{
  "id": 7563687,
  "title": "Exterminauts Wants You to Live a 9-to-5 Life that Bites Back | IGN Preview",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/exterminauts-wants-you-to-live-a-9-to-5-life-that-bites-back-ign",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-15T13:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/exterminauts-wants-you-to-live-a-9-to-5-life-that-bites-back-ign-preview"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Exterminauts is a three-player PvE shooter that offers a unique twist on the genre. In this game, you take on the role of a working man in a sci-fi setting, where your job is to complete various tasks while navigating a colorful and vibrant alien world. The game emphasizes teamwork, as you must stick with your squad to overcome challenges and complete objectives. Exterminauts offers a variety of jobs, ranging from fixing electrical systems to welding metal and more. The developers, Behaviour Interactive, worked to create engaging and challenging tasks that would make the working man experience enjoyable. The game's visuals and enemy design are noteworthy, with aliens that can fly, burrow, and possess unique weaknesses. Players can use a range of weapons, including a rocket launcher with an overcharge ability, to eliminate threats. While the game's name suggests a focus on blasting enemies, it also encourages players to complete their assigned tasks, creating a more immersive and realistic experience.",
  "summary": "Exterminauts is chaotic. Whether you’re blowing your friends up by accident or getting knocked off of a tall structure you’re trying to fix or just reacting to stuff going wrong on the fly, you’re always making decisions and dealing with something beyond your control, and according to the developers, that’s intentional. I felt it during my demo, and it’s one of the aspects of Exterminauts I…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}