Across the Obelisk is a dynamic deckbuilding rogue-lite RPG that challenges players to create a party from a diverse set of characters, engage in tactical card-based combat, and find a unique path across a world that changes in reaction to their decisions.

Choose among 12 unlockable characters and form your party. Each one of them have his own cards, items, mechanics, stats and strengths... it's not the same to play with a fire wizard than a shadow mage, would you play with two healers or rather play with a damage oriented group?

Playable alone or with up to three friends, Across the Obelisk provides a different experience with each playthrough thanks to its branching world paths, highly customizable heroes, hundreds of different cards with variable upgrades, and much more. Each one of you will control a hero in combat but all of you will have to work together and decide what's best for the group... will you help the farmers against a group of small fiery demons or will you search among the ashes for nice loot?

More than 500 upgradeable cards and 200 items to choose, will let you customize your heroes with different builds: poisons, bleeds, defensive skills... there are a lot of combinations that you can apply to each hero.

Each game will be different. Take a path, fight your way through it, complete quests and the world will evolve in front of you. Lots of hidden places and mysteries to be solved await you in Across the Obelisk.

Paradox Interactive announced that Across the Obelisk, the deck-building RPG released as the very first title in the Paradox Arc publishing initiative, has been acquired by the publisher and will henceforth be supported by the main marketing organization. In celebration of the game’s success and the one-year anniversary of its full launch, Across the Obelisk also launches its newest expansion, Across the Obelisk: Sands of Ulminin today.

Since its launch on August 16, 2022, Across the Obelisk has turned into one of the most popular card-battling games on Steam, with more than 350,000 copies sold and a high demand for more content. This success story has prompted Paradox Interactive to move the title from its Paradox Arc initiative into the Paradox Interactive portfolio, where the game will continue to receive support and content for the foreseeable future.

“Paradox Arc's mission is to find the Paradox games of tomorrow; games that are deep, endlessly replayable and resonate with the Paradox Interactive audience. In that regard, Across the Obelisk checks all the boxes,” said Sebastian Forsström, Head of Paradox Arc at Paradox Interactive. “The Arc initiative starts with the support that small development teams need to bring their games to market, but the potential for breakout success is always something we look for as well. It’s a perfect story Arc, pun intended, to see our very first Paradox Arc game reach this level of success, and I’m looking forward to seeing what the game can achieve next.”

In the latest expansion, Across the Obelisk: Sands of Ulminin, players will delve into desert canyons, solve the mysteries of the pyramids, and discover what lurks beneath, with two new heroes, a new zone, dungeons, and new events to explore. The new zone, selectable as a new Act 2 or Act 3 of a playthrough, will challenge players with new enemies and bosses, as well as offer them new allies to recruit on their quest to thwart the evil Lord Hanshek. Sands of Ulminin includes:

• Two new Aura and Curse mechanics called Scourge and Zeal
• Three new pets to be unlocked
• A multi-layered dungeon in the pyramids of Ulminin
• More than 20 new enemies
• 3 new bosses
• More than 30 new items
• An all-new scarab mechanic where scarabs will randomly appear during combat and give bonuses if you manage to defeat them!
• …and much more!

Across the Obelisk: Sands of Ulminin is available now on Steam at $19.99 / €19.99.

Key Features:

• Dynamic Deckbuilding Roguelite RPG
• Play solo or co-op with up to three friends
• 16 unlockable characters to create your party
• +500 cards and items to choose, craft and upgrade
• Procedural generated system intended to be highly replayable
• Events and quests where your decisions affect how the story unfolds
• Face powerful bosses in tactical combat

Across the Obelisk is available for PC (Steam).