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Press release:
Manchester, UK – May 17, 2024.
The Manchester-based (the UK) indie games publisher Merge Games and Finland-based indie games developer Still Running, are today very happy and excited to announce that their nightmarish action-adventure /slash-em-up “Morbid: The Lords of Ire“, is now available for PC (via Steam) and consoles (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch) via digital stores.

Face off against hordes of hideous creatures with furious hack and slash combat, testing your mental and physical resolve in a hellscape that threatens your very sanity. Loot and scavenge unique weapons, imbue them with runes to alter their abilities, grant blessings to garner unique perks and take on the grotesque Lords and their minions. Physical versions of Morbid: The Lords of Ire are also available now forPlayStation 5 & Nintendo Switch at all good retailers including Signature Edition Games.

Developed by Still Running, a small independent team consisting of only 14 staff, The Lords of Ire is sequel to the studio’s smash hit Morbid: The Seven Acolytes – the critically acclaimed isometric souls-like that originally launched in 2020.

Morbid: The Lords of Ire invites players to risk madness venturing through a revolting hell from an all-new 3D perspective.

Building on the sanity system from Morbid: The Seven Acolytes, your choices will send you down a path of Enlightenment or Insanity.

To reach Enlightenment will grant incredible resilience to your Stamina, while fortifying the Impact of your attacks to stop enemies in their tracks and usher in a mighty Critical Blow. You also accumulate more experience while Enlightened. Descend into the depths of madness and Insanity will fill you with an unrelenting power, dealing more health damage than ever before. But be warned, you’ll also take more damage as you frenzy against the hideous creatures in the lands of Ire.

Morbid: The Lords of Ire is a continuation and reinvention of the critically acclaimed isometric Souls-like ARPG Morbid: The Seven Acolytes from all-new 3D perspective.

The heroic Striver returns once more to do battle with horrific creatures in a dark and twisted world of pain and suffering. Slaughter hideous creatures using a range of vicious weapons and attacks, from finishers to guard breaks and the powerful Spectre Blaster, eviscerating everything in your path.

Battle your way through the five levels across the lands of Ire – horrific realms populated by five unique factions, from wintry mountains to rotten cities and beyond. Reaching enlightenment or succumbing to insanity can grant incredible power, but at great personal risk, dynamically changing how you perceive the world and its many threats…

Key Features:

Explore diverse environments across five unique levels filled with nightmarish visions and stomach-churning creatures.
Experiment with different playstyles using a variety of weapon styles, runes & blessings.
Fight to preserve your sanity, or succumb to the madness and harness it…
Test your skills against horrific enemies, dark monstrosities and epic boss battles with the mighty Lords of Ire.
Fully realise the horrors of Morbid as the series steps into a new 3D perspective.

Morbid: The Lords of Ire is developed by Still Running and published by Merge Games, a Maximum Entertainment company. Out now on PC, PlayStation®5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. For more information please visit www.mergegames.com or follow us on our social media channels:

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About Maximum Entertainment
Maximum Entertainment is a global entertainment company dedicated to crafting indie to AA video game experiences through original content and licensed partnerships. A fully integrated group with a broad portfolio of content, the company emphasizes collaboration and inclusivity in its partnerships to produce the highest level of interactive entertainment. With more than 300 titles in its catalog, Maximum Entertainment has joined forces with talented creators and renowned franchises around the globe to deliver magic to the gamer in everyone. Maximum Entertainment employs more than 200 professionals across the entire value chain of video games including development, publishing, transmedia, sales, and operations. Visit Maximum Entertainment at www.maximument.com.

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About Still Running:
Still Running is an independent game studio founded in 2014 by Santeri “REllU” Relander. Our most notable releases include: Morbid: The Seven Acolytes (Steam, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Swith), The Walking Vegetables (PC, Mac, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Mobile) and Zombie Kill of the Week-Reborn (PC, Mac, Mobile). Our dynamic team consists of 14 talented peeps with their respective fields of expertise. We enjoy awesome games, brand new goofy ideas, and chicken wings topped off with a large tasty brew…