Harness the power of corrupted relics to defeat gigantic bosses, at the cost of your humanity. Resist or Embrace.
Building on Jotun’s success, Thunder Lotus took what worked from the game (the art style, the big boss fights, the immersion) and fused it with infinite replayability and the nonlinear action-packed gameplay of the metroidvania genre to create the studio's highly anticipated sophomore game, Sundered.
Sundered tells the story of the mysterious Terror, a cataclysmic event that causes the undoing of society and plunges the world into madness. You play Eshe, a scavenger who becomes trapped in strange sandstorm which drags her into a mysterious cavern. You have stumbled upon the source of power that led to the world’s destruction centuries ago.
The backstory tells the tale of how this strange power attracted the Valkyries, an armed group of scientific revolutionaries, and the Eschaton, mad cultists following the teachings of an obscure god, to this place. As she picks up the pieces, the player uncovers the conflict that sundered the world.
Once Sundered: Eldritch Edition, the current free game on the Epic Games Store, have run its course, it will be up to Horace, which will be gratis starting on January 16 until January 23, 2020.
Horace is a story-driven, pixel-platform adventure peppered with nostalgic, popular culture references which will bring a smile to any gamer who enjoys the 8 and 16 bit era!
A platforming game at heart with metroidvania-inspired abilities to be unlocked as players progress through the game, Horace invites players to overcome challenging puzzles and defeat difficult bosses while evoking a range of emotions that will leave some laughing, crying and cheering their way through a touching narrative.
Developed by Paul Helman and Sean Scaplehorn, Horace is a delightful platformer which centers around an inspiring story of following one’s dreams.
Paul Helman quit his job with the vision of creating a game he always wanted to play. Over the next six years, Horace was born with the ultimate aim of pairing a sprawling open world with a great story not typically associated with platform games.
Inspired by recent indie gems and classic fan-favorites of the genre, Horace seeks to make an emotional connection through storytelling and features full cut scenes throughout to create a cinematic platform experience. Horace also comes packed with a host of mini games peppered throughout, many of which are inspired by classic games in pop culture history.
A true labor of love, Horace is a hand-crafted experience that is sure to delight fans of the 8-bit and 16-bit era.
Key Features:
- Adventure through the charming single player narrative: Laugh, cry and cheer! Watch this touching story unfold.
- Explore stunning 2D pixel worlds: Inspired by the ‘golden age’ of UK software development with hidden surprises to be found.
- Meet dozens of weird and wonderful characters: Bond with every character you meet and find Horace’s family.
- Challenging platforming based puzzles: Gain new abilities on your adventure and defy the laws of physics to overcome all obstacles.
- Defeat those that stand in your way in tough boss battles: Hone your skills and take on 12 thrilling and difficult boss battles!
- Revisit arcade classics from the 90s!: Play over 10 mini games, each a witty parody of a classic arcade game and become the ultimate video games champion!
Delve into a procedurally generated dungeon at the heart of a beautiful hand-drawn world. Classic Metroidvania elements such as backtracking, secrets and unlocking new abilities that open new regions are at the core of the exploration experience. Every time you die, the physical rooms in the dungeon are re-shuffled. Though the overall structure of the world is set in stone, subsections take a random sampling of preset rooms and assembles them to create a different flow every time. This adds a multiplicative layer of uncertainty, since the layer of randomness of the dungeon gets added over the already random monsters. The final game will have three unique regions, each with a multitude of monsters, secrets and challenges.
Confront hordes of dynamically spawned eldritch monsters. Put your skills and reflexes to the test through furious melee combat and epic boss fights against uniquely designed enemies. All monster spawns are dynamic, constantly keeping you on your toes.
Designed as a challenging adventure for seasoned gamers, frequent deaths are part of the Sundered experience. But taking our inspiration from our favorite rogue-like games, death in Sundered is only the beginning. When you die, you respawn in the Hub, where you level up and customize your character. Equip and upgrade a host of unique Perks, stats and special Abilities hidden throughout the world.
Key Features:
- Beautiful handdrawn art
- Massive boss fights
- Dynamic encounters against hordes of enemies
- Procedural world
- Corruptible abilities
- Multiple endings
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