Ex-Age of Empires, Borderlands, and BioShock devs announce Wartorn

Wartorn

Ex-Age of Empires, Borderlands, and BioShock developers have announced Wartorn, a new real-time tactics roguelite game.

Wartorn is in development for Windows PC (via Steam and the Epic Games Store) and has an early access release set for sometime this spring.

“Our vision for Wartorn is a game that seamlessly blends artistic expression, tactical depth, and emotional resonance,” said Stray Kite Studios CEO Shovaen Patel in a statement. “We want players to feel like every choice matters, both on the battlefield and in the story.”

Creative director and co-founder Paul Hellquist added, “Wartorn challenges players to navigate the chaos of a divided world while finding purpose and joy in selflessness. We’ve poured our hearts into creating a game that not only entertains but also makes players think deeply about sacrifice, survival, and the bonds that unite us.”

Here’s a rundown on the game, plus its reveal trailer:

Wartorn is a single-player, squad-based, roguelite campaign experience where players play as Yara and Elani, sisters who have been driven from their home and must traverse the wartorn Isles of Talaur to reach the safety of Beynun, their ancestral fortress.

Harness the elements in fierce real-time battles while gathering and upgrading a crew of fantasy creatures in this rogue-lite adventure across a world torn apart by war.

Features

  • Systemic Elemental System – Wartorn features a systemic, emergent gameplay system using the elements of fire, water, tar, plant, and lightning. Strategically choose your squads to master the elements and environment against hordes of enemies. Water extinguishes fire, tar amplifies fire, electricity crackles across the ranks in wet conditions, and water can heal plant-based units. And that’s just scratching the surface!
  • Squad-based Combat – Build out your Caravan by recruiting squads of fantasy creatures including goblins, elves, demons, treefolk, (and more!) as you travel the world. Each squad adds new strategic options to your caravan through their different characteristics and unique abilities. Mix and match what squads you bring into battle to truly master a run. Battlefield positioning, squad combos, and skillful usage of abilities can win the day, but be careful, losses cost you morale, and if your caravan loses hope it’s game over.
  • Strategic Replayability – The game’s blend of strategic and roguelite elements offer deep replayability, with each run feeling fresh thanks to emergent gameplay, dynamic squad management, and unpredictable narrative events that can save your struggling band or cost them their lives. 
  • Locating your lost Family – Search the Isles of Talaur to meet Yara and Elani’s family, who reveal pieces of the game’s story and  grant the player heirlooms that bring with them new advantages and abilities for future runs.

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