Today’s Spotlight is AshenForest, a 2D action-roguelite by GentleRaven Games and PsychoFlux Entertainment.
AshenForest is a 2D action-roguelite with a focus on boss rushes. Choose from one of three playable characters, and embark on a quest to purify a blighted forest full of monstrous creatures. While the game features permadeath, you can use a Salvation Score you accumulate through a run to power up your chosen character for the next attempt.
You can find the launch trailer below.
AshenForest is available on Windows PC via Steam for $6.99.
You can find a rundown of the game (via Steam) below:
AshenForest is an action roguelite focused on boss-rush. To purify the ashen forest that is causing the plague, you must fight against all the monsters lurking in the forest.
Through the hazy mist, search and eliminate those which worsens the forest! Even if you end up being swallowed by the forest, you can use the ‘Salvation’ score to strengthen your character and challenge the forest again at any time.
SYNOPSIS
The forest, with a giant tree, was always warm and peaceful. Until ‘it’ fell down from the sky. The plague started to consume its surroundings, the giant tree being the first. A lot of people died, crazed and turned into a monster…
CHARACTERS
Agave
Agave is a strong warrior who utilizes heavy attacks. The charged attack after shield parrying makes any enemy to stumble.
The Church dispatched the most dependable one person, to solve the plague. Agave the Inquisitor. He was a mercenary. He, who splattered a lot of blood with his mercenary job, was admitted by church with penitence.
He is ready to judge anything, if it is against the will of church. To heal the chaotic order of the forest, he took his way to destroy the cause of the plague.
Lycoris
Lycoris is a crow-fused magician who can control mind and flame. Is able to transform to a crow demon by using special ability to a knocked-down enemy.
Among the ones who lived, they needed a sacrificial lamb to take the blame for their pain. Lycoris, who was a daughter of the alchemist, was judged as a witch and was kicked out to the contaminated forest with both of her arm tied.
A staggering crow with a hurt wing flew to her, who was dying by the mist of the forest. They both understood each others’ situation, so they combined their power to overcome the crisis. The Crow talked. “In this forest, you will survive and I will be the apex of this ecosystem.” They took their way to the forest, to earn their own goal.
Nagne
Nagne is a hunting specialist who is armed with a dagger and a gun. Enemies have no chance against his fast attack speed and ranged attacks.
Nagne, who was caught by the plague of the Ashen Forest, became a monster with a human sanity. Rejected by mankind, and a good prey for the monsters. Then, he met the old man who had the same disaster as him. Nagne learnt a lot of things like surviving in the forest and hunting, from the old man.
However, the old man didn’t have enough lifespan, so he left the last word to Nagne. That there must be no more victim in this forest like Nagne and himself, who are pitiful. Nagne took a path to the Ashen Forest, to make his small hope true.
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