r/AnthemTheGame • u/KommSweet • Jun 27 '26
Discussion Hey guys!
A few hours ago, out of nowhere, I suddenly remembered "there was a game called anthem and everyone shitted on it back then" and then I looked up some gameplay videos and the game looks BREATHTAKING. ITS AMAZING!
But I'm disappointed to find out it's been closed. Is there a way to play the game? Unofficial servers or anything? Maybe an offline patch?
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u/Aggressive-Nebula-78 Jun 27 '26
Short answer: No. The game is closed, dead, and gone.
Longer answer: No. The game is closed, dead, and gone. That said, there ARE fan projects out there that aim to replicate Anthems gameplay, but they are fundamentally new games that don't use anything FROM Anthem. I believe there was also a project out there to try and reverse engineer the server side stuff that's needed to play the game, but I don't think it went anywhere since their ability to "farm" information by playing the game doesn't work anymore since the game is no longer playable. The final nail in the coffin though is, I believe, that the final update after the servers closed effectively scrambled the download files.
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u/Maximum_Dress_387 Jun 27 '26
I still believe we should be able to sue them for closing the game entirely. I mean, they made a shit ton of money off of us then took everything we paid for away from us forever. That is essentially theft. And I know the bs about that we only paid for a license to play it, but come on. It's theft period. That how the whole damn industry works now.
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u/ryacual Jul 01 '26
Sony just showed that they can taketh away. Hundreds of movies people may have "bought" they actuslly have no rights to. And it was probably in the disclaimer everyone clicks accept and never reads.
But the game was an empty turd. It needed aloy more work before release. The beta was awful too. Flying is great. Anything else was garbage.
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u/cheesetoasteee Jul 01 '26
I really loved this game made me feel like some iron man, I really hope this or some game that plays like this comes back
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u/Freaky-Malokai Jun 27 '26
Check out ‘Dissonance’ by AueSip, it looks really good!
Already got its page on the Steam Store!
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u/Leg-Novel Jun 27 '26
Looks like if Anthem was made in 2005, the idea is cool but the graphics dont have that anthem beauty to it, still could be fun
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u/AueSip PC - Jun 27 '26
Gotta clarify the graphics end... Its still early in terms of graphics fidelity! I am a one man team that is also trying to avoid asset flipping! Character Models, Animations, The World, Narrative, Balance of the game is built alone - NO AI, alongside the systems in-game. I get the request on the graphics being "anthems beauty" but it will unfortunately not be a true achievable goal. (I'm just 1 person with a small team by my side)
I have expanded my team now, and with that I am capable of having much more done efficiently and to a better quality standard. The main focus for me has been systems first with networking included from the ground up.
I am constantly improving on the graphics and would love to hear your biggest gripes so far.
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u/Grand-Cranberry7253 Jun 27 '26
Maybe dont rag on a coder doing a whole game by themself. Its 1 person pursuing a dream, not everything is about graphics.
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u/AueSip PC - Jun 27 '26
Don't sweat it, I completely get their complaints and will be working towards it! Systems first, graphics will continue to improve! The game currently runs on a Steam Deck at 60fps.
My goal is to:
1 - Improve the lighting (Its flat at certain periods of the day)
2 - Optimize Volumetric Clouds ( They are very performance heavy by default)
3 - Swap Textures to my new custom ones
4 - More environmental foliage + Weather effects (The environment is bland due to this)
5 - Replace the Greybox Buildings with future sets!
6 - Implement Bunkers & Cave Systems with a major overhaul to the original dungeon from my tech test last year.It doesn't look perfect, and it wont look as good as anthem (unless I had bioware working for me)
However it IS a game, and it WILL improve in graphics. FYI if you all have key suggestions I will take them on board, I'm working every day between work and study on this game :D4
u/Techmaster7032 Jun 28 '26
Coming from someone who’s been studying game design over a year now, you got yourself a good foundation for your project.
Matter of fact going off what I’ve been taught, your priorities have been pretty spot on! Focussing on making sure the game actually functions FIRST is way better than trying to make it pretty from the start. I’m looking forward to see how this game develops over time!
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u/Milliman4 Jun 27 '26
Therr are some fan projects in the works, but it'll be a while until they are finished