What would you do if the complete world was collapsing and a mysterious darkish hand was relentlessly chasing you? With Lostbound, developer Tenkarider goals to discover that intriguing pitch by way of a retro-inspired roguelite motion RPG.
“Mixing retro-inspired exploration with high-stakes roguelite development, Lostbound challenges gamers to search out the misplaced artefacts whereas being relentlessly pursued by a mysterious pressure recognized solely as The Hand. Each choice issues because the world crumbles behind you, paths disappear, and survival turns into a race in opposition to time.”
As half of the present Steam Subsequent Fest, a demo is on the market by way of the sport’s web page. It contains the opening area of Lostbound, the place gamers can get well artifacts, experiment with completely different weapon varieties, and start to check builds by way of the Journey and Marketing campaign modes.
After all, The Hand, “an ever-present menace that consistently reshapes the journey”, is current and destroying total areas solely after you’ve visited them. In line with the developer, every new run is completely different in conventional roguelite style, however the everlasting menace of world-engulfing darkness pushes Lostbound in a wildly completely different route.
“With procedurally generated dungeons, dynamic artefact combos, a number of weapons, and ever-changing challenges, no two runs unfold the identical means. Success will depend on cautious planning, good useful resource administration, and studying how one can keep one step forward of the pressure decided to assert you.”
Lostbound hasn’t locked a launch date but, however we all know it’s coming to PC by way of Steam later this yr. You may wishlist the sport now and keep tuned for updates within the coming months.
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