That's it for now, Necromancers! Keep your scythes ready for more content in the future. As the health of the Necromancer is tightly knit with his combat powers, we need to invent something really interesting rather than just a plain health-bar. – We are experimenting with the health drain and restock system which is still a bit of a tricky thing. We need to make The Unliving work smoothly with the gamepad – basically all of them – Gamepad controls implementation and balancing. – A brand new mechanics of distributing Combat Resources – the ones that will be spawned during the combat and picked up by the player to amplify the abilities of Necromancer and his units

Several of the following tasks are still in the stage of research and development, so we won't be able to show you much just yet: Here are some gifs showcasing the latest abilities that we have come up with: We've been also working on several abilities that Necromancer will be able to use to give you more variety and options to choose from when you lead your army of the undead against the Church of Zolar and more otherwordly foes. The location is still in the work-in-progress phase, but we can share these concepts to give you a general impression:Īnd this is one of our early concepts to outline the layout of this level: This ancient city rises high to the skies, embodying the strive of its inhabitants to reach the heavens – albeit, its shiny facade hides a dark foundation. Our art team has been creating The Capital – it's the 3rd location you'll lead your undead armies through in The Unliving. Hi, Necromancers! Although you haven't heard from us for a while, we have been working on The Unliving throughout this whole Summer. Take a lesson from your death and don’t let your enemies catch you the same way twice. Another mortal strike is merely a setback for him. The ability to deny death itself is the greatest secret of the Necromancer.

Each boss has a unique fighting style and set of abilities, meaning deftness in combat and strategic thinking will be crucial in emerging victorious from these grueling encounters. The powerful creatures of this shadowy world will do all they can to stop you.

Each part of the world is occupied by a variety of living inhabitants - invade villages and slay feeble peasants to reinforce your army or engage in a desperate fight to the death in the swamps against formidable foes.Ĭollect cryptic notes, force answers out of your enemies and study the writings of the ancient artefacts to gather the lost memories of the Necromancer piece by piece as you reveal the nature of his immortality, the secrets of his phylactery companion and find out the grim truth about the supreme hierarchies of the Church. The world is randomly generated for each run and is richly populated with an array of creatures, artefacts, secret rooms and deadly traps. They cherish their lives and will not fall easily, so unleash hell as the Undead Lord to bring them to their knees. They hold the line, move in large groups and wield powerful abilities too. Only some of the living are helpless victims, the rest can retaliate against your forces. These re-animated creatures have their own unique abilities, such as the undead Priest whose blessings in life, will now curse your enemies in death. Raise the undead, use numerous spells and explore a mystical world, all realised with darkly extravagant pixel-art.Įach fallen foe can be resurrected and added to your army to create unlimited legions of the dead. The Unliving is a dynamic rogue-lite action RPG with strategic elements. Smite hundreds of those standing in your way and turn them into your tools on the way to a greater purpose. Clerics and lords hope to hide behind high walls, but there’s no stronghold to cover them from your wrath. This storm is you, a mighty Necromancer, a sorcerer who denies death and leads the legions of the dead. The realm of the living has been corrupted to its core and a storm is coming to change the world order.

The unliving steam