INDIE ACTION RPG ‘UNDERWORLD ASCENDANT’
DESCENDS ONTO PC WORLDWIDE NOVEMBER 15; NEWLY ANNOUNCED CONSOLE VERSIONS TO FOLLOW IN 2019
Player-Authored Gameplay, Fantasy Inspired Animation and Classic Dungeon Exploration Transports Players Back to the Iconic Stygian Abyss
CALABASAS, Calif. – Aug. 20, 2018 – Underworld Ascendant, the fan-funded action RPG from independent game studio OtherSide Entertainment, co-founded by Paul Neurath (Ultima Underworld, Thief) and Warren Spector (Deus Ex, Epic Mickey), will descend onto Steam for PC Thursday, November 15, 2018 for $29.99 USD, published by 505 Games. OtherSide and 505 have also unveiled that console versions for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One are currently in development and planned for release next year. A new trailer unveiled today at Gamescom invites players back to the memorable fantasy dungeon of the Stygian Abyss, introducing the game’s main antagonist Typhon, father of monsters and nemesis of Zeus: https://youtu.be/cQTYVHxL8zk.
In Underworld Ascendant, players assume the role of ‘The Ascendant,’ summoned to the Stygian Abyss by a mysterious figure – Cabirus. There, they learn that Typhon, a threat to both their worlds, can only be stopped by the player. To defeat Typhon, players must uncover secrets of what happened to the inhabitants of the Abyss, gain favor with their descendants and share their knowledge and strength with them to defeat Typhon.
In a throwback to game industry veterans’ Paul Neurath and Warren Spector’s celebrated past, Underworld Ascendant boasts a gameplay experience that encourages different playstyles and rewards experimentation in a dungeon environment that reacts dynamically to player choices. Players can choose from a variety of items, skills and abilities that allow them to experience the game in many different ways. They must think creatively to devise unique solutions to overcome the challenges they face in the Abyss, with each decision holding great opportunity and grave consequence.
Qualified press can be among the first to experience a new level in Underworld Ascendant with hands-on behind-closed-doors demos at Gamescom. To book an appointment, please email Racheal Caswell [email protected] (North American inquiries) or William Capriata [email protected] (European inquiries).
Underworld Ascendant will be published on Steam for PC on November 15, 2018 by 505 Games. Players can Wishlist the game now at: https://store.steampowered.com/app/692840.
To learn more about Underworld Ascendant, please visit: www.underworldascendant.com.
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Curious About this one. It looks good.
NEW UNDERWORLD ASCENDANT TRAILER REVEALS AN UNRIVALED INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE
Godfathers of the Immersive Sim Genre to Release Long-Awaited Follow-Up to their
Seminal Game this Fall; E3 Attendees Can be Among the First to Try Demo
CALABASAS, Calif. – June 1, 2018 – A new gameplay trailer and screenshots debuted
today for Underworld
Ascendant<https://store.steampowered.com/app/692840/Underworld_Ascendant/>, the first
major title from OtherSide Entertainment<https://otherside-e.com/wp/>, an
independent game developer founded by industry legends Paul Neurath (Ultima
Underworld, Thief) and Warren Spector (Deus Ex, Epic Mickey). The trailer also
revealed that the long-awaited return to the Stygian Abyss will launch in September
this year:
Published by 505 Games, Underworld Ascendant will return players to a memorable and
breathtaking fantasy realm rife with danger and full of intrigue. The game
encourages and rewards player experimentation, boasting an environment that reacts
dynamically to player choices and a wide range of items, skills and abilities that
affords players meaningful gameplay decisions. OtherSide is innovating upon the
player-authored gameplay of the original series in bold new ways to bring the
‘immersive sim’ genre forward in this action-RPG.
Underworld Ascendant will be playable for all attendees of E3 at the Alienware booth
#647 from June 12-14. Qualified press can get their hands on Underworld Ascendant in
private behind-closed-doors demos at E3, as well as the opportunity to talk to
Neurath, Spector or the game’s director/writer, Joe Fielder (BioShock Infinite). To
book an appointment or interview, please contact
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>.
Underworld Ascendant will be published on Steam for PC in September 2018. Players
can Wishlist the game now at: https://store.steampowered.com/app/692840.
To learn more about Underworld Ascendant, please visit:
www.underworldascendant.com<https://www.underworldascendant.com>.
Social Media
Twitter: @Underworld_Asc<https://twitter.com/Underworld_Asc>
Facebook: @UnderworldAscendantGame<https://facebook.com/UnderworldAscendantgame>
