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Press release:
Nicosia, Cyprus (May 7, 2024).
Today, developer Owlcat Games is excited to reveal the sixth and final DLC expansion for its critically acclaimed cRPG, “Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous”.

“A Dance of Masks” will take players back to where it all began in a final love letter to the Knight Commander and their loyal companions. Get ready for one last ride when A Dance of Masks releases for PC and consoles on June 13, 2024.

Gather the Knight Commander’s companions and return to the city of Kenabres, destroyed and now rebuilt from the ashes. Visit a festival, celebrate your victories, socialize with friends and loved ones, watch the fireworks… and thwart the plans of villains trying to spoil the fun!

Key features of A Dance of Masks include:

A new adventure that will take you back to Kenabres and beyond, including a new enemy’s stronghold
Personal events for every companion — we’ve seen them fight, now it’s time to watch them have a day off
A new romantic event with every romanceable companion
An otherworldly arena where players can test their mettle against some truly mythic enemies
11 new character archetypes and a new weapon with the ability to switch grip from one-handed to two-handed
Fully voiced dialogues

A Dance of Masks will be available on June 13, 2024, standalone or as part of Season Pass 2, for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG, as well as macOS.

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is an isometric story-driven RPG where players take their own custom-created characters into the Worldwound to close the rift into the Abyss and bring peace back to a shattered nation. How this is accomplished (if at all) is for the player to decide. With 25 classes, 12 player races, and a neverending arsenal of magic and abilities, the story of the WorldWound is for players to write.

Stay up to date with Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous by following Owlcat Games on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Discord, and YouTube. Learn more about the game at https://wrath.owlcat.games/.

About Owlcat Games
Owlcat Games is a team of developers united by a love of RPGs. From our beginnings as a small group of games industry veterans obsessed with the idea of making our dream games a reality, we have grown into a truly international company, with our headquarters and development in Cyprus and more than 450 employees spread across offices in various countries. We continue to expand and take on new hires from around the world, and we also get together every week to play tabletop games in the office and on Roll20 online

Over the past two years, Abragames, regional associations, and hundreds of national game development studios have engaged in a lengthy debate for improvements to the text of Bill 2.796/2021. Now, with the presidential approval, the expectation is that, in addition to opening up a horizon of possibilities for the sector, the Legal Framework will put an end to misconceptions about what video games are, thus boosting the economic development of the sector over the next decades.

“We are celebrating a victory for Brazil, not just the game industry. The Legal Framework will strengthen the ecosystem of creation and production in one of the fastest-growing sectors worldwide, allowing the country to be truly recognized for its enormous potential in this crucial segment of the creative industry,” highlights Rodrigo Terra, president of Abragames. “The new law should attract more opportunities for robust private investments, both domestic and international, reduce bureaucratic hurdles for material imports, generate greater regional and federal support for studios, establish fundamental definitions for industry professionals, and pave the way for the creation of a specific National Classification of Economic Activities (CNAE) for the industry.

The current text of the Legal Framework for Games, which can be seen here, is a result of the work by Senator Leila Barros and Senator Flávio Arns, who proactively consulted various entities in the electronic game development industry, such as Abragames. This initiative was essential to diagnose the current state of the sector, understand its main needs, and obtain a real understanding of the Brazilian industry’s dimension.

“The Legal Framework for Games will foster sector growth, create jobs, combat illicit activities, and reduce tax burdens,” projects Senator Leila Barros. “With its approval, the Brazilian game industry will gain more visibility and legal certainty.”

Senator Flavio Arns believes that the proposal will generate benefits across various sectors. “In parallel, we should see advances in education, culture, health, and employment, with job creation and income generation. This is a law that will allow both the industry and Brazil to grow together.”

One of the significant changes that the Legal Framework brings to the sector concerns the definition of electronic games, which becomes much more current, with new understandings about what they are and how video games are developed. From now on, games are considered both interactive audiovisual works developed as computer programs and the central devices and dedicated accessories for running electronic games, as well as the software itself – which can be used as mobile applications and/or web pages, console video games, and games in virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and extended reality (whether consumed by download or streaming).

With the presidential approval, the expectation is that the new law will be published in the Official Gazette this Friday (3) and come into effect immediately.

About Abragames
Founded in 2004 by a group of development companies, Abragames, the Brazilian Association of Digital Game Developers, emerged as a nonprofit entity with the aim of strengthening the national game development industry. Abragames’ mission is to coordinate, strengthen, and promote the Brazilian digital games industry through representation and dialogue within the national and international ecosystem, fostering an understanding of all elements in our value chain, as well as promoting events and partnerships that contribute to the state-of-the-art development of the game industry in Brazil.