Coffee Stain Publishing and developer Box Dragon have announced a March 27th release date for upcoming roguelike deckbuilder, As We Descend.
The title will be entering early access, as the team says: “As We Descend will thrust players into a grim future to defend the last bastion of humanity as it descends into the earth.” You can even try it now as, yep, the game has a Steam Next Fest demo available right now.
“We’re jazzed about launching As We Descend into early access this March,” said Kevin Chang, Game Director at Box Dragon. “Over the last year or so, our playtesters have helped us with vital feedback that’s shaped the game into what it is today. We can’t wait to open the door to even more passionate roguelike enthusiasts, and help us build As We Descend into a genre-shattering game as we work towards 1.0. We’ve got exciting future patches planned to deliver a fantastic play experience from day 1.”
In As We Descend, players will need to strategise and grow their influence to manage a city of the edge of extinction. Gather resources, build relationships, and successfully navigate feudal politics to compel allies to their cause, all the while assembling forces to send on dangerous expeditions outside of the city’s walls.
Players can recruit a variety of squads with unique card sets and abilities, allowing for tailored combinations to ensure success in each encounter. They’ll need to be ready to face all manner of monstrous creatures in challenging card-based combat, and adapt tactics to beat titanic foes in order to bring home vital artefacts.
As We Descend is the debut game from Box Dragon, a game development studio founded by former Stunlock Studios veterans Kevin Chang and Karl Bergström. The game’s art is designed by Aleks Nikonov, former character and environment concept artist at Riot Games.
As We Descend is coming to PC (Steam) early access on March 27th.
