Developer Pocketpair announced a 2D Metroidvania x Roguelite action-filled fusion Never Grave: The Witch and the Curse. The title supports up to 4-player multiplayer. To celebrate the occasion and to introduce players to the game, the devs also rolled out a special trailer you can find above.
Fight with magic, use terrain to use advantage and advance forward using a cursed hat. You can even possess your enemies and use their unique abilities to open up new possibilities! Dungeons such as ruins and botanical gardens are auto-generated and change each time you play. Use collected materials to clear the rubble of ruined villages, build new facilities and cultivate crops in the fields. Produce food and potions in the village to prepare for the next battle!
Never Grave: The Witch and the Curse will be coming to Steam Early Access that will last for at least six months. During this period, the complex Metroidvania / Roguelite / Possession System / Base Building / Multiplayer elements will be improved in quality from both a technical and design perspective.
Never Grave: The Witch and the Curse Features:
- Metroidvania x Roguelite with an emphasis on exploration.
- Sophisticated and tactilely designed player character controls.
- Possession system where hats can possess enemies and use their unique abilities.
- Traditional Japanese hand-drawn limited animation is used for character 2D animation.
- Thickly painted backgrounds with depth, as if you are travelling through a world of picture books and cut-out pictures.
- Learn actions such as double-jump from artefacts to explore new areas.
- Constantly changing play style depending on the synergy of “traits” associated with magic and items.
- Intense battles with tough bosses. It will take more than just memorizing boss patterns to defeat them without taking damage…
- Rebuild your village. Strengthen yourself through building and production to prepare for the next adventure.
- Explore different terrain each time you play through procedurally generated dungeons.
- Multiplayer support. Up to four players can delve into the dungeon together!
