Hello dear fans!
The day has come - here is Re-Announce Trailer with Release Date.
https://youtu.be/aT3J5SbwzGI
The game was re-announced as BRUTAL JOHN 2. Releasing 22 July in Early Access. Early Access at launch will have 12 fully polished levels, a lot of content, and it's around 7 hours of gameplay.
And don't worry guys - you will receive what was promised in BRUTAL JOHN 1 + many new, amazing improvements.
Additionally, new high-quality key art and new screenshots were released, and demo was updated.
Reasoning behind game Re-Announce:
The game has evolved and moved so far from its original concept over 5 years of development that it could now be called Totally Updated Brutal John, or simply Brutal John 2. No more lame John you remembered from 2022.
At the start of development, Brutal John was a joke project that parodied modern old-school-style games. However, you, dear players, saw potential in the project and wanted it to become a true, serious FPS game.
Your support and attention have been our only motivation to keep working, as we have been developing this project without any funding.
Over the past three years, we have carefully read every one of your reviews and feedback, and over the last year, we also actively conducted playtests to make the project even better. What awaits you in the upcoming release will definitely make you happy.
Among other things, the "2" in the title also symbolizes the new second main character in the game — Brutal Dog — who you fell in love with from the very first footage. You'll be able to play as him in many of the game's levels.
Development News:
Let us remind you that during the second half of last year, we focused on enriching the game with interesting moments and cutting down on boring parts, such as long corridors or excessive searches for levers and keycards. As a result, almost half of the levels were completely rebuilt from scratch.
The game is now packed with much more engaging content, and we are confident that your desire to play it through to the end will be stronger than ever.
At the time of writing this news update, we are actively working on adding Easter Eggs, positive references to legendary games from the '90s and 2000s, revising dialogues and preparing them for voiceovers, and more.
Development Roadmap:
The next stage is participating in the Steam Next Fest: June Edition, along with a Demo Update featuring a brand-new level.
After that, the Early Access release is scheduled for July 22.
The Full Release is currently planned for December 2025.
FAQ:
Question 1: Where is BRUTAL JOHN 1? Will there be a BRUTAL JOHN 1? Why was the game renamed to BRUTAL JOHN 2?
Answer: BRUTAL JOHN 1 is now BRUTAL JOHN 2. The detailed reasons were explained above.
Question 2: Why Early Access? Why not a Full Release?
Answer: Because we want to release a polished product and incorporate feedbacks from the community. You all know well the examples of boomer shooters that launched directly as a full release — it didn't end well.
Question 3: Why has the release been postponed again?! You said in March that the game would be released in two months!
Answer: This delay has nothing to do with the development of the game. Development is going smoothly, no problems. This time we postponed the release solely to participate in the Steam Next Fest: June Edition (since we can only do it once) and to choose a better release window to avoid clashing with other major game releases.
Thanks for your support! Stay tuned!