New 4K screenshots showcase dark fantasy RPG in all of its gory glory

Seattle, Wash. – (August 12, 2021) – Publisher Kalypso Media and developer Frima Studio have today announced that upcoming dark fantasy strategy RPG Disciples: Liberation will be launching on October 21 for Windows PC, PlayStation 4|5, Xbox One consoles and Xbox Series X|S. To celebrate the upcoming launch, Kalypso and Frima have also released a showcase of new 4K screenshots so players can check out the game in all of its high-definition gory glory before launch.

Disciples: Liberation marks a new beginning for the franchise, allowing players to explore a richly detailed dark fantasy world, fight foul beasts in intricate turn-based combat, take on hundreds of unique quests and foster relationships with an assortment of in-world factions: from a human empire tinged by religious extremism to the dark forces of the undead lead by a mad queen. Alliances forged, players can build an army and trade hard-earned resources for an assortment of upgrades to their home base. No choice is without consequence and depending on decisions and political alignments, one wrong move could see a deadly domino effect, irrevocably changing the course of their story.

Check out the first 30 Minutes of Gameplay here:

PC pre-orders are available now at the Kalypso Store, Steam and the Epic Games. Console pre-orders will be available soon.

Information

Title: Disciples: Liberation
Platforms: Win-PC, Xbox (One, Series X|S) PlayStation 4|5
Developer: Frima Studio
Genre: Strategy RPG
Release: October 21, 2021
Hashtag: #DisciplesLiberation

Features

• 80+ hour single-player campaign: experience a dark fantasy epic over three acts, with more than 270 quests and 5 unique endings
• Explore a war-torn overworld: journey through 4 diverse environments – from luscious woodlands to fiery volcanic plains and icy tundra – and unearth the secrets hidden within the land
• Journey together: join forces with 4 in-game factions – from proud elven clans to remorseless undead hordes, each with their own motivations and gameplay incentives
• Write your own story: pick from 4 uniquely skilled classes and define your place in the world, recruiting others to take up arms for your cause
• Build a base: take on quests for precious resources and use political savvy to build a place of planning and sanctuary
• Fight for your life: recruit 50+ units and build an army best suited to your play style whilst honing both steel and spell in intricate-turned based combat
• Challenge deadly bosses: pit your party against horrific monsters and beasts, each requiring a unique strategy
• Choice is everything: let your decisions guide your fate and directly influence what sort of leader you become
• Fight your friends: put forth the ultimate challenge and battle for supremacy in 2-player online skirmishes

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About the Kalypso Media Group

Kalypso Media Group GmbH is a fully independent publisher, developer and marketer of interactive entertainment software with 150 employees in 10 locations throughout Germany, England, France, Japan, and the United States, including Kasedo Games, Kalypso Media’s digital-first label, and three development studios – Realmforge Studios (Dungeons series), Gaming Minds Studios (Railway Empire, Port Royale) and Claymore Game Studios (upcoming Commandos game). Kasedo Games also now holds a majority stake in France-based developer Bulwark Studios, increasing the Kalypso Media Group’s total development studios to 4.

Specializing in developing strategy games for a global audience on all modern platforms, Kalypso Media’s IP portfolio includes the full rights to the Tropico series, Commandos, Port Royale, Dungeons, Sudden Strike, Railway Empire, and others. Kalypso Media’s recent releases are Commandos 2 – HD Remaster and Praetorians – HD Remaster, Railway Empire – Nintendo Switch™ Edition, Dungeons 3 – Complete Collection, Railway Empire – Complete Collection, Port Royale 4, Tropico 6 – Nintendo Switch™ Edition, Commandos 2 – HD Remaster for Nintendo Switch™ and Spacebase Startopia. Upcoming releases include Disciples: Liberation (21/10/21). Kasedo Games’ recent releases include Filament, console and tablet versions of Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus, Distant Kingdoms (available in Steam Early Access) as well as City of Gangsters.

First-Person Puzzle-Adventure Game Faraday Protocol Out Today on PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation®4 from Red Koi Box and Deck13 Spotlight

FRANKFURT, Germany – Aug. 12, 2021 – Deck13 Spotlight and developer Red Koi Box are thrilled to announce that Faraday Protocol, the first-person puzzle-adventure game inspired by the likes of The Talos Principle and The Turing Test, is available today on Steam, GOG.com, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation®4. Experience the mysterious space station OPIS as an interstellar archaeologist and unravel the secrets of its mysterious governing “IRIS” AI.

To solve the puzzles of OPIS, you’ll use the so-called Bia-Tool. This alien utility lets you absorb certain forms of energy and redistribute them to manipulate the machinery on the space station. You can activate and deactivate power lines and devices with orange energy – or bridge and re-route them using blue energy.

You’ll have to solve many interesting and challenging puzzles, inside and outside OPIS’ ziggurats, to progress and figure out what happened to this strange place!

For more information on Faraday Protocol, visit https://spotlight.deck13.com/faraday-protocol.

About Deck13 Interactive

Deck13 Interactive is one of Germany’s leading developers. Employing more than 60 people with studios located in Frankfurt, the team develops award-winning, large-scale productions for consoles and PC. With “Deck13 Spotlight,” the team established a publishing service to help independent developers bring their projects to wider audiences.

About Red Koi Box 

Red Koi Box is a small indie studio hailing from Brescia, Italy. Originally formed by two members, the studio quickly grew to five dedicated and talented developers and artists with over 17 years of experience in software development, with Faraday Protocol being their first commercial production as game developers.

New trailer unveils the third and final playable character

Moscow, Russia — August 12th, 2021 — 1C Entertainment and Prime Matter are pleased to reveal the third playable character for King’s Bounty II. Today’s new trailer introduces Elisa, a human paladin who is ready to do anything to save her homeland.
 
The upcoming successor of the unique and critically acclaimed turn-based tactical role-playing series King’s Bounty will launch on August 24th, 2021 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

Elisa is a peasant from Lorian on a special mission to save all of Nostria. For more than a decade her homeland in Lorian has been embroiled in civil war. During a clash between farmers and mercenaries, Elisa suddenly acquired magic abilities that helped her push the enemy back, away from her village, and then far from all of Southern Lorian. Chosen by the will of her people, Elisa headed to the Universal Assembly. She wants the King to recognize her as legate on behalf of her people, granting her access to military resources and other means of establishing order in Nostria.

Darkness descends over the world of Nostria. Conspiracies, sabotage, and necromancy are overshadowing the country. Counties are demanding independence, bandits prowl the roads, and rumors about the overwhelming power of Blight emerge from a whisper in the dark. The old King Claudius was poisoned and cannot lead the kingdom, and so his son, Prince Adrian, must now unite the struggling lands while his power and faith fall under attack. But maybe a saviour – the kingdom’s last hope – is already here, to fight back and finally restore peace and order in Nostria?
King’s Bounty II will launch on August 24th on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC.
Pre-orders are available now. Find other Hunters for King’s Bounty on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

To learn more about King’s Bounty II, visit http://www.kingsbounty2.com.

About 1C
1C Entertainment is an international group with offices located in Warsaw, Gdansk, Prague, Budapest, and Moscow and operating in the segments of game production, distribution, and services for video game developers. The company releases video games for all platforms through its global network of partners digitally and in retail. 1C Entertainment has successfully launched over 100 game titles including critically acclaimed series – IL-2 Sturmovik, King’s Bounty, Men of War and Space Rangers. Recent releases include such games as Ancestors Legacy, Deep Sky Derelicts, Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark, Ion Fury and Secret Government (in Early Access). For more information about 1C Entertainment and their games, please visit the official 1C Entertainment website www.1cpublishing.eu.
 
About Koch Media
Koch Media is a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products (games, films and software). The company’s own publishing activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe, North America and Australia. The Koch Media group has more than 25 years of experience in the digital media business, and has risen to become the number one publishing partner in Europe. It has also formed strategic alliances with numerous games and software publishers: Bethesda, Capcom, Codemasters, Kaspersky Labs, Konami, Koei Tecmo, Milestone, Sega, Square Enix, etc. in various European countries. With Headquarter in Höfen, Austria Koch Media owns branches in Germany, England, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, the Nordic regions, Benelux, Australia, Czech Republic, Poland, and the United States. All product titles, publisher names, trademarks, artwork and associated imagery are trademarks, registered trademarks and/or copyright material of the respective owners. All rights reserved.

About Prime Matter
Headquartered in Munich, Germany, Prime Matter the premium gaming label dedicated to delivering a range of diverse and immersive games from amazing gaming development talent all around the globe. Working across projects of all styles, scopes and sizes, single-player, co-op to live ops, from producing to publishing, from ambitious teams taking their first step that need full support without compromising their dream to larger established successful studios searching that next step in the global market and building of brands. Prime Matter looks to lead through creativity, expression and passion, with games that will grip and enchant with enthralling story-telling, winning an audience with its incredible moments and larger-than-life experiences. Prime Matter is a proud member of the Koch Media Group.

Become the ultimate NERF legend in this high octane FPS with online cross-platform multiplayer for up to eight players, available to pre-order now

MINNEAPOLIS — August 12, 2021 — NERF: Legends, the new first-person blasting game inspired by Hasbro’s iconic NERF toy line, will release in October 2021, for PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, as well as on PC via Steam. Gear up with a wide array of authentic NERF blasters and battle in this action-packed experience featuring an exciting single-player campaign plus intense cross-platform online multiplayer action for up to eight players.

NERF: Legends is a fast-paced, high-energy FPS that’s fun for all! Jump into a futuristic sci-fi world with a full array of iconic NERF blasters at your fingertips, and face off against legions of robots and their ultimate boss masters. Show off your skills with high-flying trick shots in single-player story action or compete with your friends in online multiplayer to become the ultimate NERF legend.

KEY FEATURES:

• Pull off amazing trick shots with 15 authentic NERF blasters from the Mega, Ultra and Elite lines, including new releases from 2021!
• Intense single-player campaign featuring a variety of extreme enemies, boss battles and challenges across 19 out-of-this-world locations.
• Supercharge your blasting with power-ups like magnetic pull darts, push darts, seeker darts, and slow darts to change the tide of battle.
• Create your own custom character, and personalize your blasters with upgradeable perks and skins.
• Test your might against real players in 4v4 team-based and eight-player free-for-all online multiplayer matches featuring cross-platform play across consoles.

NERF: Legends is published by GameMill Entertainment and is being distributed in the UK and selected European territories by Maximum Games. It is available to pre-order now at major retailers. For more on the game, visit nerflegends.com.

About GameMill Entertainment
GameMill Entertainment, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a third-party publisher of console and mobile games for passionate fans around the world. Development platforms include PC, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft consoles including the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, Sony consoles including the PlayStation®5 and PlayStation®4, and mobile devices. With development across the globe, GameMill is a source of entertaining and fun games for all ages. For more information, visit https://gamemill.com, as well as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram.
 
About Hasbro
Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is a global play and entertainment company committed to making the world a better place for all children, fans and families. Hasbro delivers immersive brand experiences for global audiences through consumer products, including toys and games; entertainment through eOne, its independent studio; and gaming, led by the team at Wizards of the Coast, an award-winning developer of tabletop and digital games best known for fantasy franchises MAGIC: THE GATHERING and DUNGEONS & DRAGONS. 
 
The company’s unparalleled portfolio of approximately 1,500 brands includes MAGIC: THE GATHERING, NERF, MY LITTLE PONY, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH, MONOPOLY, BABY ALIVE, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, POWER RANGERS, PEPPA PIG and PJ MASKS, as well as premier partner brands. For the past decade, Hasbro has been consistently recognized for its corporate citizenship, including being named one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media and one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute. Important business and brand updates are routinely shared on our Investor Relations website, Newsroom and social channels (@Hasbro on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.) 

About Maximum Games
Maximum Games ranks as a top 20 global video game publisher of interactive digital entertainment spanning all genres and supporting multi-platforms. The company’s mission is to provide a proven and strong hands-on approach to publishing, marketing, and distribution. Established in 2009, the company is led by female entrepreneur Christina Seelye, a seasoned executive of digital consumer products and channel marketing. Under Seelye’s leadership, the company has been recognized with numerous awards such as “Fastest Growing Tech Company” by American Business Awards and has made the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Private Companies for five consecutive years. Maximum Games has offices in both the US and UK and continues to expand its scope of global publishing and distribution via direct reach and strategic partnerships. For more information on Maximum Games, visit the company’s website at http://www.maximumgames.com.

Charming Toy City-builder Tinytopia Launches August 30 for Windows PC, Mac & Linux

Digital download available through Steam, the Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store, and GOG.com

SAN FRANCISCO – Aug. 12, 2021 – Video game publisher Mastiff, in partnership with indie developer MeNic Games, today announced Tinytopia, a playful take on the city-builder genre, will be released on Aug. 30, 2021, for Windows PC and Mac with Linux support coming post-launch. Tinytopia will be available for purchase on Steam, the Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store, and GOG.com for $14.99 across all major territories.

“Building” up to the game’s August 30 release date, Mastiff has also released a new Tinytopia trailer to enjoy!

The spiritual successor to MeNic Games’ BalanCity, Tinytopia is a lighthearted and charming city-building experience. Use a variety of building blocks to craft toy towns and cities across a mix of 17 real-world and fantasy locales plus six physics-based Challenge stages, all of which put players’ creativity, balancing, and timing skills to the test.

A more detailed look at two of the game’s cities, Tokyo and Paris, and their featured landmarks is also now available.

About Tinytopia:

As the mayor of Tinytopia, build and manage flourishing toy towns and cities for your citizens and protect them from all sorts of cute catastrophes. Use toy building blocks to create awesome megastructures and transform charming villages into bustling metropolises. Tinytopia delivers a tremendous experience on a tabletop scale that’s as challenging or relaxing as you like.

Key Features:

• Big Cities, Big Goals, Miniature Pieces: A playful blend of city-building, physics-based challenges, and oh-so-satisfying destruction. Use a collection of toy structures, tools, and services to create your own digital desktop destinations across 24 levels.
• Craft It Bigger, Make It Better: With an innovative, physics-based mechanic, miniature building blocks can be combined and stacked on top of one another to form awesome megastructures! There are more than 80 building Blueprints to discover!
• Balance. Stack. Plan. Play: Are you looking for a challenge worthy of a municipal mayoral mastermind like yourself? Tinytopia’s Challenge levels are full of physics-based fun that will test the limits of your planning and balancing skills, timing, and creativity.
• A Smashing Good Time: Protect your tiny citizens from catastrophes like tornadoes, fires, monster attacks, UFOs, and more. Or flip a switch and watch it all come crumbling down!

Visit Tinytopia‘s website and join Mastiff’s Discord for more information and updates.

About Mastiff

Mastiff is a publisher of fun, easy-to-pick-up-and-play games on all platforms, including those from Nintendo, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Microsoft, PC and online gaming. Founded in 2002, Mastiff is proud to have released games in virtually every genre, including action, adventure, fighting, RPG, FPS, casual and music. https://mastiff-games.com

About MeNic Games

MeNic Games is an award-winning indie game development studio based in Cordoba, Argentina. Specializing in fun, physics-driven games, the studio launched its debut title, BalanCity, in 2016, followed by Space Routine in 2020. The team is now looking forward to releasing the playful miniature city-builder Tinytopia in 2021. http://www.menic.games

Tinytopia © 2021 MeNic Games. Published worldwide under license by Mastiff. All rights reserved.
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Solve puzzles using ingenuity and stealth in an exquisite adventure featuring point-and-click, minigames and more

Vilnius, Lithuania – 12 August 2021 – Perelesoq and Nordcurrent are honoured to announce that their poignant war story Torn Away will release on Steam this Winter. Set in WW2, the game is inspired by the diaries of children, written during the war, and uses various gameplay mechanics to create an immersively moving experience that chronicles the hardships of Europe in the 1940s and allows the player to explore a familiar setting in a new light.

Torn Away combines a variety of genres while exploring the tale of Asya, a lost orphan who escaped from a forced labour camp and has to cross the wintry wilderness of Germany and Poland to make her way back home. You will have to persevere through the harsh elements of nature, solving puzzles and engaging in a variety of different types of gameplay to hide from soldiers, look for shelter and food and survive to see your home once again.

Exploring themes around the consequences of war and the effect these tragedies can have on children and other non-combatants, Torn Away hopes to change the dialogue about war and nationalised violence.

“Our goal as a studio is to captivate our audience with thoughtful storytelling, beautiful visuals and expressive music. We want to use this incredible interactive medium of games to explore important stories from history and give players a more pensive and empathetic experience,” said Artem Koblov, creative director at Perelesoq. “Torn Away is more than just a game, an entertainment product; it is a unique way to understand the tragedies of war from a child’s perspective. We are proud to announce that Torn Away is coming this Winter and we are looking forward to sharing it with you.”

More information on Torn Away:

Add Torn Away to your Steam wishlist:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1568970/Torn_Away/
Follow the Torn Away on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TornAwaygame
Follow Perelesoq on Twitter: https://twitter.com/perelesoq
Follow Perelesoq on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perelesoq/
Visit the Perelesoq website: https://www.perelesoq.com/

About Perelesoq

Perelesoq is a small game development studio based in Moscow, Russia. We came together to tell people emotional stories with video games vocabulary. We don’t try to make super popular entertainment products that will be loved by everyone. Instead, we are focused on captivating those who value thoughtful storytelling, authentic visuals and expressive music.

About Nordcurrent

Nordcurrent is a developer and publisher of games for smartphones, tablets, laptops and PC which was established in 2002 with headquarters in Vilnius, Lithuania. Nordcurrent has two development studios in Vilnius and Odessa (Ukraine). Over the past 19 years, the company has developed more than 50 games for different platforms and generated more than 500 million downloads worldwide. The biggest hit of the studio to date is Cooking Fever, a time management game where players cook meals and desserts from around the world. The game has over 350 million downloads and 10 million active users per month.

Nordcurrent Labs on Twitter.

Nerdook’s whodunnit adventure coming to PC, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One in September

12 August, 2021 – Indie publisher Digerati is happy to confirm the release dates for The Magister. The murder-mystery card battler will launch September 2nd on Steam and Nintendo Switch, and September 3rd for Xbox One. 

The latest game from developer Nerdook (Monster Slayers, Vertical Drop Heroes, Reverse Crawl), The Magister puts players in the role of a Magister – agents assigned to enforce the rule of law in the far-flung provinces of the Empire – who is dispatched to the remote village of Silverhurst to investigate a murder.

Players will be able to sample The Magister ahead of its release courtesy of The Magister: The First Two Days. As the name suggests, it will include the first two days of the randomly-generated whodunnit adventure (the full game takes place over 14 days). An exact release date is still to be confirmed for The Magister: The First Two Days, but it will be available to download from Steam for free sometime before September 2nd. 

The Magister release date trailer: 

About the game

The Magister is a murder-mystery card-battler RPG. Build and customise your deck to fight in battles, or use ‘Tactical Diplomacy’ to pacify those who stand in your way. Gather clues and discover motives as you investigate the death of your predecessor and unmask the guilty culprit.

Key features

• Randomly generated murder-mystery: A walkthrough won’t help here! The events, clues, motives, and murderer change with every playthrough. Only YOU can identify the guilty suspect.
• Tactical card-based encounters: Your combat and negotiation skills are determined by the cards in your deck. Use a vast array of cards, such as ‘Heartstopper’, ‘Poison Slash’, ‘Weak Joke’, and ‘Long Talk’.
• Pacify enemies for a peaceful outcome: Use ‘Tactical Diplomacy’ as an alternative to fighting and calm foes with your conversation cards to reduce their Rage level to 0.
• Choose your Magister: Different Magisters come with their own specialities and flaws. From cunning alcoholic to intelligent insomniac – every variation defines a different adventure.
• Recruit a human ally or furry companion: If needed, a Mercenary, Spy, or Sage can be recruited to assist in your investigation. You can also befriend one of the local cats or dogs to fight by your side in battles.

Set in a captivating fantasy world: You have 14 days to wander Silverhurst and befriend or intimidate its inhabitants as you race against time to unmask the murderer.

About Digerati
As a publisher, Digerati is dedicated to helping independent developers bring their creations to market and into the hands of gamers. We take care of funding, distribution, marketing and production, leaving developers to focus on what they love – making incredible games and unique experiences.

About Nerdook
Sim YC, better known as Nerdook, is a one-man independent game developer. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and spent 5 years in the oil and gas industry before becoming a full time game developer. With over 50 million plays of his browser games, Nerdook now divides his time between developing new games and being a dad of three kids. 

Launch, rush, crash, glide, warp, and hang to solve 180 unique audio-visual hand-crafted circular platforming puzzles with over 75,000 user-generated levels to explore!

Bristol, UK – 12th August 2021 – Indie studio SPECTRUM48 launches minimalist circular puzzle-platformer ‘OCO’ on Steam for Windows PC and Mac today for £3.99 / €3.99 / $4.99.

OCO originally launched on mobile platforms in 2019 and won critical acclaim as well as multiple award nominations including being a finalist at Google Play’s Indie Game Showcase 2019, Develop’s Big Indie Pitch, and Pocket Gamer’s People’s Choice Award 2020 as well as being ‘Game of the Day’ on App Stores all over the world.

In OCO, puzzle fans will find intelligent and intuitive puzzles set in a circular minimalist world where a responsive procedural soundtrack changes depending on how they play the game. The 180 hand-crafted levels are beautifully designed and are eminently pick up and playable, however, players will need patience, perception, and precision to fully master the game.

OCO features a simple yet powerful level editor as well as a bustling Discord channel where players are submitting new levels constantly. With 75,000+ user-generated levels to try, there is a tonne of content for gamers to get their teeth into. There are also weekly OLYMPUS contests where the best players worldwide compete to top leaderboards in ‘Speedrun’ and ‘Endurance’ – fighting to become THE ‘God of Olympus’.

“In OCO we wanted to create a minimalist experience which is extremely playable but also cerebral and challenging,” commented Philip Sinclair lead game designer at SPECTRUM48. “We’ve had a great experience on mobile platforms and are now hyped to see how hardcore Steam players engage with the competitive element in terms of leaderboards and our challenges, we’re also excited to see how these new players will interact with the level editor and what kind of levels they will create!”

OCO FEATURES:

• Precision platforming – Simple one-button controls combined with complex challenging puzzles make for a cerebral yet inherently pick-up and playable experience.

• 75,000 user-generated levels – OCO’s community are active and busy!

• 180 hand-crafted levels – Complete SPECTRUM48’s gameplay arc to become a master OCO player.

• Built-in level editor – Create levels and challenge friends to complete them.

• Procedurally-generated soundtrack – Audio and atmospherics change with every single level depending on how you play the game.

• Established Online Community – There’s already a thriving community around OCO with a Discord channel, online leaderboards, cross-platform cloud save and cross-platform multiplayer available.

• Olympus Mode – become the ‘God of Olympus’ and gain the power to curate the game in weekly challenges.

Find OCO on Steam here.

About SPECTRUM48
SPECTRUM48 is an independent video game studio based in Bristol, UK. With a background in architecture, clean lines and logical design is fundamental to its video games aesthetic – this can be fully experienced in ‘OCO’. SPECTRUM48’s focus is on developing innovative, creative, original, high-quality video game experiences.

Find out more at www.spectrum48.com.

The resource management survival sequel brings new challenges, deeper strategic gameplay, and the perennial threat of extinction to Steam players next month.

Thursday, 12^th August 2021 – Team17 and Unicube Studios have today announced resource management survival game Sheltered 2 will be launching on Steam on 21^st September. Placing players into a post-apocalyptic landscape Sheltered 2 tasks players with surviving the horrors that await at the end of the world. Building upon the foundations of the 2016 original, Sheltered 2 features revamped combat systems and new factions mechanics for deeper strategic gameplay, a new 3D art style, and punishing survival challenges spread out across the devastated surface of the Earth.

Top tips for staying alive in the wasteland:  

As the fight to survive is tested by internal and external threats, players will create and build up their own faction and base, manage resources and meet survivor needs.  Sheltered 2’s factions system in is instrumental to a campaign’s success; relationships can be forged between factions, giving players the option to trade and work together, with both sides thriving from the association. Alternatively, bitter rivalries can be ignited, potentially leading to catastrophic effects and ushering in an untimely end to the faction leader and their base.  

Sheltered 2 Key Features:

• Factions: The factions system allows players to forge relationships with other groups to provide their base with resources and support, or they can grab their weapons and take things the old-fashioned way
• Resource Management: Players will balance the needs and wants of their survivors, manage scarce resources, craft items needed to maintain the shelter, cook meals, and build equipment to keep their group alive, and with the expanded power system players can generate energy in new ways
• Faction Leader: New for Sheltered 2, the faction leader is the most important member of a shelter, boasting their own unique and powerful traits, the faction leader will be pivotal to success, with their death meaning game over
• An Unforgiving Wasteland: Starvation, asphyxiation, extreme temperatures, and combat are just some of the challenges players will face in the harsh wasteland
• Combat: In Sheltered 2 players will use a variety of skills coupled with the ability to build parties of four and targeting specific body parts on their enemies to deal the most visceral damage in combat situations. Each action performed also has a stamina cost, so strategy will be at the forefront of every altercation, each move critical in the balance of life and death
• Characters: Survivors have their own personalities, traits, desires, and skills to acquire, and the ability to customise each individually means every faction member is unique.

Survivors looking to start their adventure in the wasteland can wishlist Sheltered 2 on Steam. To keep up to date with all the information on Sheltered 2 please like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and join us on Discord.

About Unicube

Founded in 2014 Unicube is an independent developer based in Shrewsbury, UK. Visit http://www.unicube.net for more info.

About Team17 Group plc

Founded in 1990, Team17 Group plc is a leading developer, video games label, and creative partner for developers around the world. Floated on AIM in 2018, Team17, with its extensive portfolio of over 100 titles, embodies the spirit of independent games. In addition to the award-winning Overcooked!, Yoku’s Island Express, and the iconic Worms, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2020, Team17 has helped bring critically acclaimed titles including Hell Let Loose, Moving Out, Golf With Your Friends, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, Blasphemous, and The Escapists to gamers everywhere.