Tabletop RPG Pathfinder has already spawned a sequence of profitable CRPGs, within the type of Pathfinder: Kingmaker and its sequel Wrath of the Righteous. However the newest sport based mostly on the Pathfinder ruleset is an ARPG that factors its weapons squarely at Diablo, and the Kickstarter marketing campaign for this daring fantasy upstart has simply launched.
The total title is Pathfinder: Abomination Vaults, and the Kickstarter web page describes it as a “Co-op Hack and Slash sport based mostly on the epic Journey Path of the identical title, wherein as much as 4 gamers lead iconic Pathfinder heroes into the farthest depths of Gauntlight Maintain.” You may be squaring off in opposition to an evil sorceress named Belcorra Haruvex, in addition to the anticipated legion of critters any ARPG requires.
The marketing campaign web page additionally particulars what options you’ll be able to count on from Abomination Vaults. Main the cost is a “sprawling mega-dungeon” beneath Gauntlight Maintain, which is split into “a number of distinct biomes”, every comprising a chapter of the sport. You’ll discover these warrens as 4 character courses: Barbarian, Ranger, Cleric, and Wizard. Every can have entry to an array of highly effective traits and talents resembling “respiration dragonfire or big ancestry”.
On the time of writing, the Kickstarter is roughly two thirds funded, having raised £151,991 ($189,892) of its £243,494 ($303,460) objective. Alongside making an attempt to lift money, the Kickstarter additionally contains a vary of “social targets”, with the builders making an attempt to succeed in a sure variety of Twitter followers, Discord followers and so on. Hitting these targets will unlock a number of stretch targets like new weapons drops and a brand new hero capacity.
You’ll be able to take a look at the complete Kickstarter web page right here. Backers can assist the undertaking at any quantity for no reward, however backer tiers with rewards begin at CA$40 (roughly £24/$30). If efficiently funded, developer BKOM Studios expects to ship the sport in July 2025.
