Plausible Concept and Raw Fury have revealed that their roguelite real-time strategy title Bad North is coming to Switch this summer.
The game sees you defending your island from Viking attackers. To do this you'll need to create solid defences and ensure your people are well protected when the raging Vikings land. Your commanders will grow in experience over time, but once they fall in battle, they're gone forever.
Here's a wee bit of PR to keep you interested:
The king is dead at the hands of Viking invaders. Hope is a distant glimmer in the fog, fading fast with every passing moment. As you rise to take your father's place as ruler, it will fall to you to stage your defenses. But make no mistake – this is no fight for victory, but a desperate grasp for survival.
Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island. Everything is at stake: fail, and watch the blood of your subjects stain the ground red.
It's charmingly brutal, with beautiful procedurally-generated islands and adorable soldiers juxtaposed against the blood-stained realities of war. You control the broad strokes of the battle, giving high level commands to your soldiers who try their best to carry them out in the heat of the moment. It’s accessibly deep, with simple player inputs masking a dynamic combat simulation that make it inviting to new players while challenging veterans.
Keep fighting, warriors. Not for power or riches or glory, but for hope of peace to come once again in the harsh lands of the Bad North.
Features:
+ REAL-TIME TACTICS ROGUELITE: Position and relocate your troops to fend off the Vikings, who each have their own counters to the threats you pose. Pick your battles and plan your evacuations carefully! Lose a commander and they're gone forever; lose everything, and it's game over!
+ INTELLIGENT UNIT CONTROLS: You command the broad strokes of your defenses and monitor positioning — your soldiers do the rest, navigating and engaging intuitively in response to the situation at hand.
+ PROCEDURALLY-GENERATED ISLANDS: Each island is both stylistically charming and unique in its layout. Plan your strategies around every nook and cranny, for you only get one chance to save them from the enemy invasion
+ UNLOCKABLE UPGRADES AND COLLECTIBLES: A stronger, smarter defense leads to greater rewards. Use these to develop your subjects from a ragtag militia into seasoned warriors.
Bad North will release on Switch first. Does it sound like a title you'd be interested in? As ever, we want to know so be sure to post a comment.
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roguelite 😃😃😃
these guys made Kingdom New Lands right? that was a pretty if not particularly involved roguelite, hopefully this is more complex
Seems more like a tower defense roguelite.
I'm in!
I think at this point once I see Raw Fury is associated I’m buying
I'm puzzled why I want this game. I usually don't like tactical strategy games and I'm good and sick of roguelikes but this game still looks appealing to me.
I'm not 100% sold yet, but it looks interesting and I like what I've played of Raw Fury's other games so it's definitely on my radar.
Definitely interested and I love the aesthetics.
Art style looks sweet and I love strategy games so will keep an eye on this one!
@JHDK This isn't a roguelike, it is a roguelite. They are different.
Looked super interesting in the video.
@Lina-MG You're right, good call. Still, just hearing 'rogue' usually is enough to turn me off these days, but not for this one.
Got my attention!
"Charming but brutal... "
Now there's two words you won't find together in one sentence all that often, and it's even mentioned twice here...
Certainly an interesting combo, the looks and the gameplay, which is indeed a cute look but can still become tougher and tougher with every next level you come across.
Possibly one to watch, for me at least.
I'm sold.
Sounds like a lot of fun.
This looks like it can scratch my tower defense itch nicely. Hoping the price point isn't too high
is it rougelike or rougelite?
@SMEXIZELDAMAN
Roguelite, as the dev said.
Interesting concept, I like. More interesting than that Ubisoft Bunny strategy game.
Interested me most out of the indies shown.
I wonder if this has a single player campaign or just one game mode with series of small random islands/one island you defend until you die. Because I'd rather have hand crafted levels for basic campaign and random ones as a separate game mode.
@SmaggTheSmug
I guarentee 100% that it is going to be all random. There will probably be new elements in different island types the further you progress. To make use of the upgrades you unlock.
This definitely looks like an indie to keep an eye on
@Lina-MG Whats the difference? I've never heard of rougelite
@SMEXIZELDAMAN
Traditional roguelike games consist of three different aspects: permanent death, level randomization and turn based combat.
If your combat is real time, like this one, then it is not a roguelike. These are some of the principal characteristics of the game Rogue.
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