| Aura of Worlds – developed by Cognitive Forge and published on console by Hidden Trap – will soon be available on Nintendo Switch! The game is also graduating from Steam Early Access – delivering a full 1.0 Steam release filled to the brim with goodies, new features, performance updates, and other enhancements. New Launch Trailer: |
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| A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES |
| A roguelite where improvisation and know-how surpass stats, Aura of Worlds gives you the freedom to fight, explore, and fully interact with your environment. Demanding sharp wit and precise reflexes, the game encourages creativity: Should you just loot the cursed treasure chest (like it goads you to) or wield it as a weapon? Follow the enemy-laden path ahead, or make your own? Blink, bounce, grapple or fly across lava pits or just blow them up in a glorious spray of embers? In Aura of Worlds, ingenuity and craziness often work to your advantage! Featuring pixel-perfect visuals and an earworm-worthy chiptune soundtrack, Aura of Worlds will have you traverse ever-changing death labyrinths – turning adversity into advantage. Escape flooding passages, outrun toxic pollen, and face off against gargantuan bosses. Do you go on defense with a spear and energy shield … or swing into the fray with a boomerang, grappling hook, and a grin? The choices – unlike your health potions – are endless. |
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| KEY FEATURES |
| Wide Array of Skills: Grab, throw, hack, light, parkour, terraform, and warp time itself!Challenging Traps, Many Solutions: Throw an enemy into a laser field, blink through it – or blow up the power conduit; put your creativity to the test!Endless Levels: With 100+ unique enemies and traps and over 14 randomized level themes, you can navigate mine-filled tidal corridors, rising lava, carnivorous plant-lined caverns, and more.Thrilling Boss Fights: Outwit and outmaneuver powerful guardians at the end of each world.One Object, Multiple Possibilities: With multi-use objects, a humble lantern can be grabbed, carried for light, shot or thrown as a Molotov cocktail.Customize Your Gameplay: Choose from a multitude of weapons, items, abilities, pets, modifiers, upgrades, and more. Always evolving: Progress between runs with a wide array of optional unlocks including upgrades, items, character backgrounds, pets and world shortcuts.Rescue missions: Locate friends in need of a helping hand!Gorgeous Pixel Art: Hand-crafted pixel art and animations by Rex Smeal, Han Cheon, T-Dog eXtreme, Danika Clark, and August Cartland.Immersive Sound: Experience a memorable score and sound effects from the prolific Mat Dwyer and Amanda J. Lim. |
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| PRICING & AVAILABILITY |
| The full 1.0 release of Aura of Worlds will be available on Steam and Nintendo Switch Tuesday, September 24 for only $14.99. (The game will also be available in the U.K. Nintendo eShop for £13.49.) Steam (Windows/Mac/Linux): https://store.steampowered.com/app/841600/Aura_of_Worlds Nintendo eShop:U.S. Store: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/aura-of-worlds-switchU.K. Store: https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Aura-of-Worlds-2635198.html |
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| ABOUT COGNITIVE FORGE |
| Founded in 2011 and based in Victoria, Australia, Cognitive Forge is a small, independent studio that seeks to provide gamers with unique experiences driven by intricate interlocking mechanics that encourage experimentation. Cognitive Forge is committed to inclusivity and accessibility – in the games they make, the people they work with, and the community itself. To learn more about Aura of Worlds and Cognitive Forge, please visit https://www.auraofworlds.com. |
| ABOUT HIDDEN TRAP |
| Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Villarreal, Spain, Hidden Trap is a small indie publisher with big dreams. Laser-focused in porting PC games to console platforms, this is a passionate team with more than four years of experience. To learn more about Hidden Trap, please visit https://hiddentrap.com. |
