Indie studio Lioncode Games today revealed its new game, Wildkeepers Rising, a roguelite RPG with bullet heaven and creature collecting mechanics. It takes inspiration from other survivor-lite games such as Vampire Survivors and adds companion creatures called Guardians. Players must tame a team of Guardians to help them defeat the oncoming hordes. The game is currently available to wishlist on Steam.
Wildkeepers Rising takes place in a hand-drawn world, with creatures inspired by the work of Akira Toriyama and Jim Henson, according to Lioncode. Players face off against monster hordes with their team of Guardians, which get stronger the more monsters they vanquish. As it is a roguelite, players can do multiple runs with different Guardians or Wildkeepers, the player characters. The game also incorporates RPG story elements in-between runs.
Sergio Garces, Lioncode’s game director, said in a statement, “We’ve seen survivor games adopt some twists since the original recipe, integrating mining, guns, and god boons; Wildkeepers further innovates by adding adorable creature collecting and party synergy to the dopamine rush and replayability of games like Vampire Survivors or Death Must Die.”
Lyle Moore, the art director on Wildkeepers Rising, added, “I’m combining cues and inspiration from my favorite anime and fantasy titles to make these monsters as fun and whimsical as I can. Classic arcade beat-em-ups are hugely influential on our character roster as well–we’re a small team, so we’re working hard to create a love letter to our influences that inspired us to want to create.”
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