Announced last June following the excellent results obtained thanks to aexcellent Kickstarter campaign, Shattered Heaven is the strategic roguelike with card game-style combat and RPG mechanics is gearing up for its PC debut on April 19, 2023. Made by members of the development team at Dry Drowing, the acclaimed investigative visual novel set in a futuristic and dystopian universe, this new production aims to keep alive the mature and bitter narrative imprint that has already characterized the previous work. With the supervision of Leonardo Interactive, publisher who just announced the date release date of Daymare 1994: Sandcastle (prequel to the acclaimed Daymare: 1998a recent Italian title that has made a lot of talk about itself), the latter project formalizes the entry into the range of softcoes in the Bel Paese by Leonardo Productions, an operating branch of the publisher of the same name.
Within weeks of its release, new information about the narrative scaffolding was revealed, aspect particularly dear to the development team and significant in defining the personality of the game itself. The new video shows an abandoned world, suspended in time and buried in ashes where humanity, guilty of having betrayed God and having caused his downfall, finds itself cursed and forced to feed on what little the earth has become hostile and arid. yet to offer. In this unnamed world, four factions are destined to fight for survival by offering up a Vestal Virgin in sacrifice to perform a cruel and bloody ritual known as the War of Ascension. A journey full of characters with a thousand facets who are spokespersons for deep and inclusive issues and that they will surely win over the hearts of those who will accompany them in this divine mission.
The dense and intense plot will not be the only strong point of Shattered Heaven: in fact, it plays a very important role in increasing the level of interest also the studied mix of genres and gameplay. During the exploration of intricate dungeons on multiple levels, it will in fact be possible to take control of a team made up of three different characters, each with its own exclusive deck of cards and unique abilities that will make the gaming experience varied and customizable based on to the player’s favorite combat modes. There is also a structured segment dedicated to the development of characters in perfect role-playing style. Finally, the roguelike nature of the game enriches each game with further variety, making the expeditions unique and unrepeatable. dramatically increasing the level of replayability.
Looking forward to next April 19, an excellent taste of Shattered Heaven is already available on Steam: a free demo, in fact, immediately gives an idea of the incredible depth of play of an all-Italian jewel. And given the excellent premises, all that remains is to add it immediately to your wishlist!
