Dlala Studios has announced Murals, an action adventure game featuring “fast-paced, customizable combat set within familiar-ish fairy tales, fables, and other fictional worlds.” It will launch for PC via Steam in 2027.
“It does look really, really nice. Thank you,” said Dlala Studios CEO and game director Aj Grand-Scutton in a press release (as he takes credit for someone else’s work). “We’ve been really focused on making sure that the combat feels great and gives players the freedom to experiment and find their own unique setups to battle our baddies. As cliché as it sounds, we’ve poured our hearts and souls into Murals, and I’m exceptionally proud of what our team has accomplished. I can’t wait to hear what people think as we show it off for the first time at Gamescom! Unless it’s bad. Then I’m just going to stick my fingers in my ears and hum the theme song to ‘Community.'”
Dlala Studios head of publishing Marcus Purvis added, “Let’s go back to that bit about it being the first title, in over a decade, we’ve developed based on an original [intellectual property]. Not only are we taking advantage of the creative freedom that entails, but we’re also publishing Murals ourselves. It’s all on our shoulders this time around, and we couldn’t be more excited. Especially me as it literally is the reason I have a job.”
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
These are not the tales you were told. Express yourself through stylized combat in the hand-painted worlds of Murals, a twisted isometric action adventure where fairytales have gone spectacularly wrong.
Sleeping Beauty hasn’t slept in weeks, Rapunzel’s hair is trying to kill her, and Rumpelstiltskin is… really into theater?
These are not the tales you were told.
You wake up in a twisted fairytale castle, with no memory of who you are or how you got there. Your sole companion, a sentient sketch named Loaf, has just informed you that not only is there no clear escape, but a bunch of monsters he’s named “The Distorted” have just turned up.
Key Features
- Carve Out Chaos – From talking swords to dwarven gloves to mystical dragon blasters, combine melee and ranged weapons as you battle through crooked castles, deceitful forests, living mazes, and more.
- The Choice is Yours – Complement your arsenal with ‘Eeries’ – powerful trinkets that wildly change how any fight plays out. Poison for your Wolfhammer? Lightning for Medusa’s shield? Step up to Magic Dave’s Vending Machine of Delights to discover a world of weirdness.
- Someone is Watching – Defeat distorted legends from lore, as you fight toward a final confrontation with The Creator, a deceptively calm, definitely deadly, artist. But be warned, he’s been watching your progress, and he likes what he sees.
- Fables Folked Up Beyond Familiarity – Encounter characters far removed from the stories of your youth, brought to life and fully voiced by an incredible cast.
- Music to Kill To – Enjoy a brand-new, fully orchestrated score from award-winning composer David Housden.
Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.