Killing Floor 3 Faces Delay, Post-Launch Patch to Reverse Divisive Decision

Tripwire Interactive has announced that Killing Floor 3, which had been scheduled to release on March 25, has been delayed to an unspecified date later this year. A number of changes will be made to the game both for the new launch date and afterward.

Chief among those changes is a post-release update that will separate perk classes from characters, letting the two be chosen independently. The initial change to tie your class choice to a character proved to be contentious with some fans, mirroring similar complaints about Battlefield 2042’s debut with hero-style classes.

“With the full support of our parent company, Embracer Group, we’re working together on a timeline to address many of the common issues players had during the beta, including performance/stability, UI/UX, lighting, and weapon feel,” the studio said in a statement. “We can confirm that an update allowing you to independently select your perk class and character is planned for post-release.”

Refunds for preorders will vary between platforms. US-based PlayStation preorders will have the option to keep it or cancel, with non-responses being automatically canceled and refunded. Global PlayStation preorders will be automatically canceled and refunded too.

Xbox will automatically cancel all preorders and refunds are not necessary because the storefront only charges a user’s account 7-10 days before launch.

On PC, Epic Games Store preorders are automatically canceled and refunded while Steam preorders will remain active unless a user cancels and refunds theirs manually.

Killing Floor 3 is a multiplayer survival horror game. It takes place in 2091, 70 years after the events of Killing Floor 2. The mega-corporation Horzine has created a race of subservient and bioengineered zombies called Zeds. Nightfall, a rebel group, must fight back against the Zeds in order to save humanity.

Killing Floor 3 can be played solo or with up to five other people, and the game offers cross-play across all platforms. The game’s beta occurred last month, and GameSpot’s Killing Floor 3 hands-on impressions have been positive so far. We said, “Killing Floor 3 paints a terrific first impression, with impactful, gore-filled shooting and a promising glimpse of what can sustain it long-term.”