Tate Multimedia and Trialforge Studio have announced that their unique party-based Soulslike, Deathbound, is coming to consoles and PC next month. Set in a harsh world where Faith clashes with Science, in Deathbound you must refuse Death and embrace Ziêminal by bonding with fallen warriors encountered on your journey.
Using a dynamic 4-hero party system, the game lets you seamlessly transform between characters mid-combat. Success relies on teamwork, with each comrade having unique skills, combat techniques, and backstories. The interactions between characters influence gameplay, causing different outcomes and status effects.
For example, pairing characters from the Church of Death and Cult of Life (two opposing factions) will create conflict and impactful combat effects. Conversely, teaming up fallen warriors with shared beliefs can grant powerful combat buffs.
Key Features of Deathbound
- The Essence – Gain the skills, memories and identities of fallen warriors throughout the world. Combine their unique personalities and combat styles and switch between them seamlessly.
- Party System – The essences you absorb form your party. Deathbound features a robust party system that allows you to craft a playstyle through talent trees. Switch between fallen warriors to harness their skills and abilities. Each party member’s affiliation in life will affect their synergy in death.
- Dynamic Morphing – Unleash the combined powers of fallen warriors with devastating Morphstrikes. Utilize different attack styles to pull off powerful combinations and finishing blows to defeat all who oppose you.
- Brutal World – Ziêminal is a world that mixes a technological past and a medieval present, home to diverse cultures. The city of Akratya is rich in lore and dangers. Explore a city falling into ruin under the shadow of a grand crusade. With its imposing brutalist architecture and melding of technology, it’s a city bound for oblivion.
- Unforgiving Monsters and Bosses – Face challenging enemies crafted to push you to your limits. Their very nature is based on the five stages of grief, with each new encounter commanding the attention of any soul who dares face them.
Deathbound will launch for on August 8 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, GOG, and Epic Games Store. The game is being developed by a 20-person team in Brazil and you can watch the official release date trailer below.
