Duelyst is a first-person hero shooter video game designed by Drake Winston and Jonathan Reid, developed by Elegant Attack and Fireteam and published by Elegant Attack. The game is largely built around multiplayer matches between two teams of five, across a variety of maps and game modes. Maps are specifically designed for specific game modes, instead of each map having to be suitable for all game modes.
Alongside the substantial multiplayer portion, there is also a pseudo-campaign mode. Each character has their own medium-length single-player mission, which acts as a tutorial for their abilities, as well as providing each character with some playable backstory. All post-launch characters also come with their own mission. Players can also play single-player bot matches offline, as well custom online matches with a combination of players and bots. The complexity of the bot AI can be altered, allowing players to change bot matches from simple ability practice to games mimicking high-level play.
All characters have some degree of customization, consisting of skins, weapon recolours, emotes and voice lines. All characters are available immediately, but cosmetic items have to be purchased with credits. 50 credits are granted every time the player levels up, and prices of cosmetic items range from 50 to 500 credits. The game is continuously supported with new characters, maps and cosmetic items.
Operators[]
- Main article: Duelyst/Operators
The base game features 30 operators across several factions. Each operator is designed to play uniquely, with a kit comprised of a weapon, abilities and an ultimate ability. Operators have their own counters, who can effectively counter the operator's abilities. There are no character limitations in multiplayer, allowing both teams to pick as many of the same character as they want, although hard counters are specifically designed to prevent teams becoming severely overpowered in their role.