The Order: 1886

A third-person shooter set in a steampunk-themed alternate timeline, with a dash of the supernatural. Developed by Ready at Dawn Studios for the PlayStation 4.

Overview

An alternate history third-person action-shooter from Ready At Dawn. It is Ready At Dawn's first original console game after having previous success with PSP titles such as Daxter and God of War: Chains of Olympus.

Story

The Order is set in alternate history where humans around the 8th century begin to take on animal like traits. These humans are known as "half-breeds". A war soon broke out between the humans and half-breeds. Humanity was losing this war until King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table discover a substance called Blackwater, which gives its users healing abilities and greatly increases life expectancy. This with the combination of the Industrial Revolution (which have granted the Order access to futuristic weapons) are helping humanity turn the tide of the war.

Current Knights of the Order are given names of one of the original Knights of the Round Table. The player takes on the role of Sir Galahad (birth name Grayson). He is currently the third man to bear the name. The rest of Galahad's squad consists of Lady Ingraine, Sir Percival, and the real life American and French Revolution officer Marquis de Lafayette (who has no title due to being an apprentice). The group begins to suspect a conspiracy in the year 1886 when half-breeds are discovered in Whitechapel, which also houses the epicenter of an ongoing rebellion.