Leading UK games publisher Kwalee has announced publishing deals with the developers of two enthralling new games during The Future Games Show Summer Showcase: eco-survival adventure ‘Wildmender’ and rhythm shooter ‘ROBOBEAT’, two more stunning PC and console titles that will join the two games already announced so far, namely: ‘Scathe’, a thrilling retro bullet-hell FPS and ‘Die by the Blade’ a fast, fun 1v1 weapons fighting game.
Wildmender
Unearth the past to protect the future. In Wildmender, a survival exploration game with an invigorating twist, you face the challenge of restoring the environment. Explore the landscape, revive withering plant life, cultivate your garden, and build a better world alone or with friends in 4-player online co-op in this beautiful survival game from Muse Games.
Check out the action-packed announcement trailer here
Check out the trailer on Youtube here
Add to your wishlist here
Howard Tsao, Head of Studio, Muse Games, said:
“Wildmender is everything we are about as a team – bringing people together through games, pushing the boundaries of systems driven gameplay, and caring about the environment. We are so thrilled to have Kwalee as our publisher. The Kwalee team shares our vision and passion, and everyone at Kwalee is so supportive and great to work with.”
KEY FEATURES:
Survival, Crafting and Building:
a- Explore diverse massive procedurally generated worlds, with a unique variety of plant and animal species to discover;
b- Scour the landscape to obtain new seeds, discover blueprints for tools and commune with lost spirits to uncover new tools to craft, and unlock new craftable items and magical abilities;
c- Construct buildings, layout your irrigation system, decorate your base, and build your own custom garden;
Magic:
a- Protect your world from the corruptive influence of the wraiths using a range of weapons and magical abilities;
b- Befriend the local wildlife and receive magical boons in exchange;
Co-op multiplayer:
a- Build your own lush paradise in single player or develop an oasis with up to 3 friends in co-op mode;
b- Customize your character with crafted items and clothing.
Work with up to 3 of your friends to manage your flourishing oasis, head out on adventures into the desert, collect and store essential resources, and defend against the wraiths that threaten to spread corruption throughout the land.
Our complex crafting system means that you can customize your oasis depending on your preferences and playstyle.
Unlock new items to craft, develop and upgrade your tools, construct useful buildings, build up your defences against inclement weather or vicious wraiths, create unique irrigation systems, manage your garden, harness the magical essence that emanates from your well-tended plants, and add decorations to make your home lovingly your own.
What will your personal or shared paradise look like?
ROBOBEAT
Keep your trigger finger on the pulse! In rhythm shooter ROBOBEAT, it’s all about maximising your damage by shooting to the beat. Wall run, grapple hook, slide, and bunny hop your way through the haphazard mansion of a crazed robot-showman.
March to the beat of your own drum and choose the track that fits your playstyle. Maximise your damage and shorten your cooldown time by shooting in sync. Combo off in time with the rhythm to get different tunes out of the same gun. Master the art of charged shots, damage multipliers, armour piercing rounds, and more!
Add to your wishlist here
Simon Fredholm, Founder, ROBOBEAT, said:
“I’m beyond excited to be partnering with Kwalee for ROBOBEAT. From the very beginning, their team has understood the game on a deeper level. It’s clear from their experience that they know what they’re doing and they are not afraid to take chances, to create something fresh and new. They want to create the best games possible, which is what I’m all about too. I’ve been given the ability to create something awesome, and I’m looking forward to the future.”
Key features:
- Play to the music you choose:
- Choose from a diverse playlist to find a track that suits your playstyle;
- Unlock new songs, weapons, and utilities as you progress through the mansion and uncover its secrets;
- Remix:
- Mix it up with a range of modifications to give you an extra boost and go again!
- Dominate:
- Use your smooth moves to master platforming levels.
ROBOBEAT is a rogue-lite remix.
Fast forward through procedurally generated levels, equip an arsenal of finely-tuned weapons, and accompany your arsenal with a symphony of modifications. Your playstyle is on continuous shuffle, so you never know what each new run is going to bring!
Will you have what it takes to break the infinite loop and stop Frazzer in his tracks?
MAX EVERINGHAM, Head of PC and Console Publishing at Kwalee added:
“We’re very pleased and so excited to welcome our new Developer Partners, Muse Games and Simon Fredholm, to the Kwalee PC and Console Publishing Label. ‘Wildmender’ and ‘ROBOBEAT’ are both wonderful examples of creative and innovative gameplay, yet could not be more different from each other in the entertainment experience they offer gamers.
We hope gamers will embrace and love these games as much as we do when they both release next year.”
Scathe
Scathe is an intense, classic FPS with big guns and even bigger demons. Playable in single player or up to 4 player co-op multiplayer, you are Scathe, Enforcer of the legions of Hell, forged from the earth by the Divine Creator themself. And you, like your fallen kin before you, must prove your worth by navigating a deviously crafted maze, entangled with demonic evil at every twist and turn. So, grab your Hellhammer, lock’n’load and get ready to unleash your almighty fury!
View the trailer for Scathe here
Add to your wishlist here
Die by the Blade
Die by the Blade is a unique fusion of fast-paced, sword fighting action with dynamic one-hit-kill combat, diverse weapon playstyles and online multiplayer. Blending strategic gameplay with a brutal, calculated touch, each weapon in Die by the Blade defines the moveset of the diverse roster of customisable characters. From the fine precision swing of the Katana, the fast, tactile manoeuvrability of the Wakizashi, to the heavy, brutal rhythm of the Nodachi, each weapon offers diverse playstyles in tense 1v1 battles across online and single player modes.
View the trailer for Die by the Blade here
Add to your wishlist here
About Kwalee
Kwalee is a multi-award-winning games publisher and developer based in Leamington Spa, UK, which boasts well over 850 million installs on mobile platforms with games such as Traffic Cop 3D, Teacher Simulator, Draw it, Bake it, Rocket Sky! and Object Hunt. The company has also published a growing catalogue of PC and console titles including Eternal Hope, along with the upcoming titles Scathe, Die by the Blade, Wildmender and ROBOBEAT.
Kwalee was founded by games industry icon and Codemasters co-founder David Darling CBE, who leads a fast-growing team of global gaming experts with studios in the UK, India and China along with remote team members all over the world!
For all Kwalee gaming social media, click here
About Muse Games
We’re Muse Games, an independent game development studio in NYC. We focus on boundary pushing co-op and systems driven gameplay, with the aim of bringing people closer together through games. We are the team behind the award-winning and best-selling Guns of Icarus series on Steam and PS4 that features team-based multiplayer airship combat set in a post-apocalyptic, steam/dieselpunk-inspired world. Our past projects include the award-winning and top selling titles Hamsterdam, CreaVures, and Embr – the irreverent, frantic, co-op, firefighting (un)simulator.
Our current project is Wildmender, a cooperative open world survival experience where you must use the powers of nature and magic to survive in a desolate land, grow an oasis from a speck of life into a lush spring, and bring hope to a dying world.
For Wildmender social media: click here
About Simon Fredholm, Developer, ROBOBEAT
Simon Fredholm is a solo video games developer situated in Sweden. His current goal is to blend together a mix of radical guns, momentous moves, and relapsing rewinds in his upcoming title due to release in 2023. Simon has also released previous titles, such as Break the Game and Escape the Game which, were both created in his custom-made game engine.
For ROBOBEAT social media: click here
About Damage State
Damage State is a video games developer situated in Dundee, Scotland, UK. Formed in 2019 by three ex-AAA industry developers sporting over 40 years combined experience. Their focus is on premium indie titles (III) and a more modern take on game development. SCATHE is Damage State’s debut title and is due for release in 2022.
For Scathe social media: click here
About Triple Hill Interactive
Triple Hill Interactive is a fast growing game development studio from Košice, Slovakia. Founded in 2015 by Peter Adamondy, Triple Hill is dedicated to bringing innovative and high quality projects to PC and consoles. Triple Hill have released several mobile games and are currently working on Die by the Blade – an innovative one-hit-kill sword combat game inspired by Bushido Blade, slated for a 2022 release.
For Die by the Blade social media: click here
