This launch into Early Access and Game Preview serves as Season Zero for The Anacrusis, introducing players to the first four survivors of the alien attack across the first three episodes of the game’s story. In this first act, teams of four players explore The Isolode, a massive luxury starship stranded at the edge of explored space and infested with fearsome aliens with a far-out fashion sense. 

The game takes place in a "massive starship stranded at the edge of explored space;" players will work together to fight off alien hordes and complete objectives as they move around the ship. Much like Left 4 Dead, while the levels and objectives may be the same, the challenges you'll face won't be as The Anacrusis also uses its own A.I. director (the "AI Driver") to "spawn every enemy, directs each boss, and places every weapon, gadget, and health kit." More than that, per that interview with Chet and Dr Voll, the Drive should also be able to keep track of how you've been playing with friends to throw some curveballs your way. Finally, the game will also support cross-play between PC and consoles, and mods from the community, in case you wanted to turn all the aliens into "Macho Man" Randy Savage or something.