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Fresh from the weird, wonderful minds at Devolver Digital & Doinksoft – creators of Gato Roboto, Gunbrella and Demon Throttle – comes Dark Scrolls, a pixel-perfect dungeon scroller that enthusiastically fuses challenging shmup-like chaos with compelling roguelike progression, launching on PC and Nintendo Switch this year: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2912550/Dark_Scrolls/
Set forth on your quest to [INSERT NOBLE AND IMPORTANT, BIG GOAL HERE] with one of the worthy yet quirky heroes in solo or cooperative play locally and online. Hack, slash and dodge through hordes of enemies and deadly traps in procedurally generated runs of hand-crafted rooms and levels using each hero’s unique attacks and abilities to your advantage.
Sharp reflexes and split-second decisions are crucial to survival as the intensity ratchets up while each run delivers new surprises, branching paths and unrelenting bosses to conquer. Gobble up coins to spend at Bruce & Goose’s Shoppe as you take a breath from the action to gain new perks, devastating attacks and summoned allies. Stack them right, and you’ll unleash screen-filling destruction of arcade legend.
“Whenever I search for ‘roguelike’ I don’t find what I’m looking for,” says Doinksoft’s Cullen Dwyer. “I get a poker game or a pachinko game or a heartfelt narrative about a Greek god or a Yu-Gi-Oh! card game. How are those at all like a 1980s turn-based, grid-locked dungeon crawler that you can play in the command line with vim control bindings? They have ‘randomness?’ Pathetic. And here I am, part of the problem. Might as well call it a Metroidvania, too.”
FEATURES
- Choose from a cast of nine playable characters and hurl axes, fling arrows, toss knives and even flip steaks at a rogues’ gallery of bizarre enemies
- Each character, whether it’s a burly berserker or a saxophone-playing rat, has unique skills, side objectives and customizable trinkets to experiment with
- Play solo or invite a pal aboard to help. Dark Scrolls supports both local and online co-op and collaborating players can strategize and revive each other mid-level
- Super authentic old school visuals, SFX and music. Looks and sounds like classic games of yore, but with the sparkle of modern controls and design
- Procedurally generated levels stitched together from hand-crafted rooms. Every run offers new surprises, branching paths and skill-testing bosses
Whether you’re playing alone or adventuring with a buddy, Dark Scrolls is packed with charm, challenge and secrets. Hack, slash and dodge your way through hordes of enemies and deadly traps as the level nudges you ever forward. Will you survive?
Find out when Dark Scrolls launches on PC and Nintendo Switch later this year.
Check out www.darkscrolls.com for more info.
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See the trailer below