Below Coming to PS4, New Update Coming to PC and Xbox

Toronto-based indie studio Capybara has announced their indie hit Below will be making its way to PlayStation 4 sometime this Spring. Also announced was a new “Explore” mode that will be launching alongside the port, and looks to make the game a bit more approachable (and it will be available for PC and Xbox One versions of the game). You can check out the trailer and details on the update below.

BELOW, Capy's dark & deadly dungeon crawler, is coming to the Playstation 4 this spring, along with a brand new mode called EXPLORE, geared for players who v...

• EXPLORE changes to survival

  • No Hunger or Thirst

  • Can’t drink puddles or bottles

  • Bottles still need to be filled with water for cooking soup

  • Soups restore health

  • Death’s door teleport to island

    • Avoids the issue of jumping down without enough lamp juice to open the door

• EXPLORE World Entity changes

  • Fire Pillars

    • Chance to drop embers

    • Fires don’t burn out until you die

    • Invincible, can’t be broken with bombs

  • No one-hit deaths

  • No iron maiden

• EXPLORE Damage Changes

  • All damage is bleed damage, giving the player time to stop the bleeding

• EXPLORE Checkpoints/Campfires

  • Don’t clear after use

  • Still only one active at a time

• Mode-specific Saves

  • New Save slot for EXPLORE

  • New SURVIVE mode on main menu (original mode)

    • Existing progress saved as SURVIVE mode slot