Instruments of Destruction, a single player ‘explosive physics playground’ originally released on PC in May of last year, and now, in partnership with Publisher Secret Mode, it’s smashing its way on to consoles later this year.
Instruments of Destruction is the work of one-person Developer RadianGames – aka Luke Schneider who interestingly was the Lead Technical Designer on the very ‘destruction-focused’ classic, Red Faction: Guerilla.
Per the press release, “Instruments of Destruction sees you take on the role of a new member of Sharpe Industries, a company who specialises in one thing – building giant machines and using them to wreak havoc in a spectacular physics-based, highly-destructible world.“
It’s a single player title, with 50 challenge to be beaten in the main campaign, in addition to 25 ‘Build and Destroy’ missions where players can utilise their own custom-vehicles. There’s even a sandbox mode for you to, well, destroy stuff in.
Key Features (Per Steam)
- Advanced Physics-Based Destruction – A true physics playground. Drive through structures, launch objects into towers, and trigger epic chain-reactions that destroy everything in sight
- Campaign Mode – Take on 50+ carnage-filled missions. Complete all mission objectives to max out the three-star scoring system and unlock new vehicles and maps
- Challenge Mode – Revisit campaign missions with custom-made vehicles and all-new parameters for advanced high-score challenges
- Sandbox Mode – No limits. No objectives. Load any unlocked map and vehicle, or craft your own, and eliminate everything in sight
- 130+ Vehicles – Pilot wacky wrecking machines teeming with inventive weaponry and gizmos
- Vehicle Editor – Build your own instrument of destruction. Use the powerful editor to construct and test wild vehicle prototypes that defy description. Dream it, design it, drive it, destroy it all
- Build & Destroy – Take on a full epilogue campaign featuring 25+ new objective-based missions designed to teach you the nuts and bolts of vehicle creation
- 90+ Levels – Dozens of maps to unlock across six distinct regions. Enjoy picturesque pillaging or battle against adverse weather conditions in the middle of a tropical storm
- Editor Mode – Create your own islands and structures with the advanced toolkit and set up a sandbox ripe for wrecking
Instruments of Destruction is available right now on PC via Steam. The game will be launching on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 later in 2025.
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