Set on the island of Maccialatt, Arisen: Chronicles of Var'Nagal allows you to shape the personality of your character using the “Emotion” cards (Fear, Sorrow, Disgust, Anger, Joy) as you speak with different kinds of people. Your choices will impact the world around you while you unlock new cards.

You have been torn away from your peaceful life by foreign soldiers, then chained in a hold… And now you’ve been sold into slavery on the island of Maccialatt. Thanks to your willpower, your adaptability or your physical strength, you will embark on a quest for freedom..

During your journey, you will cross paths with many people of different races, ages and genders. People whose very lives you may be able to change. Some of them will feel immediately likeable, while others, could surprise you… Will you make friends, have a lover? Or would you rather have enemies, or even a nemesis?...

Maratus Games releases today its narrative game, Arisen: Chronicles of Var'Nagal in Early Access on Stream.

“The release we will publish on Early Access will be close to a beta version with almost all the content of the first act to play. You will be able to meet the 6 main characters and follow their storylines, discover a part of their backstory, explore more than 22 locations and meet around 10 minor characters for a total of around 160.000 words.”

“We shall release the game in about 6 to 9 months after the beginning of Early Access. As we split the game into 3 acts and the early access contains roughly 1 act, we plan to ship the third act of the game in the first quarter of 2022.”

“As we said, we plan to release more content through several game updates, act by act but also with more content between acts with the same structure as we have for the first act: Prologue (already released for free) / Main Quests (what will be included in the first EA build) / Epilogue (ending of the act available later). So the full version will include all the content and features to come with Act 2 and 3.

Arisen 1.0 at launch will contain:

• the entire story, so more than 500.000 words,
• all the backgrounds (more than 50),
• all the minor characters (about 30),
• Game in English and French at launch.

Key Features:

• 500,000 words with several different endings and multiple various plot twists to unlock!
• An emotional cards system that gives you freedom and control over your story and empathy your choices (Fear, Sorros, Digust, Anger, Joy)
• 6 main characters to discover through 5 types of relationships (Lovers, Friends, Neutral, Enemy, Nemesis), with their own quests and developments.
• Dive into the Var'Nagal universe, a world built to evolve over several games and meet various species such as elves, lizardmen, gnomes and shapeshifters...
• With more than a hundred illustrations, discover a unique realm in a style close to the Franco-Belgian comics.
• Enjoy an enchanting original soundtrack with more than thirty pieces composed by Yann 'Kayji" Rayon.
• A questioning of values and ethics through the many choices offered.

Arisen: Chronicles of Var'Nagal is in development for PC (Steam), scheduled for Q1 2022.