Team17 Digital and Covenant have announced that a release date looms for their dark fantasy strategy game, Gord. Players can get started on their gruesome journey on August 8th on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam. Pre-orders for both digital and physical editions are now available. PC and physical edition pre-orders will include the “Hold Your Ground” scenario, the OST, and a digital art book. Console pre-orders will receive the “Hold Your Ground” scenario.
Developers are ready to celebrate the release and pre-order news and have released a brand-new trailer.
The good news for those who prefer to try before buying is that an English-language demo for the game will be available from June 19-26th during Steam Next Fest.
Features
- 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. Danger looms around every corner.
- Unique ‘Sanity System’: Keep a close eye on your townsfolk as everything from illness to hunger and the death of kin can have 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 favour
- ‘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!
Check out the Gord official site to learn more.
