Darkest Days: Ventania
Its your time hunter, honor the endless tradition and free our God from the curse below. Make your character, slay monsters to get stronger and challenge powerful entities in this rich dark fantasy world. Play the role of the hunter while you gather, craft, upgrade and butcher your way to salvation.
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DARK FANTASY ROLE-PLAYING GAME WITH HORROR AND SURVIVAL ELEMENTS
(Steam page is under construction - there are a lot more features I wish to present you very soon!)
Continent of Euros holds many mysteries.
Experience the dark fantasy world through a role of a hunter, a honored warrior of Ventania sent on a holy mission. World is split into two-layered design, upper layer holding vast landscapes, frozen regions and great castles, while lower one hosting underground cities, cursed mines and intertwining tunnels.
Fight dangerous abominations dwelling beneath the ground.
Combat features different animations per weapon type and multiple attack moves and damage types. Weapons can be enhanced with status effects and damage modifiers. Use dodge, block and parry to survive your way through this unforgiving word.
Equip your character with modular armor sets and color them to your liking.
Armors are made out of different materials you will encounter on your journey, but that does not mean fashion should suffer.
Smelt, craft, enhance and level your gear in a chase for a perfect build.
Game features, smelting of gathered ores and items, crafting gear and then modifying it with countless status effects and modifiers.
GAME FEATURES OVERVIEW:
WORLD:
World is split into lower and upper layer with each interacting differently with player mechanics
REST:
Day number system - each time you rest, game saves and new day starts, each day holds different modifiers for the creatures you will be fighting as well changing layout of some parts of the map slightly
Level up system to enhance basic and combat stats
Send items up the elevator or leave them at special places to wake up to traded ones
Recharge your stamina reserves to continue exploration at full strength
GATHERING and BUTCHERY:
Gather basic resources and butcher enemies after defeating them in combat to acquire unique items
CRAFTING and UPGRADING:
Craft, upgrade and level up your gear to face stronger foes. Smelt ores, insert glyphs and enhance your weapons and armor with powerful effects.
COMBAT:
Become a mobile hunter, focusing on speed and precision, or equip yourself with heavy armor and force your way with sheer toughness. Combat features: block, parry, dodge and variety of melee attacks and range options.
CUSTOMIZATION:
Armor up in full sets or combine pieces and color them to achieve the perfect look. Features light character customization and a lot of color presets for your modular gear.
Dev note: I'm a single dev taking a huge task that is making this game, I'm open to all constructive feedback will appreciate honesty the most!
