Cradle Games and tinyBuild have released a new trailer for their upcoming sci-fi action-RPG, Hellpoint.
Hellpoint is another one of those games that can accurately (as opposed to some “Crash Bandicoot is Dark Souls hard” hot take way) be described as “Like Dark Souls, BUT.”
The game is set in a decrepit space station after a quantum collapse has turned everyone onboard into insane monsters. The Irid Novo station orbits a black hole, and enemy behavior changes based on where the station is located in its orbital rotation. You can check out the latest trailer above.
Here’s a rundown of the game:
Hellpoint is a dark sci fi action RPG set in the aftermath of a massive quantum cataclysm. Every living being quickly lost their mind as their memories and bodies were merged with alternate versions of themselves from parallel universes. The accident also attracted entities of immense power that should have been left alone, in the depth of other dimensions.
You play as a mysterious nameless character whose intentions are entirely determined by your choices. You wake up in the derelict Irid Novo space station, in orbit around a super-massive black hole.
In the game, the space station orbits in real time around the ominous black hole. Its position in the sky directly impacts the sanity of the inhabitants of the station. The singularity is doing more than simply distorting the fabric of space and time; based on the time of the orbit, enemies in the levels get crazier or struck by fear, unknown entities roam the corridors and dozens of other mysterious events can occur.
Hellpoint is based on a peculiar structure called the Quantic System. It is a series of interconnected systems that are utilizing a server clock to decide when and where a particular dynamic event should occur. You can see a preview of that system in our demo linked below. You venture in a corridor that you previously walked through, and suddenly a new passage is opened. A tall menacing mini-boss is now patrolling where there was no one before. Enemies cower in fear as you approach them, or charge you in a fit of rage. A boss suddenly grows tougher and more aggressive, but also drops more valuable loot. It is up to you to figure out what events happen where and when so that you can exploit them to your advantage.
In Hellpoint, the Black Hole is truly the master of the dungeon.
Hellpoint is set to release sometime this Summer for Windows PC, Linux (both via Steam), PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.