Alkahest is a new first-person fantasy action-adventure RPG from developer Push On that payments itself as a religious successor to Darkish Messiah of May & Magic whereas additionally citing Dishonored and Kingdom Come: Deliverance as its influences. In it, you may have interaction in close-quarters fight, discover practical medieval areas, be taught alchemy, and extra. Try the improbable announcement trailer above and the primary screenshots within the gallery under.
Alkahest is about within the kingdom of Kadanor, the place you are the youngest son of a petty lord. The area’s stability of energy is tenous at greatest as three homes vie for management. You will discover castles, villages, forests, and different settings befitting of the medieval fantasy setting.
Maybe much more apparently, Alkahest guarantees “dynamic fight with a give attention to interactive atmosphere.” Which means, you may construct combos with each your assaults and the atmosphere. One instance Play On provides: “Drop a tree on [an enemy’s] head, kick them off a cliff, set them on hearth.” That fireside half comes from Alkahest’s alchemy system, which augments the up-close melee fight in lieu of a magic system. You will comply with recipes or concoct your individual throwables, drinkables, weapon oils, and enemy traps. Stealth and brute-force melee fight are each supported and inspired.
Alkahest is in growth for PC and we’ll have extra on it as growth progresses.
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