Press release:
Dallas, United States – November 7, 2024.
The Dallas-based (the US) indie games developer Round Toast Studios today announced with great joy and excitement that their Souls-like/roguelike “Mortal Rite“, is now available for PC via Steam Early Access.
Mortal Rite is an action-packed crossover between a Souls-like and Roguelike game where gamers fight solo or side-by-side with up to 5 co-op players, utilising swappable abilities and items while using the bodies of resurrected champions.
The core of Mortal Rite is a fast, action-based melee combat system that allows players to trade blows with enemies and rewards strategy over button-mashing. Choose from a variety of characters to embody, each with their own lore, fighting style, and abilities. Overcome enemies by using different skills, strategies, cooperation, collecting and crafting items to stop the encroachment of the king. Play solo or co-op multiplayer from the very start of the game, with a maximum party size of 5. Duel with your friends in the refuge for additional rewards, but be wary, as a larger party size will attract additional enemies.
Mortal Rite is available now for PC via Steam Early Access for $24.99USD / £19.99GBP / €24.99EUR with a limited-time 5% launch discount. Fans can still add Mortal Rite to their Wishlist.
Developer Round Toast Studios has been working hard to deliver a deep and fulfilling Early Access gameplay experience. During this period, there will be frequent game optimizations and content updates as part of the Early Access development roadmap leading to the eventual V1.0 launch.
More information about Mortal Rite:
Evolving Combat & Progression
Find ability points and items scattered throughout the world to unlock new strategies in combat.Items can be traded between players, and ability points can be spent in the refuge to customize your playstyle.Each area is guarded by a gatekeeper, upon their defeat, players can revisit the area for an additional challenge.When revisiting an area, players will traverse through an updated map, face new enemy compositions, and find new items.
Unique Characters + abilities
Each character has two built-in play-styles through the stance system, with player customization through ability swaps, ability upgrades, and items.
Co-Op
Multiplayer is available at the start of the game, so you can jump in with your friends right away.
Alternate enemies and layouts will also appear during multiplayer.
Combat
Fast, responsive melee combat with an emphasis on breaking enemy posture to interrupt attacks.
Chain different attacks together seamlessly as characters have different light, heavy, and charge attacks.
Adapt to different enemies by utilizing unique sprinting, dodging, and air attacks.
Counter attacks with each character’s specialty of parrying, deflecting, or blocking.
Enemies
Encounter a variety of aggressive enemies, each with different methods of taking the player down.
Factions influence fights. With factions being hostile to each other, players can force enemies to fight each other instead.
Mortal Rite is developed by Round Toast Studios, and is now available for PC via Steam Early Access. Follow Mortal Rite’s development journey via the official social media channels X / Discord / TikTok / Twitch / YouTube / Instagram and at https://mortalrite.com/
Jonas “O.J” Ek
The Gaming Ground
Twitter: @TheGamingGround
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