If final 12 months’s Absolum put you within the temper for extra fantasy roguelike motion, then Darkish Scrolls is right here to suit the invoice with a retro twist.
From Gato Roboto and Gunbrella dev Doinksoft, with Devolver Digital on publishing duties, Darkish Scrolls is a ‘dungeon scroller’, that is half procedurally-generated roguelike, half shmup.
In it, you will select from a forged of 9 fantasy characters and journey by way of dungeons, taking out hordes of enemies and dodging their assaults when you’re at it. There are branching paths, boss fights, retailers for some candy upgrades, and the chance to do all of it both solo or in native/on-line co-op.
Essentially the most eye-catching half, nonetheless, is the retro aesthetic. Simply have a look at these chunky pixel artwork heroes! Hearken to the music! Speak about a throwback.
This is a rundown of the sport’s key options and a handful of screenshots, courtesy of Devolver:
– Select from a forged of 9 playable characters and hurl axes, fling arrows, toss knives and even flip steaks at a rogues’ gallery of weird enemies
– Every character, whether or not it’s a burly berserker or a saxophone-playing rat, has distinctive abilities, aspect goals and customizable trinkets to experiment with
– Play solo or invite a pal aboard to assist. Darkish Scrolls helps each native and on-line co-op and collaborating gamers can strategize and revive one another mid-level
– Tremendous genuine old fashioned visuals, SFX and music. Appears to be like and feels like basic video games of yore, however with the glint of recent controls and design
– Procedurally generated ranges stitched collectively from hand-crafted rooms. Each run affords new surprises, branching paths and skill-testing bosses
We nonetheless do not have a exact launch date for this one simply but, although Devolver has confirmed that it will be launching in some unspecified time in the future this 12 months. We’ll be preserving a watch out for more information within the coming months, as a result of this seems prefer it could possibly be a slice of sofa co-op enjoyable.
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