OtherSide Games and 505 Games have today confirmed that RPG Underworld Ascendant is set to release on PS4 sometime in 2019.
Originally beginning life on Kickstarter at the start of 2015, Underworld Ascendant is an RPG from some of the same folks who were behind the groundbreaking Ultima Underworld games on PC, and who would then later go onto the create the Deus Ex, System Shock and Bioshock games that we now know today.
Immersive RPG Underworld Ascendant Is PS4 Bound In 2019
Basically, if you’re a fan of those games, you should be excited for this too as Underworld Ascendant boasts a similar mix of first-person perspective combat, puzzles, compelling story and more besides.
We’ve got the full Gamescom press release and trailer below for you too oogle at.
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.
Underworld Ascendant from OtherSide Games is set to release on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch sometime in 2019. The PC version will arrive on November 15, 2018.