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Monstrous metroidvania Venture to the Vile out now on PC!

Save a cursed town and uncover the fate of a ‘deer’ friend lost to the darkness

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May 22, 2024

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[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]

Aniplex :

Montreal, Canada, 22 May 2024 – Something is not quite right in the quaint town of Rainybrook… as you’ll find out today. Venture to the Vile, the eerie narrative metroidvania from industry veterans Cut to Bits and publisher Aniplex, is out now on PC via Steam. Take a sneak peek at the adventure awaiting you in the launch trailer: https://youtu.be/xYpBbJdWZME
 
The quaint seaside town of Rainbrook has been overcome by a dark force known as the ‘Vile’, and it’s up to you to explore it and defeat monstrous foes to absorb their powers in this metroidvania, in order to save the town and your friend. But with each new power you absorb, the Vile grows within you, too. The path you take will change the outcome of your adventures, your fate and the town’s.
 
Features:

  • Immerse yourself in a rich and vibrant world filled with stories and secrets to uncover.

  • Meet the charming but peculiar towns folk of Rainybrook, who each have their own stories to tell.

  • Explore the 2.5D world by solving puzzles and fighting monsters in each of its layers

  • Your actions will determine the future of Rainybrook. Will you eradicate the Vile and save the townsfolk, or embrace the monster you’ve become and doom them all?

  • A thoughtfully crafted eerie and ambient soundtrack.

 
Venture to the Vile is out now on PC via Steam at $24.99, with a 10% launch week discount. The Digital Deluxe Edition of the game includes the stunning original soundtrack as well as a digital copy of the game’s gorgeous companion comic book. Start your adventure in Rainybrook today: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2153750/Venture_to_the_Vile/.
 
Key links:
Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2153750/Venture_to_the_Vile/
Trailer: https://youtu.be/xYpBbJdWZME
Press kit: https://playertwopr.notion.site/Venture-to-the-Vile-Press-kit-a07820b303fd437c95b82763b8a37a02
Website: https://venturetothevile.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CutToBits
Discord: https://discord.gg/6kBrKpp7MX
 
Press/content creator contact: [email protected]


About Cut to Bits:
With a background in creating some of the most beloved and well-known AAA open-world games to date, such as GTA, Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and BioShock, Cut to Bits is committed to creating immersive games that inspire thoughtfulness in the player, encouraging them to ask inquisitive questions about the choices they are making, the values they hold, and evaluate their points of view.
 
With the goal of improving industry inclusivity, the team also works on various industry initiatives such as mentorships for those wanting to break into the industry, discord servers for producer knowledge sharing, and more.


About Aniplex:
Aniplex, Inc. is a Japanese anime, music production, video game, and anime licensee and distribution company owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Since the 2010s, Aniplex has also been involved in the production and publishing of video games.
 
The strength of our company is our ability to broadly utilize IPs. We take our Animes and expand them into Video and music projects, or into console and mobile games. The expanded IPs are then globally distributed in the form of multi-prong operations that involve, package products, merchandise as well as live events. (Most recent examples being the worldwide distribution of Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles based on the hit Anime Demon Slayer).

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