The AMC Squad

Overview

The AMC Squad is a shooter, available on Linux.

Gameplay elements described in its Flathub listing and in its GitHub repository: story and narrative choices.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

At a glance

All of The AMC Squad is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-2.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

About

The AMC Squad is an epic story-driven FPS running on the Build Engine. It combines gameplay mechanics of retro-shooters with aspects of modern titles, complete with a story-driven narrative that spans over several episodes. Each episode is a full-length campaign featuring multiple varied locations to explore and many hidden secrets and collectibles to discover. Experience an overarching story that is loosely based on the worlds and settings of other classic Build Engine games. Pick from more than 8 different characters, each with a unique set of items, weapons and abilities, and fight a large selection of different enemy factions that threaten the safety of the world. The game currently contains 4 fully playable episodes, with 6 episodes planned total. Episode 5 is currently in development. No release date estimate is available at this time. Features: Classic FPS gameplay mixed with modern mechanics. Mission-based level structure, spanning 4+ separate episodes, with more than 20 hours worth of content. Intricate and highly interactive levels, with many secrets to find. A rich story consisting of multiple character arcs and plot threads. 8 different characters with different gameplay styles, with more to unlock as you progress. Unique loadout of weapons and items for each character, as well as level-specific weapons to find and unlock. Collectibles, weapon replacements and a fully-fledged progress system. Upgradeable weapons and character abilities. Multiple vehicles, including motorcycles, spaceships, tanks and horses. In-game cutscenes and pre-rendered FMV sequences, complete with voice acting and subtitles. Original music composed by HiveBoss, TheDavisD, AliCatGamer, and various tracks sourced from OpenGameArt. And more features you never thought possible in a Build Engine game!

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)