Meet IMMORTAL, a Kung-fu-Noir Action Game With a Traumatic Dev Journey

After a hard fought journey of controversy and struggle, this Kung-Fu-Noir game has finally emerged! Introducing the action packed video game, IMMORTAL: And The Death That Follows!

Crafted by the indie studio Mishura Games, IMMORTAL is a stylish action game that pushes you to the limits. Whether it’s through intricate combos, hopping around levels at break-neck speeds, or unleashing ultimate power at the cost of instant death, IMMORTAL has a lot to offer. All of this, packaged in an experience inspired by the Buddhist mythos.

Trapped in a prison, you must find your way out and escape while balancing your powers between the destroyer and creator. Along the way, you’ll come across inmates who you ca spare and add to your circle of allies. However, respect can be lost, as your style ranking reflects your abilities, and allies can leave if you don’t meet their expectations.

However, what got this game on the map wasn’t the fast paced gameplay, but rather the struggles the developers went through. This is a story of a team of creators pushed to their limits, with only their love of games and creation keeping them afloat.

MISHURA GAMES, AND THEIR STRUGGLES

The beginning of IMMORTAL’s development was not a happy one. The original team and founders abandoned a project with their previous company, due to the difficulties with toxic management. The development team would try to leave the company, and strike it out on their own in 2022 with IMMORTAL.

Unfortunately, they would face litigation and legal battles for rights over IMMORTAL from their old management. Mishura would face even more difficulty after their publisher would drop their contract, and leave them with little money. Even worse was that this was before the COVID investment bubble popped, and money was quickly becoming scarcer and scarcer.

Mishura would fight tooth and nail against the legal strife, finding and using what money they could to fight. All the while, they restarted the development of IMMORTAL from scratch, with new code and assets becoming the new focus. For two years they fought the against the storm, and eventually, that storm would finally cease.

The legal fight would settle in their favor, and they would get assistance in creating their project. After all of the strife, they weathered the heartbreak and strife to continue their dreams. They would prepare the creation of a Kickstarter to help fund IMMORTAL, leading to the current present.

Mishura Games will release their Kickstarter for IMMORTAL to the world on September 16. There will also be demo available day 1, for anyone to play, not just backers. It is a more unique demo, with dev tools and a guided tour to showcase the game to players.

KEY FEATURES OF THIS KUNG-FU-NOIR EXPERIENCE

• ESCAPE TO FREEDOM from Buddha’s prison comprising 25 cell blocks and plan your getaway by carefully choosing when to avoid or engage rival gangs and The Death That Follows.
• DECIDE THE FATE of 16 different Asura gang lords, each with their own personality, who can become your strongest ally or worst enemy depending on your choices and relationships.
• UNLOCK Fudo’s full Wisdom King with over 60 skills and abilities to aid in combat, exploring, and ultimately deciding the fate of you and your enemies. The skills are unique, made specifically to increase your options and skill ceiling, rather than provide passive buffs.
• ANSWER THE PRAYERS of mortals to gain over 40 powerful Boons to aid you in combat and unlock new pathways. Be careful of Banes that provide new gameplay challenges to overcome as well as changing the layout and hazards of the prison.
• ELUDE The Death That Follows, the ultimate assassin and Buddha’s personal bodyguard. She is a constant presence that grows with you and can be around the corner if your escape goes haywire.
• FEAST your eyes on a stunning visual landscape full of moody environments and the gore of your fallen foes.

The Kickstarter and demo will go live on September 16, and remain up for 30 days. You can wishlist this game on Steam right here. You can also discuss IMMORTAL: And The Death That Follows on the PopGeeks Video Game Forum!

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• IMMORTAL: And The Death That Follows is a kung-fu-noir roguelike metroidvania.
• The game is inspired by Buddhist myth.
• Your goal is to break free from a prison fighting both guards and inmates.
• You can make allies with others, though your style ranking determines if they will remain your allies.
• IMMORTAL was developed by Mishura Games.
• Mishura Games had dealt with legal battles with their previous management over IMMORTAL.
• They struggled during the game’s development, and scraped for money.
• Mishura Games has a Kickstarter for IMMORTAL up on September 16.
• A Demo for IMMORTAL will go live on September 16 as well.
• The game can be wish listed on Steam.