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72%54472% positive reviews, Mostly Positive across 544 reviews·Difficult · Souls-like
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Explore the danger and mystery of a fallen land, whose hidden wonders are shrouded and marred by the stranglehold of wickedness. In "Fire in the Beastlands," you are thrust into a world beyond the brink, blamed for its waywardness, and confronted with the choice between revenge and redemption.
Embark on an epic odyssey through prehistory, set at the age of the dawn of man, to reclaim a land conquered by beasts... and die trying. Explore the primitive wilds and ancient wonders of a multi-layered, interconnected world. Outfit yourself to do battle against primeval terrors with exacting combat certain to test your resolve.
"Fire in the Beastlands" is a 2D sidescrolling action-RPG inspired by the many great adventures of an all-but-forgotten past generation of games.
Produced and developed by one man, my promise is to deliver an engaging, challenging, and meaningful journey through the wonders and dangers of a largely under-utilized, seldom-seen prehistoric fantasy - a highly applicable imagining of the struggles of early man discovering his place in the world, and the world discovering the resolve of man.
Key Features:
* DISCOVER: A unique and fantastical setting to discover, staged at the age of the dawn of man.
* EXPLORE: Explore a harrowing variety of environs, including ancient civilizations, tribal villages, caves, sacred sites, shallow seas, mountains, swamps, jungles, and more...
* STORY: A highly-thematic, highly applicable story and mature adventure, fraught with challenges and grim realities.
* WORLD: A meticulously hand-crafted, interconnected world, dripping with secrets, shortcuts, and ancient lore.
* ART: Hand-drawn designs and fully hand-crafted environments, FREE from tilesets. Completely unique backgrounds with NO TWO SCREENS the same!
* ANIMATION: High frame count animations running at 60 FPS ensure smooth movement and fluid combat, and gives you a fair read on your opponents' every move.
* SOUND: Soaring original soundtrack that captures the mystery and wonder of the past. Hard-hitting sound effects that portray the brutality of the flesh.
* COMBAT: Heavy, measured combat against prehistoric monstrosities. Face-off in decisive boss battles against champions, giants, and wondrous beasts.
* LOOT: Dozens and dozens of weapons, armor, shields, charms, masks, and spirit powers to discover and utilize.
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