, with 17 different weapons, some of which have abilities. There’s going to be crazy diverse situations to create… and face. Players need to learn fast.

We checked out some FragPunk gameplay and it’s what we expected. We also expected great maps from FragPunk and it looks like it. The maps aren’t just simple designed maps. There’s visual effects like graffiti, stylised and realistic textures, collages too. Animations aren’t top tier for todays standards. The pace of matches set good for what’s shown. The cards will keep things engaging and entertaining for a long time. Just discovering all the cards will be an adventure in itself. Card use animation is cool though. FragPunk has the means to be better than other Hero Shooters but developers must never forget the fun factor.

Overall FragPunk is looking like a great game right. It definitely looks fun. Xbox players especially will be in for a great time. Colourful games and maps are more of our kind of thing. We want a Pro Shooter that’s fun and NOT PC focused or advantaged. Simple solution but no developers so far are as good as X35 Earthwalker. The developers ‘Bad Guitar Studio’ have done a great job so far. We at X35 Earthwalker will keep an eye on this game. Now FragPunk may have game changing cards but those cards have no effect on… the ‘Earth Walk!’