Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a fairytale journey which takes you on a quest with three heroes: Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight, and Zoya the Thief. This tale of a grand adventure as well as the additional challenge levels provide true tests to the three heroes' skills in combat and of solving puzzles in the most creative ways.

Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight, and Zoya the Thief have slowly come to the conclusion that having their lives commandeered by a powerful magical artifact is not a desirable state of existence on a permanent basis.

The heroes try to return their extraordinary gifts to the Artifact called Trine, and so they meddle with powers beyond their understanding. Trine shatters. With a literally heartless ancient sorcerer on the loose, and only a broken artifact to guide them, the heroes must try and repair the damage they've caused... or the damage that might yet be done.

Frozenbyte's Steam Early Access release of Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power has been a success, with the game already selling three times as much as the launch of Trine 2. The continued success of the series has prompted an earlier-than-expected celebratory content update featuring a new Challenge Level “A Brush with Death” for the Thief Zoya.

“Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power has sold over three times better than Trine 1 or Trine 2 did in their pre-order launches. From our over 8 million sold Trine games Steam has sold over 3 million copies and we are super-excited to see Steam once again exceed our expectations,” says Lauri Hyvärinen, CEO of Frozenbyte.

“People have been very positive overall about the Early Access and the sales have been great, so we decided to release a bit of new content already this weekend to celebrate this – an additional Challenge Level for the Thief called "A Brush with Death”! Along with the update are of course a lot of optimizations, tweaks and fixes,” says Kai Tuovinen, Marketing Manager.

The game has been updated with the following changes:

Content updates

• A new Challenge Level “A Brush with Death” (Zoya)

Technical

• Added some optimizations
• Fixed crash issues when using RESUME GAME
• Fixed crash issues right after loading screen
• Fixed crash in "Amusement Park" level
• Fixed few other rare crash issues

Rendering

• Fixed some graphical popping (unfortunately doesn't fix the major flickering issues)

Gameplay

• Tweaked player walljump logic
• Tweaked Thief bow shooting logic
• Tweaked Wizard levitation logic

Levels

• Added more gameplay items into "Amusement Park" level
• Fixed lots of gameplay issues in all levels

Cinematics

• Tweaked and polished various in-game cutscenes (animations etc.)

Audio

• Added lots of new audio effects to various levels and gameplay elements

GUI

• Fixed cursor in configure controls menu
• Tweaked character info HUD fade out logic

Online multiplayer

• Added text chat support (key bind: T)
• Added work around to missing audio (Voice Chat is disabled by default) (please delete file: %appdata%/Trine3/options.txt)
• Fixed some Thief grappling hook net sync issues
• Fixed some AI net sync issues
• Fixed some Wallbuster boss net sync issues

Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power will launch on April 21 on Steam Early Access for $19.99 / 19.99€ / £14.99.

Key Features

• Online and Local Co-op: Up to three players can play online and local co-up. Any mix is possible (for example 2 local, 1 online) and you can switch from singleplayer to multiplayer and vice versa. Play with your Steam friends and explore the secrets together!
• Challenge Levels: The ultimate test to your skills, the Challenge Levels feature the most incredible contraptions, character-driven design, and ridiculous puzzles. Collect experience shards to unlock more Challenge Levels.
• Soundtrack: Award-winning composer Ari Pulkkinen returns for an amazing fantasy soundtrack! The feels, man.
• Fantastic Fantasy: Adventure through breathtakingly beautiful landscapes in an enchanting fairytale world, and for the first time ever explore the Trine world in a full 3D setting, allowing you to go check out all the nooks and crannies that have been so alluring in the past.
• Full Language Support for English: The game features full language support for English (voice + subtitles on/off). Other languages coming later during Early Access (ask the discussions for specific details).