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Diluvian Ultra

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Action/Adventure
Publisher: Fulqrum Publishing
Developer: Cresthelm Studios
Release Date: Fall 2022

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'Diluvian Ultra' Is A Sprite-based Retro Shooter Coming To Steam Early Access In Fall 2022 - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on June 10, 2022 @ 10:50 a.m. PDT

Diluvian Ultra is a single-player retro shooter delivers a sprite-based, hardcore experience in the boots of a brutal Undead Prince.

In Diluvian Ultra you play as Atilla, an undead prince that is awakened in deep space, aboard his tomb-ship by an invasion. Are these intruders the old enemies from your past, or as yet unknown foes to conquer? No matter, they have rooted themselves into the ship and defiled all that is sacred with their foul presence. It is time to drive them out into the void. Awaken prince, and carve a red ruin!

At the core of Diluvian Ultra gameplay are three pillars: Blood, Death, and the dual Damage System. Make use of the mystical Waystones you encounter - sacrifice a bit of your blood and health to activate them, to spend your gathered Focus points and improve Atilla’s abilities. Death is but a door leading to the last Waystone you visited; however, with each new life comes the Hunger which you cannot resist forever… And if you are slain while overcome by the all-consuming need for blood, you WILL meet your final end.

Combat in Diluvian Ultra is all about staying mobile and choosing the best strategy to prevail — switch between Tech and Living Techno-Organic Weapons, combine Lethal and Armour damage, and keep moving to dodge enemy fire or deflect it with your Bloodsword; your foes are shrewd and will use the same tactics to defeat you, Diluvian Prince.


Diluvian Ultra is planned to release in Early Access in 2022 on Steam and other digital stores.

A new Diluvian Ultra demo kicks off during the Steam Next Fest, starting June 13, 2022.

Key Features:

  • A world shaped by organic technology: Your spaceship home is a living combination of flesh and stone, teeming with creatures created to serve a purpose aboard the ship. And so it is with your arsenal of weapons; use both traditional Tech weapons as well as grotesque, living Organic armaments, depending on the situation.
  • Immersive, strategic combat: Diluvian Ultra’s combat is built around a damage system where you have to combine weapons to be effective. Armour negates most damage, but some weapons are designed to quickly strip it off your targets - unable to kill them, but exposing them for a single lethal blow. You have to be careful though, as enemies will mix their attacks in the same way.
  • Stay mobile, stay alive: Surviving in Diluvian Ultra is all about mobility. Dodge enemy fire, while you chain together ranged attacks with close combat blows and devastating ground slams to interrupt and stun your enemies. Double-jump, dash, find cover, but never stay in one place for too long!
  • Sate your bloodlust: Blood is the source of your strength. Collect enough of it to gain Focus points and spend them to improve your abilities. Sacrifice a little, along with a bit of your health, to bind your soul to mystical Waystones and return to them when you die. If you are slain too often or get engrossed in the carnage, you will be overcome by the Hunger – giving you ultimate power, but risking your final death, for if you are defeated then, it is… Game over.

Diluvian Ultra is in development for PC (Steam).



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