Lunar Software and Raw Fury, the game development duo behind sci-fi horror title Routine, have made good on their promise of finally releasing the game after over a decade in development. As of now, we can expect Routine to hit Steam and Xbox shelves by December 4, with day one availability on Game Pass.
Announced back at Gamescom in 2012, Routine was initially slated for release in 2013, but that window came and went without the game materializing. The project seemed to have gone dark after then, only resurfacing at Summer Game Fest 2022, which offered some reassuring news: it had been fully remade for new-gen hardware.
As we inch closer to Routine's December 4 release date, fans are left wondering what they've been waiting so long for. According to the developers, players will embark on a haunting journey through an abandoned lunar base, trying to unravel the mysteries behind its downfall. Along the way, gruesome murders by murderous robots seem to be lurking around every corner.
While Routine's developer has kept quiet about specifics details of its narrative and gameplay mechanics, the release teaser offers some tantalizing hints: think grainy film effects, makeshift gadgets, and – above all – a crushing sense of dread that permeates every corner of this abandoned base. Is this game the labor of love it's been touted to be? Only time will tell if Routine lives up to its hype when it finally drops on December 4.
Announced back at Gamescom in 2012, Routine was initially slated for release in 2013, but that window came and went without the game materializing. The project seemed to have gone dark after then, only resurfacing at Summer Game Fest 2022, which offered some reassuring news: it had been fully remade for new-gen hardware.
As we inch closer to Routine's December 4 release date, fans are left wondering what they've been waiting so long for. According to the developers, players will embark on a haunting journey through an abandoned lunar base, trying to unravel the mysteries behind its downfall. Along the way, gruesome murders by murderous robots seem to be lurking around every corner.
While Routine's developer has kept quiet about specifics details of its narrative and gameplay mechanics, the release teaser offers some tantalizing hints: think grainy film effects, makeshift gadgets, and – above all – a crushing sense of dread that permeates every corner of this abandoned base. Is this game the labor of love it's been touted to be? Only time will tell if Routine lives up to its hype when it finally drops on December 4.
, I'm so over games taking years to release! Like, what even is the point of having a release date if you're just gonna keep pushing it back? And now that it's finally coming out in Dec, I'm still not sure if I'll actually buy it. The gameplay and narrative sound kinda meh 
... but hey, at least the graphics look sick for a game from 2012 
. And $50 on Steam is just too much 
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like i remember waiting for that game back in 2012 at gamescom, i was so hyped lol the devs have been promising this for ages and now its almost here can you even imagine playing through an abandoned lunar base with those gruesome robot murders? 
i'm lowkey worried it won't live up to the hype but that release teaser does give me some hope grainy film effects and all that dread stuff is straight out of my favorite old-school horror games 
anyway, december 4 cant come soon enough 
i need to get my hands on this ASAP is it gonna be a good game tho we'll have to wait and see but if the devs can deliver on the hype it'll b worth the decade long wait 
. I mean, who waits that long for sci-fi horror to come out? Anyway, from what I've seen in the teasers, Routine seems like it's gonna be pretty intense - those grainy film effects and makeshift gadgets sound cool 
. December 4 can't come soon enough!
. seems like it's gonna be a pretty intense experience with those gruesome robot murders... hope they got the atmosphere right 
. gotta trust that the devs have put in the work if they're finally releasing this thing in december 
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the teasers are giving me major vibes of a great sci-fi horror experience, all that grainy film effect and creepy abandoned base is making my skin crawl in the best way 
xOXO
anyway back to routine... yeah it's been ages since we've heard anything about it but i'm hyped it's finally coming out in december. i mean what's not to love about a game set on an abandoned lunar base with murderous robots, right? 
but for real tho have you seen those grainy film effects in the teaser trailer? it looks so retro cool 
I've been following this game for ages and I'm SO excited to play it! A decade-long development is crazy but it seems like the devs were trying to make something truly special. The idea of exploring an abandoned lunar base with murderous robots sounds CRAZY intense! 
. Robot murders and creepy base vibes are fine, but I'm still waiting for actual gameplay vids to show what this thing really is 
. But at the same time, i'm also kinda worried that it's gonna be a letdown 
. A decade of waiting is definitely a good enough reason to be hyped (or at least mildly interested). The fact that it's being remade for new-gen hardware is nice, but we all know how that usually goes... they promise the world and deliver something that's just 'good enough'. Can't wait to see if Routine lives up to its hype 
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! a sci-fi horror game that's been in the making for over a decade is finally coming out in december?! and on game pass too 
It's like they're trying to outdo the hype or something... 
Can't wait to see how it all shakes out when it comes out, but my expectations are tempered... 
Maybe it'll be great, maybe it'll be meh... 
. Fingers crossed no glitches when it finally drops Dec 4th 
!!! It's crazy how long we've had to wait for this game 
. Can't wait to dive into it on Dec 4 and finally see if the hype is real