9th June, 2022] – London (England) – Dreamnauts Studios (formerly Playtra Games) and Gravity Game Arise (Subsidiary of Ragnarok Online developer and publisher, Gravity) has officially announced their partnership, and confirmed the their latest title, Grid Force – Mask of the Goddess, will be published and distributed by Gravity Game Arise. Grid Force will release on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC on August 11th 2022.
Grid Force is a grid-based bullet-hell RPG with a diverse cast, lightning-fast combat, and a deep story that adapts to your choices.
Players take on the role of Donna to create a squad of up to 4 characters from a large cast that they have recruited on their journey. Battling through waves of enemies, defeating challenging bosses, and making story-altering decisions, players are given free rein to forge the dream team of their choosing. With dozens of characters to be recruited, upgraded, and engaged with as the story progresses, quick-swapping between your squad during combat is the key to creating ultimate synergies and conquering the grid.
Key Features:
- Dozens of unique characters to recruit and upgrade.
- Thousands of possible squad combinations.
- Tough-as-nails grid battles and mighty boss fights.
- Story told in beautiful, interactive manga-style comics.
- 90’s-inspired soundtrack.
- Dense dialogue trees.
- Pivotal choices that lead to branching story paths.
Nicola Strina, Producer of Dreamnauts, says:
“We grew up with Gravity as a name synonyms with innovative and fun online games, and to now be part of their new indie initiative is something really special”
Michael Prefontaine, Business Development Chief of Gravity Game Arise, says:
“Grid Force is a force to be reckoned with. From the moment I saw this game and played the demo, I was hooked. There is creativity here that draws upon so many genres, action that will keep you thinking and moving, a story that is honestly moving with choices that affect not only the story but how you strategize and play the game.
The Dreamnauts are a unique family of extremely talented creators and we are proud to work with them and help bring their creations to gamers around the world.”
About Dreamnauts
Dreamnauts is a London-based development studio dedicated to creating genre-defying games for the player in all of us.
We are a small and diverse team exploring our dream of creating experiences that connect players in every corner of the world. We deliver wonder and fun though artistically inspired games, exploring (and breaking) genres like Strategy, RPG, Simulation and Narrative.
Grid Force – Mask Of The Goddess is our first title, a Tactical Bullet-Hell RPG set to be released in Summer of 2022.
About Gravity Game Arise
Gravity Game Arise Co., Ltd. continues to passionately take on challenges and bring smiles to the faces of people all over the world by focusing on game publishing and development businesses, taking advantage of our strengths to freely collaborate with group and partner companies not only in Japan but around the world.
The Gravity group operates in more than 80 countries through its major group companies around the world. Their games have received high acclaim in each country, and each region is developing its business based on strong cooperation.
As a member of the ‘GungHo Online Entertainment’ group, we are working on businesses that take full advantage of collaboration with our group companies.
