Indie developer Round Toast Studios has released its debut game, Mortal Rite, for Early Access for PC via Steam. Featuring a complete game loop, the Early Access version will showcase a vast array of gameplay options. These include three playable characters, 18 enemies, five boss battles, two skill trees per character, cooperative multiplayer, and player-versus-player.
According to a press release from the studio, “Mortal Rite is an action-packed crossover between a Souls-like and Roguelike game where gamers fight solo or side-by-side with up to 5 co-op players, utilizing swappable abilities and items while using the bodies of resurrected champions. ”
At the center of the video game is the ability to embody various characters and use their unique lore, fighting style, and abilities. Although the game is built on melee combat, players can trade blows with their enemies while reaping rewards for great strategies.
One feature in Mortal Rite that you will love, is ambushing the king. By carefully employing strategies, cooperation, collecting, and crafting items, players can derail the king’s armies and plans. It’s that easy but not that simple. The old king is not a walkover. So get set for a good fight.
Mortal Rite for PC launches in Early Access on November 7
That is the good news! As early as November 7, you can start embodying characters, trading blows with foes, and toppling the king. Ideally, you can head over to Steam Early Access and register or just take a look around. You will like it.
In addition, you can choose between co-op multiplayer or solo mode from the onset of the game with up to five players. Not bad, right? However, you must be careful as larger co-ops will draw bigger enemy units to the battle. Yet, it’s a lot more fun taking out the king.
Ideally, you must be wondering what are the special features of this new game from Round Toast Studios. After all, it is their first game and it better be good enough to hook us, make a lasting impression, and bring on the thrills. Yet, it is impressive so far and looks a bit more like Soulslike, but really unique. Here is a closer look at the features.
Key Features of the Early Access Version
- Evolving Combat and Progression
- Find ability points and items scattered throughout the world to unlock new strategies in combat. Items can be traded between players, and ability points can be spent in the refuge to customize your playstyle. Each area is guarded by a gatekeeper, upon their defeat, players can revisit the area for an additional challenge. When revisiting an area, players will traverse through an updated map, face new enemy compositions, and find new items.
- Unique Characters and Abilities
- Each character has two built-in play-styles through the stance system, with player customization through ability swaps, ability upgrades, and items.
- Cooperative Play
- Multiplayer is available at the start of the game, so you can jump in with your friends right away.
- Alternate enemies and layouts will also appear during multiplayer.
- Combat
- Fast, responsive melee combat with an emphasis on breaking enemy posture to interrupt attacks.
- Chain different attacks together seamlessly as characters have different light, heavy, and charge attacks.
- Adapt to different enemies by utilizing unique sprinting, dodging, and air attacks.
- Counter attacks with each character’s specialty of parrying, deflecting, or blocking.
- Enemies
- Encounter a variety of aggressive enemies, each with different methods of taking the player down.
- Factions influence fights. With factions being hostile to each other, players can force enemies to fight each other instead.
