Elderborn is a Metal Action Fantasy Slasher with brutal FPP melee combat and souls-like/RPG character progression. In the times of legend, the barbarian tribes need a new dark messiah. The player becomes a merciless slayer who will uncover ancient secrets in the city of doom, and forge their own destiny. This ambitious indie game, five years in the making, combines old-school single-player feel, a classic heroic story, and modern level of skill-based challenge. All this and more creates an action-packed, lore-filled, engaging adventure that will last 8-10 hours in a single play-through. In the times of legend, barbarian tribes need a new dark messiah. Be that merciless slayer. Uncover ancient secrets in the city of doom. Forge your own destiny!
Hack and slash/Beat 'em upIndieActionFantasyXbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
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Character
Grave, earnest, plot-driven and unpretentious.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Developer
- Hyperstrange
- Publisher
- Hyperstrange
- Released
- January 30, 2020
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person
- Engine
- Unity 2019
IGDB rating 6.1/10 from 10 ratings.
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