Songbringer Bringing Space-Age Heroics to Xbox One, PC, and PlayStation 4

An out-of-this world retro adventure is on its way

Develoepr Wizard Fu and publisher Double Eleven have announced that their retro-inspired RPG Songbringer will be releasing early next month.

Songbringer follows space-faring planetary surveyor Roq and his robotic companion Jib as they venture out to save the universe from an unspeakably evil army which they have accidentally awoken on the world of Ekzerra (whoops). It will be up to players to explore Ekzerra, complete trials, defeat countless enemies, and unlocking new abilities, as they attempt to once again bring peace across the entire galaxy. For more information, check out the list of key features below:

Single=player action RPG
Local co-operative two player mode
Full gamepad support, including rumble
Real time combat
7 kinds of weapons including the nanosword, boomerang-like top hat, bombs, blink orb, ghost sword projectile, liter, and kilobombs
Hundreds of unique items and powerups
Some items can be combined, for example: ghost sword + lightning cube = lightning sword
Hidden items, secret entrances, secret pathways, bomb-able walls
Original soundtrack
Online leaderboeards highlight the top players based on completion time, percentage of map uncovered, and percentage of items found
Roguelike-inspired permadeath option which gives a higher score on the leaderboard and allows for faster runs
Approximately 6 – 12 hours of gameplay, per adventure depending on thoroughness
Procedurally generated overworld and dungeons
Each generated world contains: 1 overworld, 10 dungeons, and 13 primary bosses

Songbringer is slated for release on Xbox One and PC on September 1, and PlayStation 4 on September 5. Are you looking forward to digging into this retro-inspired hack-and-slash? Let us know in the comments below!

Kenny McKee

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