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Today’s Spotlight is Ash of Gods: Redemption, a narrative-focused tactical RPG by AurumDust that takes some fairly obvious inspiration from The Banner Saga, only with a noticeable lack of horns.

Set in a high fantasy world, Ash of Gods follows Captain Thorn Brenin, Lo Pheng the bodyguard, and Hopper Rouley the scribe as their world is assaulted by an ancient evil once confined to the realm of folklore. The game promises that your choices have weight in ways that many other games don’t. Every character can die permanently, including the main characters, and the story will continue on.

The combat mixes traditional turn-based tactics with card mechanics. Each character has their own set of skills and abilities, but you’ll also have access to special attacks that come in the form of a hand of cards. Risk and reward plays a role too, as characters can spend health to pull off incredible feats, and you’ll have to carefully consider your remaining resources when making decisions. You can check out a trailer above.

Ash of Gods also recently received an update that focused on modding tools, allowing players to make custom content more easily.

Ash of Gods: Redemption is available on Windows PC, Mac, and Linux via Steam, GOG, and the Humble Store for $24.99.

Here’s a rundown of the game:

Ash of Gods: Redemption is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical combat, CCG elements, and a constantly evolving story in which no one is safe from death, including the main characters.

Ash of Gods is the story of three separate protagonists rising in response to a centuries-old menace once thought to be mere folklore. Captain Thorn Brenin, the bodyguard Lo Pheng, the scribe Hopper Rouley, and many others, do not yet know that the reapers have returned and intend to drown the world in blood so that they may awaken the sleeping gods.

Ash of Gods’ storyline is constantly evolving in response to players’ choices, sometimes even resulting in death. But, the death of a character is not game over. Instead, the story moves forward with the death of that character and previous choices continuing to impact future events.

Combat in Ash of Gods is a blend of both traditional turn-based strategy and CCG gameplay. While individual tactics will depend upon the skills and classes of your characters, you will unlock and accumulate cards that have the power to unleash powerful abilities, sometimes altering the course of an entire battle.

WHAT MAKES ASH OF GODS UNIQUE

• Decisions with Major Impacts – Every decision, whether on or off the battlefield, has the capacity to alter the course of events and the fate of your party with major repercussions. But, even the death of your leader is not the end of your journey.
• No Random Dice Rolls – There are no dice throws to determine chance-to-hit or the force of a blow. In Ash of Gods, true tacticians must master the skills of their classes and harness the powers granted by their limited supplies of cards, or suffer the consequences.
• AI that Adapts to You – Ash of Gods’ AI adapts to your style of play to ensure a consistently challenging experience with no room for cheap tactics or invincible team builds.
• PvP Multiplayer – Challenge other players and compete for a spot on the leaderboards. Unlock new characters, upgrades, and cards to customize your tactics even further.
• Rewards for Risk – Expend your own HP for a last-ditch attack. Go into battle with a smaller team to get better cards and quicker rounds. Take the shorter, but more dangerous route to save on resources. Ash of Gods rewards those willing to take the risks.

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