Dear Villagers https://dearvillagers.com/ Create, Gather & Ignite Video Games Publishing Mon, 10 Jun 2024 10:28:44 +0000 fr-FR hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://dearvillagers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/DEAR-VILLAGERS_FAVICON-150x150.png Dear Villagers https://dearvillagers.com/ 32 32 Must have Metroidvania Souldiers receives first major update! https://dearvillagers.com/must-have-metroidvania-souldiers-receives-first-major-update/ Tue, 02 Aug 2022 08:05:46 +0000 https://dearvillagers.com/?p=232255 Madrid, Spain, June 30th 2022 – Indie studio Retro Forge, working in partnership with publisher Dear Villagers (The Forgotten City, ScourgeBringer) has released an update to Souldiers on PC, with a console update due in the coming weeks. This new version fixes several progression and balance issues, offering the ideal Souldiers experience.  This update offers a huge host of new features, bug fixes, rebalances, and a raft of other changes. This includes more generous checkpoints, reduced mana costs for skills, more powerful players attacks, and much, much more. To commemorate this update, we’re offering a 20% Steam discount on Souldiers from today through July 7th. “We’re very happy with the reception Souldiers has been getting, though we’ve also been made aware of more bugs and balance issues than we’d anticipated,” said Alberto Hernández, creative director at Retro Forge. “This update should smooth over a lot of the teething issues we had. Releasing a game of this scope on multiple platforms for a six-person team – during a pandemic no less – was a Herculean effort, and while we’re proud of the result, there was still room for improvement, so we thank you, the players, for being patient with us as […]

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Madrid, Spain, June 30th 2022 – Indie studio Retro Forge, working in partnership with publisher Dear Villagers (The Forgotten City, ScourgeBringer) has released an update to Souldiers on PC, with a console update due in the coming weeks. This new version fixes several progression and balance issues, offering the ideal Souldiers experience. 

This update offers a huge host of new features, bug fixes, rebalances, and a raft of other changes. This includes more generous checkpoints, reduced mana costs for skills, more powerful players attacks, and much, much more.

To commemorate this update, we’re offering a 20% Steam discount on Souldiers from today through July 7th.

“We’re very happy with the reception Souldiers has been getting, though we’ve also been made aware of more bugs and balance issues than we’d anticipated,” said Alberto Hernández, creative director at Retro Forge. “This update should smooth over a lot of the teething issues we had. Releasing a game of this scope on multiple platforms for a six-person team – during a pandemic no less – was a Herculean effort, and while we’re proud of the result, there was still room for improvement, so we thank you, the players, for being patient with us as we’ve polished Souldiers up to be the timeless Metroidvania we always dreamed it would be.”

 

More about Souldiers:

Souldiers wraps metroidvania exploration, crunchy soulslike combat, RPG customization,and precision platforming into one gorgeous pixel art package. Players take on the role of either scout, caster or archer, battling for freedom in Terragaya, a mystical land on the border between life and death. Each class has its own unique attacks along with different agility, attack, defense, and health stats. Your character can further be customized through branches of unlockable skill trees, offering a huge degree of freedom as you venture through Souldiers’ fantastical realm.

Outwit cunning enemies, solve nefarious puzzles, upgrade your character, and explore every corner of a dazzling, intricate 16-bit world. Souldiers is a handcrafted retro epic for the ages.

 

Features:

  • Choose your class: Unleash the fury of your sword with the scout, summon the wrath of elements with the caster, or rain down arrows on your foes with the archer.
  • Gripping combat: Slash, parry and dodge your way through an ever evolving roster of enemies, upgrading your skills and equipment to find a combat style that’s perfect for you.
  • An interconnected world: Discover a sprawling handcrafted landscape filled with treasures, tough-as-nails bosses and secrepathways. 
  • 16-bit sensation: Terragaya comes to life with vibrant world-class pixel art packed to the brim with details.
  • Smart moves: Solve environmental puzzles and leap from place to place using an ever-expanding moveset.
  • Language options include English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese.

 

Buy Souldiers on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1419160/Souldiers/

Visit the Souldiers website: https://retroforgegames.com/

Follow Retro Forge on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RetroForgeGames

Follow Retro Forge on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetroForgeteam

Follow Retro Forge on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retroforgegames/?hl=en

 

About Retro Forge 

Based in Madrid, Retro Forge is a six person team of veteran gamemakers from across the industry. Their debut title Souldiers is due for release on June 2nd, 2022. 

About Dear Villagers

Dear Villagers is a publishing label of Plug In Digital. It’s a place where talented studios can unleash their creativity and focus on bringing unique single player experiences to players on PC and console, experiences that will stay with them long after the credits roll. Dear Villager’s lineup includes the award-winning The Forgotten City, The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk, ScourgeBringer and Edge Of Eternity.

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Must have Metroidvania Souldiers is out now on Switch, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms https://dearvillagers.com/must-have-metroidvania-souldiers-is-out-now-on-switch-steam-xbox-and-playstation-platforms/ Tue, 02 Aug 2022 08:03:11 +0000 https://dearvillagers.com/?p=232253 Choose between an archer, scout, or caster in this modern approach to a classic genre Madrid, Spain, June 2nd 2022 – Indie studio Retro Forge, working in partnership with publisher Dear Villagers (The Forgotten City, ScourgeBringer) is happy to announce that its 16-bit inspired action-RPG metroidvania adventure Souldiers is out now on Switch, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms. Souldiers wraps metroidvania exploration, crunchy soulslike combat, RPG customization,and precision platforming into one gorgeous pixelart package. Players take on the role of either scout, caster or archer, battling for freedom in Terragaya, a mystical land on the border between life and death. Each class has its own unique attacks along with different agility, attack, defense, and health stats. Your character can further be customized through branches of unlockable skill trees, offering a huge degree of freedom as you venture through Souldiers’ fantastical realm. Outwit cunning enemies, solve nefarious puzzles, upgrade your character, and explore every corner of a dazzling, intricate 16-bit world. Souldiers is a handcrafted retro epic for the ages. “Souldiers represents the fruits of our labour across several years as we assembled our dream game that mixes old and new sensibilities,” said Alberto Hernández, creative director at Retro Forge. “Souldiers’ […]

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Choose between an archer, scout, or caster in this modern approach to a classic genre

Madrid, Spain, June 2nd 2022 – Indie studio Retro Forge, working in partnership with publisher Dear Villagers (The Forgotten City, ScourgeBringer) is happy to announce that its 16-bit inspired action-RPG metroidvania adventure Souldiers is out now on Switch, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms.

Souldiers wraps metroidvania exploration, crunchy soulslike combat, RPG customization,and precision platforming into one gorgeous pixelart package. Players take on the role of either scout, caster or archer, battling for freedom in Terragaya, a mystical land on the border between life and death. Each class has its own unique attacks along with different agility, attack, defense, and health stats. Your character can further be customized through branches of unlockable skill trees, offering a huge degree of freedom as you venture through Souldiers’ fantastical realm.

Outwit cunning enemies, solve nefarious puzzles, upgrade your character, and explore every corner of a dazzling, intricate 16-bit world. Souldiers is a handcrafted retro epic for the ages.

Souldiers represents the fruits of our labour across several years as we assembled our dream game that mixes old and new sensibilities,” said Alberto Hernández, creative director at Retro Forge. “Souldiers’ 16-bit inspired aesthetic may recall SNES classics, but its approach to customizing your character and choosing between classes gives it depth and replayability above the 90s fare that inspired us. It’s a very emotional day for us to finally share the culmination of all our hard work with you all today.”

 

 

Features:

    • Choose your class: Unleash the fury of your sword with the scout, summon the wrath of elements with the caster, or rain down arrows on your foes with the archer.
    • Gripping combat: Slash, parry and dodge your way through an ever evolving roster of enemies, upgrading your skills and equipment to find a combat style that’s perfect for you.
  • An interconnected world: Discover a sprawling handcrafted landscape filled with treasures, tough-as-nails bosses and secrepathways. 
  • 16-bit sensation: Terragaya comes to life with vibrant world-class pixel art packed to the brim with details.
  • Smart moves: Solve environmental puzzles and leap from place to place using an ever-expanding moveset.
  • Language options include English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese.

 

Visit the Souldiers website: https://retroforgegames.com/

Follow Retro Forge on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RetroForgeGames

Follow Retro Forge on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetroForgeteam

Follow Retro Forge on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retroforgegames/?hl=en

 

About Retro Forge 

Based in Madrid, Retro Forge is a six person team of veteran gamemakers from across the industry. Their debut title Souldiers is due for release on June 2nd, 2022. 

About Dear Villagers

Dear Villagers is a publishing label of Plug In Digital. It’s a place where talented studios can unleash their creativity and focus on bringing unique single player experiences to players on PC and console, experiences that will stay with them long after the credits roll. Dear Villager’s lineup includes the award-winning The Forgotten City, The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk, ScourgeBringer and Edge Of Eternity.

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Arcade-inspired twin-stick roguelite Revita is out now on Nintendo Switch and PC https://dearvillagers.com/arcade-inspired-twin-stick-roguelite-revita-is-out-now-on-nintendo-switch-and-pc/ Fri, 22 Apr 2022 09:14:45 +0000 https://dearvillagers.com/?p=232021 Battle your way through an enigmatic clocktower in an attempt to restore lost memories Montpellier, France – April 21st, 2022 – Solo developer Benjamin Kiefer aka BenStar and indie publisher Dear Villagers (The Forgotten City, ScourgeBringer) have today released their twin-stick roguelite platformer Revita for Nintendo Switch and PC. Following on from a successful Steam Early Access campaign, Revita will be available for €16,99 / $16.99 / £13.49 on Steam, with a 20% discount until April 29th. Discover the Revita launch announcement trailer: In Revita, climb through an ominous clocktower and battle through a series of procedurally-generated encounters with foes and challenges in order to uncover lost memories and discover the mysteries of the melancholic world. Play as a nameless child with no sense of who or where they are and exchange health for upgrades as the game dares the player to play on a razor’s edge!  “It’s been a long road to get to this point, I’m finally happy to release Revita after working on it for the past five years”, said Benjamin Kiefer aka BenStar, developer of Revita. “We’ve received really positive feedback during Early Access and can’t wait to share the unique arcade-inspired twin-stick experience with fans […]

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Battle your way through an enigmatic clocktower in an attempt to restore lost memories

Montpellier, France – April 21st, 2022 – Solo developer Benjamin Kiefer aka BenStar and indie publisher Dear Villagers (The Forgotten City, ScourgeBringer) have today released their twin-stick roguelite platformer Revita for Nintendo Switch and PC. Following on from a successful Steam Early Access campaign, Revita will be available for €16,99 / $16.99 / £13.49 on Steam, with a 20% discount until April 29th.

Discover the Revita launch announcement trailer:

In Revita, climb through an ominous clocktower and battle through a series of procedurally-generated encounters with foes and challenges in order to uncover lost memories and discover the mysteries of the melancholic world. Play as a nameless child with no sense of who or where they are and exchange health for upgrades as the game dares the player to play on a razor’s edge! 

“It’s been a long road to get to this point, I’m finally happy to release Revita after working on it for the past five years”, said Benjamin Kiefer aka BenStar, developer of Revita. “We’ve received really positive feedback during Early Access and can’t wait to share the unique arcade-inspired twin-stick experience with fans of the genre and newcomers alike.”

Revita is a love letter to previous twin-stick, roguelite and platformer games, with a certain polish and charm that makes it stand out from the competition”, said Guillaume Jamet, Head of Publishing for Dear Villagers. “Playing Revita is a roller coaster adventure: it’s so fast, tense and addictive, you really feel like you’re playing at an arcade! With the procedurally-generated rooms and vast customization options, it’s a really fresh experience that’s different on every playthrough!”

Revita is playable in English, French, German, Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Simplified Chinese.

Feature List: 

  • Trade life for power

Exchange health for power in fast-paced glass cannon gameplay

  • Unique runs

Battle through an almost infinite variety of combat encounters in procedurally generated rooms

  • Endless character builds

Twin stick shooting, dashing and wall sliding are just the beginning – find power-ups and items on each run

  • Tweak your game

An extensive set of options lets you tweak Revita to your playstyle – slow down time, set an outline colour for enemies to make them easier to track or choose the level of aim assist that feels right for you

  • Arm yourself with multiple weapons

Use a variety of guns! Arm yourself with a laser gun, charge gun, machine gun, shotgun, or rocket launcher.

  • A mysterious world

Explore an underground subway line infested with monsters and filled with colourful characters who will help you on your journey.

  • Reclaim lost memories

A nameless child with no memories awakens in a mysterious Clock tower that is connected by a metro system with only a vague sense of purpose, hoping to find answers at the top.

  • HATS! Many, many hats. All the hats, really -to cover all heads and all styles!

For more information on Revita:

Visit the website: https://revitagame.com/

Wishlist on the Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1175460/Revita/

Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RevitaGame

Join the Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/revita

 

About Benjamin Kiefer aka BenStar 

Benjamin « Benstar » Kiefer, is based in Germany and the solo indie dev of Revita. As a self-trained programmer and pixel artist with a loyal following on Twitter, Ben loves making bouncy and highly polished games with big attention to small details. His aim is to create  rich and interesting worlds with fun and addictive gameplay that keep people hooked.

 

About Dear Villagers

Dear Villagers is a publishing label of Plug In Digital. It’s a place where talented studios can unleash their creativity and focus on bringing unique single player experiences to players on PC and console, experiences that will stay with them long after the credits roll. Dear Villager’s lineup includes the award-winning The Forgotten City, The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk, ScourgeBringer and Edge Of Eternity.

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Retro action-RPG Souldiers to launch on Switch, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms May 19th https://dearvillagers.com/retro-action-rpg-souldiers-to-launch-on-switch-steam-xbox-and-playstation-platforms-may-19th/ Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:13:56 +0000 https://dearvillagers.com/?p=231856 Play as an archer, scout, or caster in this modern approach to a classic genre Madrid, Spain, March 23rd 2022 – Indie studio Retro Forge, working in partnership with publisher Dear Villagers (The Forgotten City, ScourgeBringer) have revealed that its upcoming 16-bit inspired action-RPG metroidvania adventure Souldiers will launch on Switch, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation Platforms on May 19th. This announcement was revealed exclusively at The MIX and the game is exhibiting at this year’s Game Developer Conference. Souldiers wraps metroidvania exploration, crunchy soulslike combat, RPG customization,and precision platforming into one gorgeous pixelart package. Players take on the role of either scout, caster or archer, battling for freedom in Terragaya, a mystical land on the border between life and death. Each class has its own unique attacks along with different agility, attack, defense, and health stats. Your character can further be customized through branches of unlockable skill trees, offering a huge degree of freedom as you venture through Souldiers’ fantastical realm. Outwit cunning enemies, solve nefarious puzzles, upgrade your character, and explore every corner of a dazzling, intricate 16-bit world. Souldiers is a handcrafted retro epic for the ages. “Souldiers merges 90s side-scrolling action/adventure games with more contemporary design principles,” […]

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Play as an archer, scout, or caster in this modern approach to a classic genre

Madrid, Spain, March 23rd 2022 – Indie studio Retro Forge, working in partnership with publisher Dear Villagers (The Forgotten City, ScourgeBringer) have revealed that its upcoming 16-bit inspired action-RPG metroidvania adventure Souldiers will launch on Switch, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation Platforms on May 19th. This announcement was revealed exclusively at The MIX and the game is exhibiting at this year’s Game Developer Conference.

Souldiers wraps metroidvania exploration, crunchy soulslike combat, RPG customization,and precision platforming into one gorgeous pixelart package. Players take on the role of either scout, caster or archer, battling for freedom in Terragaya, a mystical land on the border between life and death. Each class has its own unique attacks along with different agility, attack, defense, and health stats. Your character can further be customized through branches of unlockable skill trees, offering a huge degree of freedom as you venture through Souldiers’ fantastical realm.

Outwit cunning enemies, solve nefarious puzzles, upgrade your character, and explore every corner of a dazzling, intricate 16-bit world. Souldiers is a handcrafted retro epic for the ages.

Souldiers merges 90s side-scrolling action/adventure games with more contemporary design principles,” said Alberto Hernández, creative director at Retro Forge. “We wanted to capture the speed and legibility of the classic 2D metroidvanias with the complex combat system of a more modern affair, letting players tailor their hero to their specific playstyle. We think it’s the perfect marriage of old and new and we can’t wait for everyone to play Souldiers when it comes out May 19th.”

Features:

    • Choose your class: Unleash the fury of your sword with the scout, summon the wrath of elements with the caster, or rain down arrows on your foes with the archer.
    • Gripping combat: Slash, parry and dodge your way through an ever evolving roster of enemies, upgrading your skills and equipment to find a combat style that’s perfect for you.
  • An interconnected world: Discover a sprawling handcrafted landscape filled with treasures, tough-as-nails bosses and secrepathways. 
  • 16-bit sensation: Terragaya comes to life with vibrant world-class pixel art packed to the brim with details.
  • Smart moves: Solve environmental puzzles and leap from place to place using an ever-expanding moveset.

 

View the Souldiers press kit: https://press.dearvillagers.com/souldiers/

Watch the Souldiers trailer: https://youtu.be/CdhLj5DH4II

Wishlist Souldiers on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1419160/Souldiers/

Visit the Souldiers website: https://retroforgegames.com/

Follow Retro Forge on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RetroForgeGames

Follow Retro Forge on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetroForgeteam

Follow Retro Forge on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retroforgegames/?hl=en

 

About Retro Forge 

Based in Madrid, Retro Forge is a six person team of veteran gamemakers from across the industry. Their debut title Souldiers is due for release in Spring 2022. 

About Dear Villagers

Dear Villagers is a publishing label of Plug In Digital. It’s a place where talented studios can unleash their creativity and focus on bringing unique single player experiences to players on PC and console, experiences that will stay with them long after the credits roll. Dear Villager’s lineup includes the award-winning The Forgotten City, The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk, ScourgeBringer and Edge Of Eternity.

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Anything and everything can happen in ingenious narrative card-based Foretales https://dearvillagers.com/anything-and-everything-can-happen-in-ingenious-narrative-card-based-foretales/ Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:09:17 +0000 https://dearvillagers.com/?p=231853 Talk, sneak, fight, charm, and barter your way through a perilous adventure Nantes, France, March 23rd, 2022 – Indie developer Alkemi in partnership with Dear Villagers are proud to reveal their upcoming story-driven card game, Foretales. Due this Summer on PC and Switch, Foretales is a new kind of card game where narration and experimentation blend with decksploration mechanics.  Foretales tells the story of a collapsing world doomed by a dark​ prophecy. Assuming the role of the avian small-time thief Volepain, you must assemble your party by choosing from a selection of anthropomorphic characters ranging from the tiger archer Léo, to the gorilla Karst, to the elephant Isabeau, and parrot Pattenbois. Use each character’s unique skills along with consumable cards to forge your path through a huge variety of scripted encounters and situations. Choose whether to approach a scenario by using stealth, creating a ruse, making a trade, or engaging in good old-fashioned fisticuffs. Play through the story multiple times to unlock all narrative branches, find multiple solutions to a single problem and maybe discover a way to achieve what seemed impossible at first. Experiment with different card associations and write your own story with your own moral values. Foretales’ […]

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Talk, sneak, fight, charm, and barter your way through a perilous adventure

Nantes, France, March 23rd, 2022 – Indie developer Alkemi in partnership with Dear Villagers are proud to reveal their upcoming story-driven card game, Foretales. Due this Summer on PC and Switch, Foretales is a new kind of card game where narration and experimentation blend with decksploration mechanics. 

Foretales tells the story of a collapsing world doomed by a dark​ prophecy. Assuming the role of the avian small-time thief Volepain, you must assemble your party by choosing from a selection of anthropomorphic characters ranging from the tiger archer Léo, to the gorilla Karst, to the elephant Isabeau, and parrot Pattenbois. Use each character’s unique skills along with consumable cards to forge your path through a huge variety of scripted encounters and situations. Choose whether to approach a scenario by using stealth, creating a ruse, making a trade, or engaging in good old-fashioned fisticuffs.

Play through the story multiple times to unlock all narrative branches, find multiple solutions to a single problem and maybe discover a way to achieve what seemed impossible at first. Experiment with different card associations and write your own story with your own moral values.

Foretales’ tabletop inspired mechanics are brought to life through a gorgeous illustrative art style that recalls the classic 2D animation of Disney’s golden era. The atmosphere is enhanced through a soundtrack by legendary composer Christophe Héral, of Beyond Good & Evil and Rayman Legends fame, while prolific character actor Travis Willingham (whose IMDB profile is so vast we wouldn’t even know where to begin) offers his esteemed vocal talents as the narrator.

“We’re all big fans of tabletop gaming, so we wanted to bring its open-ended nature to life in a video game, where we could combine it with the advantages of that medium – such as music and voice acting,” said Alain Puget, founder of Alkemi. “It’s a totally unique beast, combining narration and experimentation merged with deck mechanics. We really think it’s something new and we hope that players will enjoy this new blend of narration and gameplay.”

Foretales is among the most ambitious indies we’ve come across,” said Guillaume Jamet, Head of Publishing at Dear Villagers. “The amount of narrative freedom it offers is unbelievable, and the slick production values and artistry layered on top of it makes it a truly special endeavor. It’s positively dripping with love, which makes it the perfect fit for Dear Villagers’ boutique lineup!”

Watch the Foretales trailer: https://youtu.be/Iq61S5MXe1k

Follow Foretales on Twitter: https://twitter.com/foretales_game

Follow Foretales on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foretalesgame/

About Alkemi:

Founded in 2011, Alkemi is a small team of craft people making their own games and other visual products. The studio focuses on medium sized, polished games, with an emphasis on making unique titles that are unlike anything else out there. Its previous works include the horizontal-scrolling shmup / RPG hybrid Drifting Lands, as well as the twin-stick shooter / match-3 mashup Transcripted. Alkemi is now working on its most ambitious title yet with the upcoming narrative-based card game Foretales, due in 2022.

About Dear Villagers:

Dear Villagers is a publishing label of Plug In Digital. It’s a place where talented studios can unleash their creativity and focus on bringing unique single player experiences to players on PC and console, experiences that will stay with them long after the credits roll. Dear Villager’s lineup includes the award-winning The Forgotten City, The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk, ScourgeBringer and Edge Of Eternity.

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Twin-stick roguelite Revita graduates from Early Access and comes to Switch April 21st https://dearvillagers.com/twin-stick-roguelite-revita-graduates-from-early-access-and-comes-to-switch-april-21st/ Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:09:50 +0000 https://dearvillagers.com/?p=231620 Your hearts are your money. Spend wisely Montpellier, March 11th 2022 – Solo developer Benjamin Kiefer aka  BenStar and publisher Dear Villagers (The Forgotten City, ScourgeBringer) have today revealed that their twin-stick roguelite platformer Revita will come out of Steam Early Access and launch on the Switch eShop April 21st. The Steam Early Access version’s price will increase to 16,99€/$/13,49£ on March 18th. In Revita players must climb an ominous Clocktower through a series of procedurally-generated rooms and past challenging boss fights on their way to reclaiming their lost memory. Along the way players will be able to exchange health for randomised upgrades as the game dares them to live on a razor’s edge! This official release includes all of the content added to Steam Early Access over the past year, including new starting guns, NPCs, enemies, relics, hats, and levels. Finally players will be able to reach the conclusion of the nameless child’s ascent through the Clocktower. https://youtu.be/xb-bdWPY_uU “Revita has been a passion project of mine for over five years now, as it combines twitchy arcade-inspired combat with roguelike mechanics and risky decision making, as you decide what is and isn’t worth trading your HP for,” said BenStar aka […]

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Your hearts are your money. Spend wisely

Montpellier, March 11th 2022 – Solo developer Benjamin Kiefer aka  BenStar and publisher Dear Villagers (The Forgotten City, ScourgeBringer) have today revealed that their twin-stick roguelite platformer Revita will come out of Steam Early Access and launch on the Switch eShop April 21st. The Steam Early Access version’s price will increase to 16,99€/$/13,49£ on March 18th.

In Revita players must climb an ominous Clocktower through a series of procedurally-generated rooms and past challenging boss fights on their way to reclaiming their lost memory. Along the way players will be able to exchange health for randomised upgrades as the game dares them to live on a razor’s edge!

This official release includes all of the content added to Steam Early Access over the past year, including new starting guns, NPCs, enemies, relics, hats, and levels. Finally players will be able to reach the conclusion of the nameless child’s ascent through the Clocktower.

https://youtu.be/xb-bdWPY_uU

Revita has been a passion project of mine for over five years now, as it combines twitchy arcade-inspired combat with roguelike mechanics and risky decision making, as you decide what is and isn’t worth trading your HP for,” said BenStar aka Benjamin Kiefer, developer of Revita. “We’ve received loads of useful feedback from players on Steam Early Access, and we think fans and newcomers alike will be delighted by all the content we’ve crammed into the full game. There will be surprises at every turn!”

« We’re all big fans of roguelites around here and Revita has the polish, inventiveness, and charm to make it stand apart from the rest,” said Guillaume Jamet, Head of Publishing for Dear Villagers. “It’s so fast, tense, addictive, and really nails the chunky arcade feel required to bring a twin-stick shooter to life. That it’s also overflowing with content and customization options keeps it fresh for months on end!” 

 

Feature List: 

  • Trade life for power

Exchange health for power in fast-paced glass cannon gameplay

  • Unique runs

Battle through an almost infinite variety of combat encounters in procedurally generated rooms

  • Endless character builds

Twin stick shooting, dashing and wall sliding are just the beginning – find power-ups and items on each run

  • Tweak your game

An extensive set of options lets you tweak Revita to your playstyle – slow down time, set an outline colour for enemies to make them easier to track or choose the level of aim assist that feels right for you

  • Arm yourself with multiple weapons

Use a variety of guns! Arm yourself with a laser gun, charge gun, machine gun, shotgun, or rocket launcher.

  • A mysterious world

Explore an underground subway line infested with monsters and filled with colourful characters who will help you on your journey.

  • Reclaim lost memories

A nameless child with no memories awakens in a mysterious Clock tower that is connected by a metro system with only a vague sense of purpose, hoping to find answers at the top.

  • HATS! Many, many hats. All the hats, really -to cover all heads and all styles!

Revita is playable in English, French, German, Spanish, Latin American Spanish, and Simplified Chinese.

 

About Benjamin Kiefer aka BenStar 

Benjamin « Benstar » Kiefer, is based in Germany and the solo indie dev of Revita. As a self-trained programmer and pixel artist with a loyal following on Twitter, Ben loves making bouncy and highly polished games with big attention to small details. His aim is to create  rich and interesting worlds with fun and addictive gameplay that keep people hooked.

About Dear Villagers

Dear Villagers is a publishing label of Plug In Digital. It’s a place where talented studios can unleash their creativity and focus on bringing unique single player experiences to players on PC and console, experiences that will stay with them long after the credits roll. Dear Villager’s lineup includes the award-winning The Forgotten City, The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk, ScourgeBringer and Edge Of Eternity.

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Survival adventure Ashwalkers is out now on Nintendo Switch https://dearvillagers.com/survival-adventure-ashwalkers-is-out-now-on-nintendo-switch/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:04:57 +0000 https://dearvillagers.com/?p=231616 Save the Squad by making the right choices Paris, France, March 10th 2022 – Studio Nameless XIII and publisher Dear Villagers (The Forgotten City, ScourgeBringer) have today released their survival adventure Ashwalkers on Nintendo Switch for $19.99. In addition to the Nintendo eshop, Dear Villagers have partnered with distributor Meridiem to release a special physical edition called Ashwalkers – Survivor’s Edition. This includes a specially designed box and an art book illustrating some of the stunning black and white artwork from the game and a set of character stickers.  Ashwalkers is set years after a geological disaster, wherein a group of survivors called “The Squad” set out into a ravaged world. They need to find a safe haven for their people, but to reach it they must cross a post-apocalyptic wasteland full of complex moral dilemmas. Players must manage the party’s food and equipment and find their way through a dynamic narrative with multiple possible endings. “Ashwalkers offers a fresh take on the post-apocalypse, tasking players with complex ethical dilemmas as they brave this desolate future predicated on scarcity,” said Hervé Bonin, founder of Nameless XIII. “With its brief playtime and multiple endings, Ashwalkers offers unprecedented replay value, which is […]

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Save the Squad by making the right choices

Paris, France, March 10th 2022 – Studio Nameless XIII and publisher Dear Villagers (The Forgotten City, ScourgeBringer) have today released their survival adventure Ashwalkers on Nintendo Switch for $19.99.

In addition to the Nintendo eshop, Dear Villagers have partnered with distributor Meridiem to release a special physical edition called Ashwalkers – Survivor’s Edition. This includes a specially designed box and an art book illustrating some of the stunning black and white artwork from the game and a set of character stickers. 

Ashwalkers is set years after a geological disaster, wherein a group of survivors called “The Squad” set out into a ravaged world. They need to find a safe haven for their people, but to reach it they must cross a post-apocalyptic wasteland full of complex moral dilemmas. Players must manage the party’s food and equipment and find their way through a dynamic narrative with multiple possible endings.

Ashwalkers offers a fresh take on the post-apocalypse, tasking players with complex ethical dilemmas as they brave this desolate future predicated on scarcity,” said Hervé Bonin, founder of Nameless XIII. “With its brief playtime and multiple endings, Ashwalkers offers unprecedented replay value, which is perfect for Switch, where you can dive into its melancholic world on the go.”

Features:

  • Face complex moral dilemmas and make meaningful decisions
  • Discover new paths on each roughly 2 hour-long playthrough
  • Four distinct characters, 34 different endings depending on your choices
  • Find food, manage equipment and ration medication to keep the group from succumbing to madness and despair
  • Travel and learn about this hostile world destroyed by a volcanic apocalypse
  • Seek out and harvest vital resources in the wild 
  • Overcome obstacles, violent encounters and the deadly climate on your journey

TRAILER: https://youtu.be/OqHTmHs2UsM

 

About  Nameless XIII

Nameless XIII is a new French independent studio made up of seven people, including several former students of ETPA Toulouse who created the initial prototype of Ashwalkers. Headed by a former DONTNOD executive, this young team intends to specialize in narrative survival games set in hostile universes and full of moral dilemmas.

About Dear Villagers

Dear Villagers is Plug In Digital’s publishing label. It’s a warm-hearted invitation to join us in the little unusual neighborhood we are building within the gaming industry, a place where talented studios can unleash their creativity and where players enjoy distinctive and audacious games on PC and consoles, such as The Forgotten City, Edge of Eternity, ScourgeBringer, and Recompile.

About Meridiem Games

Meridiem Games is an independent publisher and distributor of video games for all platforms. The entire Meridiem Games team is focused on meeting the demand of gamers who are fond of physical editions, titles such as Fahrenheit 15Th Anniversary PS4, KUNAI Day One Edition NSW, Daymare: 1998 Black Edition PS4, Pang Adventures Buster Edition PS4 / NSW, etc. .They have come out in their physical edition thanks to Meridiem Games. www.meridiem-games.com

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Ashwalkers is coming to Switch on March 10th https://dearvillagers.com/ashwalkers-is-coming-to-switch-on-march-10th/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 15:35:32 +0000 https://dearvillagers.com/?p=231597 Available for physical purchase and digital download Paris, France, February 17th 2022 – Life is Strange co-creator and DONTNOD co-founder Hervé Bonin’s studio Nameless XIII and publisher Dear Villagers (The Forgotten City, ScourgeBringer) have announced that their survival adventure Ashwalkers will be coming to Nintendo Switch on March 10th, 2022. Years after a geological disaster, a group of survivors called “The Squad” set out into a ravaged world. They need to find a safe haven for their people, but to reach it they must cross a post-apocalyptic wasteland full of complex moral dilemmas. Players must manage the party’s food and equipment and find their way through a dynamic narrative with multiple possible endings. As well as being available for digital download on the Nintendo eshop, Dear Villagers are partnering with distributor Meridiem to release a special physical edition of Ashwalkers. Ashwalkers – Survivor’s Edition will include a specially designed box and an art book illustrating some of the stunning black and white artwork from the game and a set of character stickers.    Features: Face complex moral dilemmas and make meaningful decisions Discover new paths on each roughly 2 hour-long playthrough Four distinct characters, 34 different endings depending on your […]

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Available for physical purchase and digital download

Paris, France, February 17th 2022 – Life is Strange co-creator and DONTNOD co-founder Hervé Bonin’s studio Nameless XIII and publisher Dear Villagers (The Forgotten City, ScourgeBringer) have announced that their survival adventure Ashwalkers will be coming to Nintendo Switch on March 10th, 2022.

Years after a geological disaster, a group of survivors called “The Squad” set out into a ravaged world. They need to find a safe haven for their people, but to reach it they must cross a post-apocalyptic wasteland full of complex moral dilemmas. Players must manage the party’s food and equipment and find their way through a dynamic narrative with multiple possible endings.

As well as being available for digital download on the Nintendo eshop, Dear Villagers are partnering with distributor Meridiem to release a special physical edition of Ashwalkers. Ashwalkers – Survivor’s Edition will include a specially designed box and an art book illustrating some of the stunning black and white artwork from the game and a set of character stickers. 

 

Features:

  • Face complex moral dilemmas and make meaningful decisions
  • Discover new paths on each roughly 2 hour-long playthrough
  • Four distinct characters, 34 different endings depending on your choices
  • Find food, manage equipment and ration medication to keep the group from succumbing to madness and despair
  • Travel and learn about this hostile world destroyed by a volcanic apocalypse
  • Seek out and harvest vital resources in the wild 
  • Overcome obstacles, violent encounters and the deadly climate on your journey

 

Ashwalkers is a melancholy narrative game offering an unprecedented amount of choice as players guide their party through its greyscale wasteland,” said Hervé Bonin, founder of Nameless XIII. “Its small, intimate scale makes it perfect for Switch, where you can hold it close to your face and easily put it in sleep mode for convenience. It’s such a good fit for Ashwalkers’ thoughtful, deliberately paced take on the survival genre.”

 

About  Nameless XIII

Nameless XIII is a new French independent studio made up of seven people, including several former students of ETPA Toulouse who created the initial prototype of Ashwalkers. Headed by a former DONTNOD executive, this young team intends to specialize in narrative survival games set in hostile universes and full of moral dilemmas.

About Dear Villagers

Dear Villagers is Plug In Digital’s publishing label. It’s a warm-hearted invitation to join us in the little unusual neighborhood we are building within the gaming industry, a place where talented studios can unleash their creativity and where players enjoy distinctive and audacious games on PC and consoles, such as The Forgotten City, Edge of Eternity, ScourgeBringer, and Recompile.

About Meridiem Games

Meridiem Games is an independent publisher and distributor of video games for all platforms. The entire Meridiem Games team is focused on meeting the demand of gamers who are fond of physical editions, titles such as Fahrenheit 15Th Anniversary PS4, KUNAI Day One Edition NSW, Daymare: 1998 Black Edition PS4, Pang Adventures Buster Edition PS4 / NSW, etc. .They have come out in their physical edition thanks to Meridiem Games. www.meridiem-games.com

 

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Hit JRPG Edge Of Eternity is out now on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One  https://dearvillagers.com/hit-jrpg-edge-of-eternity-is-out-now-on-ps5-ps4-xbox-series-xs-and-xbox-one/ Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:21:17 +0000 https://dearvillagers.com/?p=231549 Now featuring Japanese voice acting! Nimes, France, February 10th 2022,  – Indie developer Midgar Studio, working in partnership with publisher Dear Villagers, have today released their hit JRPG Edge Of Eternity on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. It will also launch on Nintendo Switch via a cloud version on February 23rd. Game Pass subscribers will be delighted to see that Edge of Eternity is available beginning today! All console versions include all current and upcoming updates from the PC version, as well as the newly added Japanese voice acting, which also launches on the PC build today as a free update. In a world torn asunder, the people of Heryon pursue a desperate war against a mysterious invader. As this conflict opposing magic and technology grows to cataclysmic proportions, a new threat emerges from the battlefield. Wage epic turn-based battles as you follow Daryon and Selene in their quest to find a cure to the all-consuming Corrosion and save the world of Heryon. Edge Of Eternity is developed by a small indie team based in the south of France. The game was made possible by over 4000 fans who supported the game via a successful Kickstarter campaign. […]

L’article Hit JRPG Edge Of Eternity is out now on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One  est apparu en premier sur Dear Villagers.

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Now featuring Japanese voice acting!

Nimes, France, February 10th 2022 Indie developer Midgar Studio, working in partnership with publisher Dear Villagers, have today released their hit JRPG Edge Of Eternity on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. It will also launch on Nintendo Switch via a cloud version on February 23rd.

Game Pass subscribers will be delighted to see that Edge of Eternity is available beginning today!

All console versions include all current and upcoming updates from the PC version, as well as the newly added Japanese voice acting, which also launches on the PC build today as a free update.

In a world torn asunder, the people of Heryon pursue a desperate war against a mysterious invader. As this conflict opposing magic and technology grows to cataclysmic proportions, a new threat emerges from the battlefield. Wage epic turn-based battles as you follow Daryon and Selene in their quest to find a cure to the all-consuming Corrosion and save the world of Heryon.

Edge Of Eternity is developed by a small indie team based in the south of France. The game was made possible by over 4000 fans who supported the game via a successful Kickstarter campaign. The crowdfunding was so successful that Midgar Studio was able to work with the legendary JRPG composer Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy XV, Xenoblade Chronicles) and Cédric Menendez (Hover, A Normal Lost Phone).

Edge of Eternity is the most ambitious project we’ve ever worked on and we were thrilled by its reception on PC last year,” said Jeremy Zeler, founder of Midgar Studio. “It was heavily inspired by console JRPGs, so it feels right at home on PlayStation and Xbox platforms. And being able to play it with a Japanese voice track really adds to the authenticity of its Eastern influence!”

 

About Edge Of Eternity:

  • A Deep & Strategic Combat System: Outwit your enemies in epic turn-based tactical combat: use the environment to lure them into devious traps, outsmart and outflank them to inflict massive damage! Craft your gear and inset it with powerful crystals to unlock unique combinations of skills and power-ups.
  • A Cast of Charismatic Characters: Meet a cast of larger-than-life companions, each with their own unique personalities and attributes. Discover their dreams, flaws, hopes and torments as you experience and share many special moments together.
  • A gorgeous world to discover: Journey through Heryon’s unique and ethereal environments, and unearth its most ancient secrets. 
  • A stunning soundtrack from the composer of Chrono Trigger & Xenoblade Chronicles: Heryon is brought to life by a sublime soundtrack from industry legend and composer of Chrono Trigger & Xenoblade Chronicles, Yasunori Mitsuda

 

About Midgar Studio:

Midgar Studio is a small French independent development studio created in 2008 and composed of thirteen video game enthusiasts. The studio is located in Nîmes in the south of France and specializes in hardcore games especially on PC and consoles. 

About Dear Villagers

Dear Villagers is a publishing label of Plug In Digital. It’s a place where talented studios can unleash their creativity and focus on bringing unique single player experiences to players on PC and console, experiences that will stay with them long after the credits roll. Dear Villager’s lineup includes the award-winning The Forgotten City, The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk, ScourgeBringer and Edge Of Eternity.

 

 

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Hit JRPG Edge Of Eternity is coming to console on 10th February https://dearvillagers.com/hit-jrpg-edge-of-eternity-is-coming-to-console-on-10th-february/ Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:56:49 +0000 https://dearvillagers.com/?p=231480 The grand tale of hope and sacrifice comes to PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and was also announced for Nintendo Switch on 23rd February 10th December 2021, Nimes, France – Indie developer Midgar Studio, working in partnership with publisher Dear Villagers, has announced the console release date of their hit JRPG Edge Of Eternity. The game, which launched on PC last June, will be out on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One on 10th February 2022.  It was also announced that Edge of Eternity will be coming to Nintendo Switch as a cloud version. Edge of Eternity – Cloud version will land on 23rd February 2022. The console versions will benefit from all current and upcoming updates and fixes the PC version got.  Moreover,  all console versions and PC will get a Japanese voice over on 10 Feb. 2022. In a world torn asunder, the people of Heryon pursue a desperate war against a mysterious invader. As this conflict opposing magic and technology grows to cataclysmic proportions, a new threat emerges from the battlefield. Wage epic turn-based battles as you follow Daryon and Selene in their quest to find a cure to the all-consuming Corrosion and […]

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The grand tale of hope and sacrifice comes to PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and was also announced for Nintendo Switch on 23rd February

10th December 2021, Nimes, France – Indie developer Midgar Studio, working in partnership with publisher Dear Villagers, has announced the console release date of their hit JRPG Edge Of Eternity. The game, which launched on PC last June, will be out on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One on 10th February 2022. 

It was also announced that Edge of Eternity will be coming to Nintendo Switch as a cloud version. Edge of Eternity – Cloud version will land on 23rd February 2022.

The console versions will benefit from all current and upcoming updates and fixes the PC version got.  Moreover,  all console versions and PC will get a Japanese voice over on 10 Feb. 2022.

In a world torn asunder, the people of Heryon pursue a desperate war against a mysterious invader. As this conflict opposing magic and technology grows to cataclysmic proportions, a new threat emerges from the battlefield. Wage epic turn-based battles as you follow Daryon and Selene in their quest to find a cure to the all-consuming Corrosion and save the world of Heryon.

Edge Of Eternity is developed by a small indie team based in the south of France. The game was made possible by over 4000 fans who supported the game via a successful Kickstarter campaign. The crowdfunding was so successful that Midgar Studio was able to work with the legendary JRPG composer of Chrono Trigger Yasunori Mitsuda

“Bringing this JRPG world to life has been a tremendous labour of love,” said Jeremy Zeler, founder of Midgar Studio. “I look forward to delivering this experience to the console players who have been so patient with our team. I think it’ll be worth the wait!

 

About Edge Of Eternity:

  • A Deep & Strategic Combat System: Outwit your enemies in epic turn-based tactical combat: use the environment to lure them into devious traps, outsmart and outflank them to inflict massive damage! Craft your gear and inset it with powerful crystals to unlock unique combinations of skills and power-ups.
  • A Cast of Charismatic Characters: Meet a cast of larger-than-life companions, each with their own unique personalities and attributes. Discover their dreams, flaws, hopes and torments as you experience and share many special moments together.
  • A gorgeous world to discover: Journey through Heryon’s unique and ethereal environments, and unearth its most ancient secrets. 
  • A stunning soundtrack from the composer of Chrono Trigger & Xenoblade Chronicles: Heryon is brought to life by a sublime soundtrack from industry legend and composer of Chrono Trigger & Xenoblade Chronicles, Yasunori Mitsuda

 

About Midgar Studio:

Midgar Studio is a small French independent development studio created in 2008 and composed of thirteen video game enthusiasts. The studio is located in Nîmes in the south of France and specializes in hardcore games especially on PC and consoles. 

About Dear Villagers:

Dear Villagers is a publishing label of Plug In Digital. It’s a place where talented studios can unleash their creativity and focus on bringing unique single player experiences to players on PC and console, experiences that will stay with them long after the credits roll. Dear Villager’s line-up includes the award-winning The Forgotten City, The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk, ScourgeBringer and Edge Of Eternity.

 

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