Defend, Build, and Survive Against the Nightmares as Age of Darkness: Final Stand Joins the PC Gaming Show’s Most Wanted Games Lineup
December 5, 2024
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PlaySide Studios :
December 5th, 2024 – PlaySide Studios is proud to share that Age of Darkness: Final Stand was featured in today’s PC Gaming Show on Thursday, December 5th. Highlighted as one of the event’s Most Wanted games, Age of Darkness: Final Stand challenges players to defend humanity’s last stronghold against relentless waves of enemies, utilizing SwarmTech™ to create massive battles with up to 70,000 foes on screen. Set in a dark fantasy world, the game combines real-time strategy with survival mechanics, featuring a dynamic day-night cycle where players expand their territory during the day and endure brutal Death Nights filled with relentless assaults. Lead the charge against the horrors of the night with powerful and unique Heroes. Using special abilities gained from leveling up, these Heroes can be key to turning the tide of a desperate battle.
The 1.0 launch coming this Winter will feature full cooperative multiplayer, allowing two players to unite, strategize, and push back the encroaching darkness together. Players will also face the challenges of The Veil, a life-draining fog that adds a further layer of danger. With advanced skill trees, roguelite mechanics like Malices and Blessings, and unique foes such as Crushers and Spitters, Age of Darkness: Final Stand offers a deeply challenging and highly customizable gameplay experience, making every decision vital to humanity’s survival.
Join the fight today by checking out Age of Darkness: Final Stand on Steam. Stay up to date by visiting the official website and joining the community on Discord.
Key Features:
Full Co-op Multiplayer – Unite with a friend to capture camps, expand your army, defend against nightmares and face down the darkness together.
Epic Campaign – Immerse yourself in a deep, story-driven single-player campaign filled with survival, mystery, and thrilling moments of triumph and turmoil.
Survival Mode – Test your endurance and skills in the endlessly replayable Survival mode, where every choice matters.
Lead With Powerful and Unique Heroes - Using special abilities gained from leveling up, these Heroes can be key to turning the tide of a desperate battle.
SwarmTech™ – Battle through waves of up to 70,000 enemies, pushing your defenses to their absolute limits.
Intense Death Nights – Build massive defenses and prepare for the deadly night assaults that threaten to wipe you out.
Dynamic Day & Night Cycle – Fight to claim territory during the day and survive the relentless horrors that come with every nightfall.
Living Death Fog – Encounter The Veil, a life-draining fog that conceals terrors and adds a twist to the traditional Fog of War mechanic.
Malices, Blessings & Hardships – Embrace roguelite mechanics that make every run unpredictable and unique.
Advanced Skill Tree – Customize and empower your units to shape your strategies.
Elite Nightmare Ambushes – Hunt down powerful enemies for Dark Essence in heart-pounding encounters that test your mettle.
Inspire Courage and Induce terror - Horror and Embolden based status effects which may curse or aid your troops.
Unique Nightmare Foes – Face off against terrifying monsters like Spitters, Crushers, and Wraiths, each requiring careful tactical planning.
About PlaySide Studios
PlaySide Studios is an award-winning, independent video game developer and publisher based in Melbourne, Australia, behind games such as Age of Darkness: Final Stand, KILL KNIGHT, the Dumb Ways to Die franchise, as well as the publishers for MOUSE: P.I. For Hire, Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown, and Dynasty of the Sands. PlaySide Studios’ publishing division leverages the company’s expertise and deep developer talent to bring true Triple I / AA PC and Console experiences to market.
For more about PlaySide Studios, check out their website:
https://www.playsidestudios.com/
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