Skautfold: Usurper coming to PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch on June 23

Publisher Red Art Games and developer Pugware will release Skautfold: Usurper, the second entry in the five-game Skautfold series, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch on June 23 for $14.99 / €14.99, the companies announced.

em>Skautfold: Usurper first launched for PC via Steam on February 21, 2018

Physical PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 versions, priced at $24.99 / €24.99, will launch in September. A Skautfold: Bloody Pack featuring both Skautfold: Shrouded and Skautfold: Usurper on a single cart will launch on September 1 for $39.99 / €39.99. The previously announced PlayStation 5 physical edition of Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity will launch in June for $19.99 / €19.99.

Pre-orders for PEGI-rated versions of all three titles will open on May 5 at 8:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. ET via the Red Art Games online store. Users who pre-order the physical version of Skautfold: Usurper directly from Red Art Games will receive its exclusive Deluxe Edition, which features a sleeve and double-sided poster, as well as an exclusive key chain of the game’s main character. Skautofld: Bloody Pack‘s pre-orderers will also receive the Deluxe Edition, which includes a sleeve, double-sided poster, and two key chains of both games’ protagonists.

Pre-orders for the ESRB-rated versions of all three titles will open on May 5 at 8:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. ET and be available via Red Art Games’ North American partner Video Games Plus.

Here is an overview of Skautfold: Usurper, via Red Art Games:

About

Skautfold: Usurper takes place in an alternative timeline of 1898 in London. The outer worldly Citadel has landed in the city causing massive panic and releasing the maddening Fog. Recently re-crowned Empress Eleanor has assembled the royal forces and her four most loyal Knights to enter the Citadel – in the hopes of learning more, and hopefully finding a way to rid London of this terror. Meanwhile, Waltham, the leader of the Veimar, uses his own forces to ascend the Citadel and challenge the Navigator for his own…purposes… Players who haven’t played Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity shouldn’t be scared to dive into Skautfold: Usurper as it isn’t necessary to know the first game’s story to understand its sequel.

Skautfold: Usurper is a Metroidvania Action–RPG with a battle system built around its “Guard” system. It allows the player to charge through attacks and take risks, rewarding accurate timing and risk assessment. Instead of immediately losing health when the player is hit, they will loose “Guard points” (which function like a regeneration shield). When these run out, the player will take damage normally. However, if the player accurately dodges incoming attacks, they will turn a large portion of that attack damage into “Guard points”, which allows you to turn the tide of the fight, and gain the upper hand. This is a system that will allow anyone to get into the game, yet still provide a high skill ceiling for those players looking for a challenge.

With eight different stats to spec into (along with stat reallocation), countless varieties of character builds are possible. Skautfold: Usurper also features over 90 different weapons and spells: from swords, spears, axes, great swords, scythes, whips, katanas, rapiers, daggers, bows, guns, rifles, canons, spells and summons.

For those looking for even more content, there also are innumerable secrets, additional areas and optional bosses to discover. Players looking for an even more challenging experience can set their own difficulty by activating special conditions such as a no-guard mode, 1 HP mode, perma-death, or a built-in speedrunning mode.

However players choose to play, The Citadel is a massive and versatile interconnected world. There are countless shortcuts to uncover, and a variety of diverse areas: from human towns to alien landscapes, grand libraries to ethereal gardens, and from an Eldritch engine to a crashed spaceship.

Key Features

• Beautiful pixel art graphics.
• Intriguing story and universe.
• Challenging Metroidvania action RPG.
• Massive interconnected world.
• Rewarding Guard system.
• Customizable difficulty settings.
• Tons of secrets, additional areas and optional bosses.
• Languages supported: English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

Watch a trailer below.

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