Below is a truly fascinating game. Capybara Games announced the roguelike title during Microsoft’s E3 2015 media briefing and a year later decided to delay the game indefinitely to polish
Below instead of rushing it out. The creators of the acclaimed
Might & Magic: Clash Of Heroes needed another two years to finally reveal that
Below will launch on Xbox One & Steam on December 14th, 2018.
In this day and age, when some publishers and developers even tend to release unfinished, broken, and even straight unplayable titles (oh, hi there,
Fallout 76), seeing a studio that spends over 5 years on polishing their game is a thing to behold and one to admire.
Below is a "
procedural terrarium filled with life, mystery and death," that embraces the idea that players enjoy discovering secret areas.
Just like in the
Dark Souls series, death in
Below is permanent and once you're killed, you have to start the game from the beginning, but the more you play, the more you learn to complete the game on your next attempt with a bit of good, old luck. To celebrate the announcement of
Below's imminent release date, Capybara has unveiled a brand new trailer that spotlights the game's incredible world.
Take a look:
Test your adventurer mettle against The Isle’s procedural subterranean labyrinths. Explore a large, interconnected underworld crawling with cunning wildlife, deadly traps and stalked by a shadowy presence. Survive the perils of The Depths and unearth what lies below... or die trying..
Below launches on Xbox One and Steam on December 14th, 2018.