Created by a team that includes former Frostpunk and The Witcher 3 developers, Gord is a single-player dark fantasy strategy game from Covenant.dev where you have to build to survive and conquer the darkness beyond the gates to prevail. Complete life-threatening quests in the oppressive world while managing a populace whose personal stories and well-being can decide the fate of your tribe. You can watch the release date announcement trailer below and keep reading to find out more about the game.
Key Features of Gord
- Mature Dark Fantasy Adventure: Lead the people of the Tribe of the Dawn and venture deep into forbidden lands in a lore-rich, dark fantasy strategy campaign.
- Build to Survive, Conquer to Prevail: Grow your gord from humble settlement to formidable fortress while protecting your citizens from invading tribes, gruesome monsters, and mysterious powers that lurk within the surrounding woods.
- Unique ‘Sanity System’: Keep a close eye on your townsfolk as everything from illness to hunger and the death of kin can have a devastating impact on their lives and well-being.
- Hand-Crafted Quests: Take on a wide variety of quests and random encounters that will lead you deep into the wilderness to hunt legendary creatures, uncover ancient secrets, and vanquish deadly scourges.
- Unleash Powerful Incantations: Unlock a variety of offensive and defensive spells, each with custom animations, to tip combat in your favor.
- ‘Custom Scenarios’ Mode with Procedurally Generated Levels: Take on an endless variety of challenges by creating your own scenarios. Customize your playthrough by picking a main objective, choosing your starting party, level size, number of resources, enemy types, raid intensities, and even the severity of the weather!
Gord will emerge from the shadows on August 8 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Pre-orders are now open across all platforms. Physical edition pre-orders for consoles and digital pre-orders on Steam will receive the additional ‘Hold Your Ground’ scenario for the game’s Custom Scenarios mode, a digital soundtrack, and a digital art book; digital pre-orders for consoles will receive the ‘Hold Your Ground’ scenario only. Players can also check out the game’s demo next week, from June 19 to June 26, as part of Steam Next Fest.
