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Blightbound

Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Genre: Online Multiplayer
Publisher: Devolver Digital
Developer: Ronimo Games
Release Date: July 27, 2021

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'Blightbound' Steam Early Access Update Adds AI Allies, Devious New Thief And More - Trailer

by Rainier on Sept. 30, 2020 @ 11:48 a.m. PDT

Blightbound is a co-op side-scrolling dungeon crawler that invites the finest three-hero parties in the land to clear scores of dungeons stuffed with formidable beasts and alluring treasure.

The world lies in peril. Decades ago, a band of legendary warriors slayed the dreaded Shadow Titan after a long and ferocious struggle, but their celebration was short-lived. The Shadow Titan’s true intentions revealed themselves when from his broken husk flowed the Blight; a corrupting fog that alters any living creature exposed to its evil.

Blightbound is an online & local multiplayer dungeon crawler that tasks three heroes to venture down from their mountain refuge to face the abominations of the Blight - a mysterious and corrupting fog that enshrouds the land.

Explore handcrafted dungeons, fight a terrifying cadre of mystical and monstrous enemies, grab valuable loot, and recover fallen heroes to expand your roster of available warriors. Each player will fulfill a specific role on the team - warrior, assassin, or mage - to overcome colossal bosses and solve clever puzzles.

Can you collect and complete all the challenges, and conquer the Blight once and for all?

With the Helping Hands update, brave AI adventurers fill the missing spaces in your party, allowing duo or even solo players to plunge into the depths if human party members cannot be found.

In addition, players will find another helping hand from an unexpected source. Accumulating a great amount of money is every highway robber’s dream, but a recent brush with death finds Seirinne, thief extraordinaire, on the lookout for a new vocation…

Seirinne’s new Shadow Statue ability focusses a devastating beam on the sneaky pirate, stalling enemies and dealing considerable damage every second. Riches await her in The Blight, but the big question now is: how to spend all that delicious gold? Zerrish alone knows, but the Snake Titan will no doubt bestow their champion with wealth beyond measure.

New elite enemies, items and localized texts invigorate the world of Blightbound with fresh challenges and more accessibility than ever before. With functional localizations for 9 languages including French, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese, more people than ever before can brave the blightstruck lands below the Refuge.

The story of Blightbound continues to unfold, revealing new heroes and weapons, opening up new and darker regions filled with even more beasts and bosses lurking within the cursed mists.

So band together your trio of heroes and set forth on your quest to claim a world lost to the blight.

The Helping Hands update coincides with a 20% discount through Oct. 4.

Key Features:

  • Blightbound is an ever-expanding game with new dungeons to explore, new heroes to recover and use, and new loot to retrieve with planned free updates for the community.
  • Collect over 20 unique heroes, each with their own skill set, passive abilities, and fully narrated story to complete.
  • Hundreds of unique items to loot and craft to improve each hero and alter their repertoire of attacks and abilities. 
  • Build out your refuge atop the mountain by recruiting new artisans to craft more items, fulfilling bounties, and training your heroes.
  • Battle through three distinct lands, each with several dungeons to conquer, including the eerie Gravemark, the oppressive Underhold, and precarious Blood Ridge.
  • Distinct class roles that reward team play and powerful ultimate abilities that charge from fulfilling your role. Block damage as a warrior, interrupt enemies as an assassin or heal your allies as a mage.
  • A stunning mix of hand-painted characters and real time 3D models and lighting effects.

Blightbound is a dark and stylish multiplayer dungeon crawler that is currently available through Steam Early Access for $19.99.


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