The boxed edition of 41 Hours, the sci-fi-themed shooter game, is getting a new release date. Funbox Media announced they would start distributing copies of 41 Hours this July. However, only PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 owners can avail of them at the moment.
The physical editions of the FPS title will be first shipped to retailers in North America. Players can buy it beginning on July 25. It will then be available to other regions this July 28. Funbox added that these included Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South America, and the Middle East.
Hard copies of 41 Hours were initially to be released last February. The reason for the delay remained unknown.
41 Hours is a 20-hour-long sci-fi game where Ethan, a scientist searching for his missing wife, gains superhuman abilities and battles robots and zombies using telekinesis and time manipulation. Developers described him as a scientist bent on working around the time-space continuum. His job also allowed him to travel across parallel universes.
The game's story propels players on a quest to find Ethan's wife and find answers to her mysterious disappearance. They will have to search for her in different dimensions and on different planets. At the same time, players must defend themselves from alien forces, hostile robots, and even zombies.
Classic sci-fi films inspire the game, which offers a gripping story with surprising twists. Some Steam users positively reviewed 41 Hours for engaging narrative, gameplay, and visuals.
41 Hours first came out for PC devices in 2021. However, its initial release received a lukewarm reception. A year later, developers ported it to the PS5, Series X, PS4, and Xbox One. But, like its PC launch, the game drew mixed reviews.
Paul Renshaw, reviewing for the TheXboxHub, gave it a rating of 1.5 out of 5. In a blog published in October 2022, he said 41 Hours failed to live up to its hype and vision. He noted the game's ambition of fusing sci-fi elements into FPS gameplay but found it underwhelming.
It does feel that somewhere in here is a good game trying to get out, but it is going to need a lot more work and a much higher budget to realize that potential,
portions of Renshaw's review read.