Digital Alchemy, a brand new Polish studio situated in Warsaw, has revealed its debut title Band of Crusaders, and it is positively one to observe if you happen to’re a fan of The Witcher.
Per a press launch, the sport is about “in a corrupted model of medieval Europe” during which a knightly order should battle demonic forces with a purpose to restore the continent to its former glory.
To that finish, you may interact in technique RPG battles, recruit crusaders to your trigger, and “handle their psychological and materials wants”. The press launch describes the sport’s setting as “what the world of The Witcher would seem like if you happen to eliminated all of the Witchers”.
Artwork director Kamil Mickiewicz says the crew at Digital Alchemy labored laborious on “traditionally genuine representations of medieval instruments, armor, and weaponry”.
Naturally, the studio could not implement traditionally correct representations of demons, what with them not being actual and all (or so it appears), and so the monster design in Band of Crusaders is “impressed by Biblical descriptions and European folklore”.
CEO Dominik Sypnicki says that Band of Crusaders will process you with elevating an organization of warriors “from peasants to heroes” as they battle the forces of chaos.
In brief, if you happen to do not feel like you possibly can anticipate the subsequent Witcher recreation to get your dose of European low fantasy (and the upcoming Gothic remake is not going to whet your whistle both), then Band of Crusaders appears to be like prefer it’ll be proper up your alley. You possibly can take a look at the sport’s debut trailer right here.
Sadly, we do not have a launch date or perhaps a broad launch window for Band of Crusaders but; that is nonetheless very a lot a piece in progress, so count on to listen to extra over the approaching months.
Within the meantime, if you wish to sustain with Band of Crusaders’ progress, you possibly can wishlist the sport on Steam proper right here.
