Ritual: Crown of Horns is a slaughterhouse.

Inspired by a variety of unique takes on the Western genre, from Alejandro Jodorowsky’s "El Topo" and Clint Eastwood’s "High Plains Drifter" to cult "The Wild Wild West" TV series. It's a wild tale of an unlikey duo: a bounty hunter who comes back from beyond a grave, yearning to exact revenge on his homeland, and a witch who aids him with a series of powerful rituals to further her own secret goals.

You were a lawman on a mission to track down a dangerous witch. Upon reaching your goal, you found yourself in a fatal ambush prepared by horned beast-like men. Your death was probably just collateral damage. Not one of your government supervisors cared. Now, brought back from beyond the grave by the dark magic of the witch you were supposed to take out, you find yourself in a forced alliance against a common enemy.

Understand the powers responsible for your misery and get rid of them once and for all. Make friends and enemies along the way. Visit places inspired by real locations in the United States and discover their myths. Look for symbols that the Land of the Free was based on and purify them. Ritual: Crown of Horns is a game about icons and myths, and tales we tell ourselves in order to make sense of our world and our identity. It’s about facing the unfaceable and living to tell the tale.

Ritual: Crown of Horns is going to be available on Steam Early Access starting May 17, 2019.

We all know that games released in early access generally suck, right? We’re confident that even in its alpha state Ritual doesn’t… but you don't have to take our word for it – this weekend you can test the game yourself!

So what we have in mind is this:

• This weekend (May 10-12) we’re going to host a special event for our Discord community. People who participate will get a chance to receive a free key allowing them to play a piece of the game.
• We will be publishing one level each day, with predefined weapons and spells, just to show what the game’s all about and let people see whether our main feature – a unique aiming system – makes them as happy as it makes us when we play the game :D
• But, well, on Monday, May 13th, the keys will expire.

Key Features:

• A unique auto-aiming system that offers a completely different kind of fantasy from your average twin-stick shooter: being an elite marksman who makes every shot count instead of spraying and praying.
• A satisfying arsenal: shotguns, six-shooters, rifles, crossbows, and a few surprises that are a little less time-appropriate.
• Outrageous enemies: brainwashed cultists, supernatural legendary creatures, bizarre murderous contraptions – you name it!
• Gear: mysterious capes, hoods and amulets that you can customize and get powerful buffs for your character.
• Creative spells and powerups that can violently alter the way you approach each combat encounter.
• Plenty of insane levels for you to master, each complete with unique challenges tailored to push the combat system to its limits.
• A unique gothic-horror-meets-weird-western artstyle.

Ritual: Crown of Horns is in development for PC, coming to Steam Early Access in 2019.