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Grimoire: Manastorm

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Online Multiplayer
Developer: OmniConnection
Release Date: Feb. 2015

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'Grimoire: Manastorm' Goes Open Alpha

by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2015 @ 1:35 a.m. PST

Grimoire: Manastorm is a multiplayer shooter featuring fast-paced, MOBA-style tactical combat and spectacular magic attacks.

Grimoire borrows from DotA 2 and League of Legends to deliver a unique spin on classic multiplayer shooter action. Introducing everything from devastating "ultimate" attacks to atypical shooter abilities like teleportation and invulnerability. Grimoire’s spells include everything from gravity-affected boulders to fireballs that increase in size the longer you charge them- even calling down massive meteor showers.

Key Features

  • Fight fire with fire: Exciting magical combat in first and third person
  • Choose your weapons: 10 powerful wizard classes that can be customized with a variety of spells to evade and disrupt opponents
  • Three primary game modes: PvP Conquest, Arena—and a unique co-op mode, Safeguard
  • Enter the shadowy world of Grimoire : Explore an incredible medieval world that stretches from the dizzying heights of magical towers to the cavernous depths of lost civilizations

After a positive Greenlight reception and the nod from Valve, Grimoire is now playable through Steam! Reinvigorated by this success the team has been working hard to add polish and features to every area of the game in preparation for an early 2015 launch, but they need help! The servers must be filled, bugs must be crushed, and Omniconnection wants feedback on everything from balance to design. There is no better way to get in on the action than by joining the month long Alpha extending from January 6th to February 1st.

Testers can expect weekly updates, regularly scheduled playtimes with the devs, responses to feedback- and all of the community interactions that make Indie development truly great. If you were looking for a game to make your holiday magical; Grimoire might just be it.

Sign-up’s for alpha access are available through a simple forum registration process and Alpha Opt-In.


Feature list pertains to planned content for the Grimoire; the current build contains 5 classes and one game mode, Conquest.

  • Conquest: Battle to control key sources of magical energy known as ley-lines. The longer the ley-lines are held, the more energy is gained—including a large influx of power if one team manages to take total control of an area. Destructible objects can reveal new territory or bring the environment crashing down on your enemies.
  • Safeguard (co-op): Join fellow wizards in all-out magical combat against legions of monstrous creatures. The city is your battleground, and its people are in peril. Victory is measured not just in survival, but in how much of the city you manage to save. A special in-match progression system, quest objectives, and procedural event-driven enemy attacks ensure that this mode will have enough depth to satiate even the most diehard co-op fans.
  • Arena: Small groups of wizards (3v3 - 5v5) face off in tight quarters where death is final. Two teams compete in sanctioned slaughter to claim ancient weapons of incredible power. The bold player who captures one of these artifacts must spend time attuning to its nature. Once attuned, the player’s magical prowess will increase dramatically and assure that house’s victory. Unfortunately, attunement is a complex process that affects wizards negatively. Will you seek the unholy power of the artifact or face your enemies with might alone?

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