Quake Champions will enter Early Access on Steam and the Bethesda.net this week.
The original retail price for Quake Champions was $40, but the company is offering a 25% discount to early players, so $30 will get you into the Early Access phase. The purchase also includes the Champions Pack, which gives you the current roster of Champions plus all future characters, an exclusive skin for Ranger, and three Reliquaries (in-game chests that contain cosmetic items for weapons, characters, or your profile).
The shift to Early Access also means that the developers added new content to the game. There are two new maps–Church of Azathoth and Tempest Shrine–and an additional champion. That champion is the so-called “Doom Slayer,” aka the main character from Doom. He can run around the map and crush enemies with his bare hands thanks to the Berserk attack. He also utilizes the double jump, which acts as a passive ability.
The studio has disclosed the duration of the Early Access period. Despite the $30 entry fee, the final version of Quake Champions will be free-to-play.
