If you’ve paid attention to MMBN-inspired fan projects in the past years, you might have already heard of EndCycle. Being developed by 12B3 Games, EndCycle is a story-driven, 2D action RPG with a battle system similar to Battle Network, that follows the adventures of young lad named Fin after his hometown is destroyed by a mysterious organization.
Last year, the team announced that the multiplayer portion of the game would be split off into its own separate game, EndCycle VS, to fund the continued development of the game’s story mode. As of today, EndCycle VS is available on Steam Early Access, and you can buy it for $9.99 / €10.00 / £8.00.
EndCycle VS is expected to remain in early access until late 2019. Planned updates include the addition of more playable characters, maps, attacks and upgrades, as well as new game modes such as 4-on-4 Capture The Flag.
The game’s previous demo is also still available on itch.io. Though the demo is somewhat outdated compared to the Steam version, it features the story’s introduction chapter and local multiplayer, so you can get a sense of the new battle system.