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Mendacium

An extinction-level threat looms over a prehistoric world of tribal reptiles and dinosaurs. Adapt, evolve, and outmaneuver savage enemies and seek to prevent the prophesied end of a hand painted jurassic world.

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Venture on a journey of evolution with a cunning reptilian hunter carrying a Tesseract, an ancient artifact from beyond recorded history. Evolve by slaying enemies and undertake a seemingly impossible task of preventing catastrophe that threatens all life, and attempt to discover its origin.

Adapt to gain temporary environmental abilities and get ahead of your enemies. Adapt before combat to prepare a strong opener or during combat to extend your combos.

Expose enemy weaknesses and wait for the opening to strike enemies where it hurts, dealing massive damage.

Switch between different weapons and utilize a vast array of tools, traps, and combat moves at your disposal to ensure your spot at the top of the food chain.

  • Fast-paced combat utilizing different weapons such as spear, bow or daggers.

  • Adapt and get temporary abilities that give you advantage in combat as well as exploration.

  • Explore a vast interconnected prehistoric world inhabited by dinosaurs and reptiles in diverse stages of evolution.

  • Meet intriguing characters and experience their stories through quest-lines.

  • Acquire materials through professions and engage in transmutation to craft items, upgrades, and tools.

  • Adapt your play-style to defeat any enemy with a highly customizable load-out system, combining equip-able combat abilities, switching weapons and utilizing diverse passive effects.

  • Undergo evolution by mastering an array of skills and abilities. Augment your agility through different movement techniques and bolster your strength by consuming samples of fallen beings.

  • Upon death, gain insight into the Spirit Realm—a plane positioned between life and death.

  • Delve into an intricately designed, hand-painted prehistoric world characterized by vibrant aesthetics and a cryptic atmosphere.

  • Explore the history of reptilian and dinosaur tribes that dominate the planet, and unravel the enigmatic secrets that shaped their very existence.

  • Experience a rich orchestral soundtrack that echoes the primitive yet cryptic and otherworldly nature of the primordial planet.