Summary
Killing Floor 3was announced at Gamescom 2023 to the delight of horror game lovers everywhere. The premise ofKilling Flooris simple: shoot zombies and survive a horde. While there are plenty of other zombie shooters out there,Killing Floorhas always been unique. After beginning as a mod forUnreal Tournament 2004,Killing Flooreventually became a stand-alone retail game in 2009 for PC. In spite of making the jump from mod to game,Killing Floorand its community have held onto the DIY spirit with custom maps, mods, and more. Unofficial content is typically relegated to PC, but Tripwire Interactive should try and bring the functionality toKilling Floor 3’s console ports.
Mods for console games have been nothing short of scarce. Bethesda games have offered mod support, and other developers have tried to follow suit, but efforts have been largely futile.Skyrim’s Creation Clubfeatures paid mods that expand the game, but compared to offerings on PC, many of the mods are limited in scope. Entries in theFarming Simulatorseries and other Bethesda titles have also featured limited mod support, along with a small handful of other console games. The feature has been growing in popularity, but modding is still something that has only truly thrived on PCs.
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Mods Are A Huge Part Of Killing Floor
Mods will almost certainly be a feature ofKilling Floor 3from day one on PC, but its inclusion on consoles remains uncertain.KF2never received mod support on the console and though this was to be expected, it certainly hurt the experience and left console players out of a big piece of the game’s fun. WhileKilling Floor 2’s performance on Xboxand other consoles could have been a part of why mods were excluded, a generational jump in hardware power means that modding should be easier to pull off from a technical standpoint. Tripwire Interactive andKilling Floor 3would benefit greatly if mod support is included in the new entry.
Another Zombie Game Could Open The Door For Mod Support On Console
Dying Light2is receiving mod support on consoledue to its developer’s collaboration with mod.io, which could hopefully open the door for other games. The firstDying Lightreceived plenty of mods but, likeKilling Floor, the most significant of this content was maps. The ability to include new maps in the console version is likely a big catalyst for the developers' push for their inclusion in the sequel. Even ifKilling Floor 3could not include full mod support and had to limit the availability of mods to maps, it would be better than nothing, and other games have shown it is possible.
Mods are borderline essential to get the fullKilling Floorexperience, and the current generation of hardware is powerful enough to provide the functionality to console players. While Sony and Microsoft are understandably cagey about mod support on their systems,Killing Floor 3could do something similar to the Bethesda Creation Club.Killing Floor 2received updates for years after launch, such asthe Infernal Insurrection update, so even if mods aren’t available at launch,Killing Floor 3’s console ports could receive the functionality down the line if it proves to be a hit like its predecessor.
Killing Floor 3is in development for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
