Section 13

  • Online Co-Op: 3 Players
  • Couch Co-Op: 3 Players
  • + Co-Op Campaign
Section 13, Formerly Known as Blackout Protocol, Has Invaded Xbox and PlayStation
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Section 13, Formerly Known as Blackout Protocol, Has Invaded Xbox and PlayStation

The twin-stick roguelike shooter arrives on consoles, but co-op modes are still in the works.

A couple of years back, Ocean Dive Studio released a roguelike shooter called Blackout Protocol on Steam Early Access. During the Early Access period, the developers made some big changes, enhancing the single-player experience, overhauling gameplay, reworking co-op, and even renaming the game. Now titled Section 13, the game has fully launched on Steam and also debuted on Xbox Series and PlayStation 5 consoles (albeit without co-op support at present).

Official description:

When an Omega-level containment breach puts an off-the-books company black-site on lockdown, it’s up to expendable peons like you to get to the bottom of it. Literally.

Step into the shoes of Agents Red, Boy Scout, Beaker, and Scalpel, as they fight to unearth the buried secrets of Section 13… and solve a few personal mysteries of their own. Collect data on paranormal entities running amok and find out what it all has to do with you.

Add some spice to every run with unlockable (and customizable) weapons, gameplay-altering Synaptic Enhancements, and of course, recreational genetic modification. (Some side effects may apply).

Utilize special abilities and unique tactical items to outsmart pissed-off cryptids, navigate a series of shifting levels, and push deeper into the base with every attempt.

Between deaths, you’ll also unlock persistent upgrades that change how you play and radically alter your chances of success.

Section 13 Steam version co-op

The downside to the new console releases is that they're only single-player at present. According to the PlayStation store page, "Co-op modes will be added as feature updates (online co-op in June 2025 and couch co-op in September 2025)." At least online co-op is coming soon! Also note that the game's Xbox page has an incomplete description that cuts off mid-sentence. Hopefully, Kakao Games, the console publisher, can fix that soon.

 

Section 13 costs $19.99 on Xbox Series, PlayStation 5, and Steam.


 

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