Publisher Noodlecake and developer Hildring Studio announced a release date for Sacre Bleu, their sidescrolling musketeer action game.
Sacre Bleu is set to launch this month on April 17th for Windows PC (via Steam) and Switch. A playtest for the game is planned on PC – you can request access on its Steam page.
Here’s a rundown on the game, plus a new trailer:
Mon dieu! Some rascal has thrown you, the captain of the Musketeers, into prison – on false charges, no less! Time to grab your blunderbuss and blast your way to freedom!
Elegant Yet Deadly
Use your blunderbuss to launch yourself from platform to platform, taking down enemies in graceful bullet-time aerial battles! Hone your skills and unlock even tougher encounters!
Speedrun To Freedom
Get graded on combat encounters to reduce your overall time. Better grades mean faster times. How fast can you go?
Monstrously Privileged
The French aristocracy have morphed into an army of bile-spewing zombies. Take down gigantic bosses and uncover a plot against France herself!
Explore la Bastille
Storm your way through the sprawling Bastille prison complex, gathering parts to build yourself an airship. Discover secrets in shadowy corners and unlock new content.
Game-Modifiers and Streamer-mode
Want to turn a room into a hell of ricocheting-death-balls?
Stack 2-3 modifiers on top of each other and see how it changes the game.
For Streamers, all the modifiers are triggerable from the twitch-chat. Your audience can choose to help you….or spectacularly hinder you!Accessibility
- Rebindable controls
- Flexibility in input, hotswap between mouse&Keyboard and controllers.
- Font options for the dialogue for ease of reading.’
We want musketeers of all shapes and sizes to enjoy Sacre Bleu.
Features:
- Thrilling hack’n’slash and bullet-time combat!
- A sprawling map full of secrets!
- Speedrunning encouraged but bot required, just don’t fall on your sword!
- Monstrous zombie bossfights!
- Test your blade and unlock tougher challenges!
- Fluency in French not required, just revolutionary spirit!