The dark, action-oriented games of From Software have inspired their own genre, usually referred to as a “Soulslike” after their series Dark Souls. Astral Clocktower Studios, an all-female-owned team, have been working on their own Soulslike for some time, and are finally ready to show it off in the game’s crowdfunding campaign.
The game is called Kristala, and it feels a lot like Dark Souls except…you’re a cat. In fact, most of the beings in the world you’re prowling around are anthropomorphic cat people. Your goal is to uncover the source of a dark curse and restore peace to the mysterious fantasy world of Ailur. Along the way dozens of enemies will cross your path and the only way through them is to hack and slash — yet it’s not so straightforward.
Since this is an RPG, you will constantly be leveling up, upgrading your armor and wespons. You can assign special skills to some weapons that will enable abilities during combat. You’ll also make use of magic, drawing from one of six “spell trees” to heal yourself, buff your armor or unleash a hard attack.
Anyone who pledges $20 to the campaign through this link will receive the Early Access version of Kristala as soon as it becomes available on Steam, but you can gain access to earlier Alpha builds with a $30 pledge. Higher tiers net you rewards like exclusive in-game charms, armors and the OST.
Kristala is expected to enter Early Access on PC sometime next year, and eventually be published on consoles as well. This may or may not include Switch depending on if stretch goals are met.
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