Penny Blood: Hellbound Early Access Update: Online Multiplayer Mode, New Area, New Weapons, New NPCs and More

Early Access update for action roguelite.

August 9, 2024

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NatsumeAtari :

TOKYO, August 9, 2024 – NatsumeAtari is excited to release the latest Steam Early Access update for Penny Blood: Hellbound, the action roguelite spinoff to the RPG, Penny Blood.

Online Multiplayer Mode

Dive into the Dimensional Rift, a gateway entrance to online co-op mode, where you can team up with up to three other players and defeat waves of monsters from all across Mictlan in a unique adventure. Choose your character, skills, and accessories and match up with random players from all over the world or only players from your friend list.

New Area: Area 4 ‘Otherworldly Laboratory’

Explore a warped laboratory filled with space-time distortions. This new area introduces a host of new enemies and a formidable new boss to challenge players’ skills.

New Weapons for Playable Characters

Unlock a secondary base weapon for each of the five playable characters at the Forbidden Trapdoor blacksmith facility. These new weapons provide a fresh new battle style for each character!

Clara: Crimson Rain
Axeman: Greataxe
Sariel: Säbelzähne
Dr. Eugene: Malice Cube Σ
Saltykova: Serrated Fans

New Facility NPCs

Two new NPCs will be discoverable in Area 4 and join the hideout to aid players.

Nihila, a tentacled being who has a love for tea, will be attached to the new Subspace Tearoom facility.
Sabnack, a demonic marquis who somehow found his way into the hideout, will be attached to the Forbidden Trapdoor blacksmith facility.

New Buddies (AI-controlled Dungeon NPCs)

Two new Buddies will be unlockable to fight alongside you:

Dosetsu Igarashi, a man claiming to be the greatest fiend in Japan, uses rope bondage to dominate his foes.
Jane Toppan, a seemingly sweet-mannered nurse, attacks her enemies with various syringes.

Additional Features and Adjustments

The early access update includes a range of new features and improvements: