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July 19, 2024
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FourFold Games :
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LONDON – 19 July, 2024– Fourfold Games’ Relic Space, a turn-based, roguelike RPG with 4X strategy elements, is transitioning to full release today on Steam. Rebuild civilization following a galactic catastrophe by completing diverse missions for your faction and engaging in deeply simulated, hex-based combat as an elite starship pilot.
Relic Space features 50 distinct regions that players can explore while customizing and upgrading their very own ships. Beyond grid-based, tactical turn-based combat familiar to fans of traditional roguelikes, Relic Space also features realistic damage (think BattleTech) with status effects for individual items. Each weapon, engine or utility item can catch fire, leak power, and generally be buffed and debuffed. Equipment items also affect the ship in unique ways – including manual adjustments for heat and energy levels.
Available in Early Access since March 2023, the full release adds the much-awaited, hand-crafted, storyline campaign to the diverse range of procedurally generated missions already in the game, along with a host of other improvements and content additions.
In the Relic Space backstory, the galaxy as we know it lies in ruins after a world-ending event known as the Fall. Players take on the role of the legendary Omega – the elite pilot wing of a community of survivors known as the Order. The only way to rebuild civilization is to acquire and research “relics” of the advanced technological past – now scattered among the broken remains of planets and structures that make up the Relic Belts.
“These last five years have been an amazing journey, particularly with so much great feedback from players.” says Jonah Wilberg, the solo developer behind Fourfold Games. “With an RPG-style campaign as well as so much procedurally generated content, Relic Space was always a massively ambitious project for a solo developer, so reaching this milestone definitely feels like an achievement.”
Key Features
Tactical turn-based space combat: Use your tactical skills on a hex grid with fast-paced ‘one-tile-per-turn’ mechanics – inspired by traditional roguelikes but with a fluid, modern feel.
Deep simulation: Realistic combat mechanics simulate damage to individual ship components. Each weapon, engine or utility item can catch fire, leak power, and acquire many more status effects. You will also need to manage heat, energy and fuel levels by making smart movement and equipment choices.
Non-linear exploration: Freely traverse a procedurally generated solar system with handcrafted elements; 4 main factions and 7 minor factions pursue research, trade, construction projects, and other goals.
Flexible development: Use your growing reputation and influence to acquire more powerful ships and equip them with countless weapon and utility combinations. Acquire new piloting abilities through a flexible skill tree, and research relics to unlock new powers and equipment.
Immersive setting: Uncover a rich, branching narrative threaded with endless procedurally generated stories in a detailed setting inspired by hard sci-fi.
Real space: Movement rules based on actual space physics: motion in a straight line is free – but turning, starting or stopping costs energy.
Pricing & Availability
Relic Space is available at a launch discount of $14.39 – 20% off (regular price $17.99). Relic Space is compatible with Windows and Linux.
Steam page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1146420/Relic_Space
Space game fans may also join the official Discord server!
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indieDB - https://www.indiedb.com/games/relic-space
Discord - https://discord.gg/Z5TktgQq82
Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/RelicSpace
About Fourfold Games
London-based studio Fourfold Games specializes in turn-based, tactical games for PC. Founded in 2016 as the trading name for solo developer Jonah Wilberg, the studio released sci-fi roguelike Xenomarine (PC, Mac, Linux) in 2019 and is now focused on the continued development of Relic Space. To learn more about Relic Space and Fourfold Games, please visit https://www.fourfoldgames.com.
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