Squad 44 (formerly Post Scriptum) is a 2018 tactical first-person shooter video game developed by the Canadian studio Offworld Industries alongside the British studio Mercury Arts,[1][2][3] and published by Offworld Industries. It is set during World War II, specifically during Operation Market Garden, Operation Overlord, the Battle of France, Battle of Crete, and the Battle of the Bulge. The game features several playable factions — the United States Army, British Army, Polish Armed Forces in the West, French Army, Wehrmacht, Waffen-SS, Australian Army, New Zealand Military Forces, and the Hellenic Army — with some of them having multiple different playable units.
| Squad 44 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Offworld Industries |
| Designer(s) | Daniel Alves Kaan Cakir Ross Houston Martin Testard Cameron Gillies |
| Programmer(s) | John Metcalfe Yash Verma |
| Artist(s) | Kaan Cakir Nikolaou Charalambos Marek Polivka |
| Composer(s) | Scott Tobin |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | 9 August 2018 |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter, tactical shooter |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Development
editIt was initially developed as a mod for Offworld Industries' Squad, with Post Scriptum becoming its own standalone game by the French[4] studio Periscope Games with assistance from their publisher, Offworld Industries. It released on 9 August 2018 through video game distributor Steam.[5][6]
On November 20, 2023 Offworld Industries announced the acquisition of Post Scriptum. Offworld Industries revealed it will be working with Mercury Arts on the game. Offworld also said it is working on a 2024 roadmap of updates that will be shared with the community at a later time[2] On December 14, 2023 the game was rebranded to Squad 44.[7][1]
Content
editThere are multiple maps for each battle included in the game.
Operation Market Garden (Chapter 1: The Bloody Seventh)
editBattle of France (Chapter 2: Plan Jaune)
editOperation Overlord (Chapter 3: Day of Days)
editBattle of the Bulge (Chapter 4: Watch on the Rhine)
editBattle of Crete (Chapter Mercury)
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Post Scriptum is now Squad 44 - The Battle of Rethymno Now Available". Steam. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ a b Palumbo, Alessio (20 November 2023). "Post Scriptum WWII FPS Has Been Acquired by Offworld Industries; 2024 Roadmap Inbound". Wccftech. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Games - Mercury Arts Ltd". Mercury Arts. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "JOBS - Post Scriptum". Post Scriptum Game. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Post Scriptum Press Kit". Post Scriptum Game. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Peel, Jeremy (8 January 2018). "Making it in Unreal: mobile base-building and portable cannons in WWII sim Post Scriptum". PCGamesN. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Palumbo, Alessio (14 December 2023). "Squad 44 Is Post Scriptum's New Name; Update Adds Greek Faction, New Map and Weapons". Wccftech. Retrieved 14 December 2023.