Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based roguelike RPG releasing on Steam Early Access this Summer
Daedalic Entertainment has announced that they will be helping to publish indie roguelike RPG Iratus: Lord of the Dead, set to release on Steam Early Access in Summer. The Steam page is here.
Iratus is developed by newly formed Russian indie studio Unfrozen. Players are put into the shoes of a resurrected necromancer, the titular Iratus, imprisoned deep in a dark dungeon seeking vengeance. A KickStarter crowdfunding campaign ran in 2018, raising ~$23,000 for the game. On their website, Unfrozen describes the original idea for Iratus as "“what if Dungeon Keeper met Darkest Dungeon.”
Find a fact sheet, trailer, and screenshot set below.
Game Overview
In Iratus: Lord of the Dead players use bones, flesh and other... squishy parts from deceased enemies to create monsters which they personally control and customize, with more than 50 different skills to choose from. As players defeat enemies and venture further into the dungeon, Iratus’ power grows too with different alchemy, magic and tactical talents to unlock and utilize.
Challenging turn-based battles are a matter of life and (un)death in Iratus. When defeated minions perish in battle they vanish from the game forever, so you will need to proceed carefully in the gameworld and learn the strengths and weaknesses of all enemies faced in order to succeed.
Key Features:
- Join the powerful undead necromancer Iratus on his path to freedom and vengeance
- Deep and challenging turn-based combat with permadeath
- Grimdark fantasy atmosphere with stylish 2D graphics
- Cyusing a powerful crafting system
- Choose from to enhance Iratus’ combat abilities
