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Press release:
Oceanside, California, 28 June 2021.
The US-based indie games publisher V Publishing and the Hungary-based indie games developer GrapeOcean Technologies today announced with great delight and excitement that their group-based isometric fantasy RPG “Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness” is coming to Steam Early Access on August 26th, 2021 at the price of 19.99 USD.

Inspired by classics such as Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale, Black Geyser features real-time tactical combat with pause, rich storytelling, deep lore and memorable companions, all set in a corrupted fantasy world filled with death and disease.

As a small team, we wanted to create a unique world that had a different tone, but one filled with everything we’ve come to expect from a CRPG: an epic story, exploration, mystery and plenty of side quests,” says David Zakal, Director and Founder of GrapeOcean Technologies.

With over 300,000 words of dialogue and a huge world to explore, Black Geyser invites players to choose their own unique race and class, gather their party, and venture forth into Yerengal to uncover the secrets of their heritage.

The choices you make directly impact the story and its outcome. Whether good or evil, if you veer too far to greed the consequences for you and your party can be severe.

Having increased the size and scope of development since it was successfully backed on Kickstarter in 2018 (receiving more than $100,000) the indie team officially began development in 2015 before turning to crowdfunding.

Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness can be wishlisted on Steam now in preparation for its release into Early Access on August 26th.

Key features:
A huge world map with 2 countries (Isilmerald and Northern Realm), dozens of districts, settlements, villages and towns.
5 playable races (Human, Dwarf, Elf, Feldegug and Rillow).
13 unique classes from 4 class archetypes (Priest, Outlaw, Warrior, and Wizard).
Over 300,000 words of hand-crafted narrative.
Traditional real-time tactical combat with pause.
An abundance of spells to wield and crafting to undertake, all combined with deep character progression.
Character actions impact greed, which directly affects the world around you.
An original world filled with diverse characters, creatures and biomes.
Fully voice-acted lead characters.

GrapeOcean Technologies
GrapeOcean Technologies is a game studio based in Budapest, Hungary, and Vienna, Austria. We aim to deliver great apps and games to your devices, with a strong focus on computer role-playing games. For more information visit www.grapeocean.com

About V Publishing
V Publishing is a publishing label for high-quality games that seek to tell stories and provide memorable experiences. V Publishing is a division of Vicarious Holdings, the company behind international award-winning video game PR agency Vicarious PR. For more information visit www.publishvicarious.com