Tuesday, October 21st 2025

Heart Electric: Colorful New Team-Based Shooter From Star Wars Battlefront Dev Gets October Playtest

Modoyo is a new game studio out of Stockholm, Sweden, and its first game is Heart Electric, a fast-paced elimination hero shooter that pits 16 players against one another in teams of four, with the added twist of the "Flux" maglev traversal mechanic that adds verticality to the map. Heart Electric is still under development, with Niklas Fegraeus—who served as design director on Star Wars: Battlefront II and lead designer on Battlefield V—at the helm as creative director, but it seems as though a release date might not be too far off. No launch date has been announced, but the game has a Steam Store page, and Modoyo recently opened applications for a play test scheduled for October 24-26.

Modoyo says that Heart Electric is being developed "with player feedback at its core," suggesting that the game will change significantly ahead of its launch based on community feedback after this play test. Currently, it features a colorful, cartoonish art style somewhat reminiscent of that of Paladins or Fortnite. There are four playable heroes currently announced, each with a unique design, and Modoyo has put a lot of emphasis on the importance of tactics, teamwork, and synergy, with mods, perks, mods, and different weapons serving those goals. The minimum system requirements call for a 4th-Gen Intel Core i5, 8 GB of RAM, and at minimum an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, although this is subject to change.

Check out the Heart Electric Playtest Trailer below:
Sources: Modoyo, Steam
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13 Comments on Heart Electric: Colorful New Team-Based Shooter From Star Wars Battlefront Dev Gets October Playtest

#1
Hyderz
I thought players have moved on from hero shooters no?
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the54thvoid
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HyderzI thought players have moved on from hero shooters no?
Fortnite's highest peak (past 24hrs) is one million + players. So, no. They're still being played, it's just a tough market to get into. Especially on pricing.
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petroj
the54thvoidFortnite's highest peak (past 24hrs) is one million + players. So, no. They're still being played, it's just a tough market to get into. Especially on pricing.
Fortnite is a battle royale, not a hero shooter :)
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#4
Hyderz
the54thvoidFortnite's highest peak (past 24hrs) is one million + players. So, no. They're still being played, it's just a tough market to get into. Especially on pricing.
fortnite is a hero shooter? correct me if im wrong but isnt it a battle royale like pubg?
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the54thvoid
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petrojFortnite is a battle royale, not a hero shooter :)
Hyderzfortnite is a hero shooter? correct me if im wrong but isnt it a battle royale like pubg?
I took it to mean the Hero classes, not so much the number of players. Forgive my ignorance - I've never been a fan of intra-genre stickers.
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#6
petroj
the54thvoidI took it to mean the Hero classes, not so much the number of players. Forgive my ignorance - I've never been a fan of intra-genre stickers.
Still, Fortnite does not have any hero classes. But no worries
:)
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#7
scottslayer
This reminds me to play the game after almost a year of being a tester, I haven't touched it since they had really dumb test hours, the devs shill relentlessly, and I dont like the community.
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the54thvoid
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Umm. Okay.

fortnite.fandom.com/wiki/Heroes

But we need to draw a line here. That's what I meant when I said: I've never been a fan of intra-genre stickers. What is a Hero shooter and what is a Hero player gets muddied. The OP though is about another game, so let's not continue. It's easy to get confused by the genres and naming conventions, is all I'm saying. If you want to go further into it - start a thread in the games section.
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#9
Onasi
Pretty much guaranteed to be dead on arrival. The only hero shooters that have managed to keep any sustainable player base are Overwatch and Marvel Rivals. Well, and Valorant if we count that, I personally don’t. The art-style on this is also absolutely heinous, though at least not as bad as Concord.
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#10
Kyan
It looks like a blend of Overwatch, Valorant, and other mechanics here and there. In my opinion, it's a dead-on-arrival considering what little we know. The low spec requirement, though, is very good.
the54thvoidUmm. Okay.

fortnite.fandom.com/wiki/Heroes

But we need to draw a line here. That's what I meant when I said: I've never been a fan of intra-genre stickers. What is a Hero shooter and what is a Hero player gets muddied. The OP though is about another game, so let's not continue. It's easy to get confused by the genres and naming conventions, is all I'm saying. If you want to go further into it - start a thread in the games section.
Sorry to add to this, but you're talking about the 'save the world' game mode, which is not usually what people mean when they talk about 'Fortnite'.
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#11
TheDeeGee
DOA, especially with that character design.
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#12
Denver
That gives me the chills...
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#13
Gucky
the54thvoidFortnite's highest peak (past 24hrs) is one million + players. So, no. They're still being played, it's just a tough market to get into. Especially on pricing.
Fortnite is a battleroyale, Overwatch or Valorant are hero shooters. Its about having different characters with unique skills, which only can be played one at a time.

And even if there are 1 million players. The game has to be good enough to lure those players away. Its hard to lure players away, if they are invested in the game, even if it is just buying/unlocking skins.
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