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Loot-grabbing shooter now out in Early Access.
September 26, 2023
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Embark on a Heartwarming Adventure Filled with Rebels, Loot, and Laughs
Either Solo or with Friends
Celebrate Early Access with the New Launch Trailer and the Limited Time Steam SHMUP Fest Discount
Frisco, Texas (September 25, 2023) – Today, Brazilian developer Rogue Snail and Gearbox Publishing have launched the top-down looter-shooter Relic Hunters Legend into Steam Early Access. In Relic Hunters Legend, players embark on online multiplayer co-op missions and a singleplayer story adventure through space and time to fight back against the tyrannical Duke Ducan and his evil minions. To celebrate the launch, Relic Hunters Legend is available for a special discounted price (33% off) as part of Steam’s SHMUP Fest now until October 2 at 12:00 PM CDT.
Watch the new Relic Hunters Legend launch trailer here!
Relic Hunters Legend is a fun to learn and challenging to master top-down looter-shooter set in a vibrant, lore-rich world. Dive into a singleplayer Story Mode to meet and unlock five unique Relic Hunter characters, each with their own abilities, playstyles, and personalities. Then test your skills and face off against intergalactic threats in a variety of highly replayable online multiplayer co-op missions for up to 4 players. Through looting powerful gear, unleashing unique abilities, and uncovering mysterious Relics, players will reveal the truth behind Duke Ducan’s regime and save the galaxy.
To kick off Early Access, Rogue Snail is unrolling special game mode content:
New Game Mode: In a new game mode Asteroid Dungeon Nemesis, players can earn the best loot in the galaxy by conquering five increasingly challenging missions. Upon completing each mission, either solo or in highly cooperative multiplayer matches with up to three other Hunters, players can receive incredible limited time rewards like ultra-rare Legendary Materials, endgame Gear and Weapons, and lots of Bounty.
Friendship Adventures: Through the single player story mission Friendship Adventures, players can delve deeper into the Hunters’ stories and lore. The Early Access Launch debuts the Friendship Adventure “Keytar Hero” to unlock Raff, the team’s engineer musician, and “Ace of Hearts” for Ace, the team’s jetpacking pilot donkey.
New Relics: Three new powerful Relics —The Thunder Hammer, The Cross, and The Obsidian Cat—can be uncovered and equipped to deal massive damage.
New Timeline Unlocked: Fight your way through alternate timelines. In the Broken Era timeline, players can test their skills with the challenging new Epic difficulty to collect the super-rare Unique Gear, a new collection of super-powerful gear pieces available only through the Broken Era.
“From the very beginning, Relic Hunters Legend has been driven by the love and passion of both the development team and our incredible community,” said Renata Rapyo, CEO of Rogue Snail. “We’re so excited by what we’ve accomplished so far and, with the game out in Early Access, we’ll have player feedback to evolve and grow Relic Hunters Legend to become even more awesome over time!”
“Today marks a very special day for Rogue Snail with the launch of Relic Hunters Legend, and we couldn’t be more excited for the team. It’s clear from the player’s first moments in the game that the developers have poured so much hard work, love, and care into this special experience,” said Steve Gibson, President of Gearbox Publishing. “This is a truly unique looter-shooter and we’re very proud to be a part of bringing it to players worldwide.”
Available today on Steam, players have various ways to get into Early Access. Additional details on the Editions as well as the Heroic Content Upgrade Pack can be found below and in the following blog post:
Rebel Edition (base game) - $14.99 ($9.99 with limited time Steam SHUMP Fest discount)
Relic Hunters Legend base game on Steam
Early Access player badge
Heroic Content Upgrade Pack (does not include base game) - $19.99 ($13.39 with limited time Steam SHUMP Fest discount)
Golden Early Access player banner
Digital comic book (120 pages)
Exclusive Early Access bubble pack
Exclusive Kami accessory for all playable characters
Gold-themed skin (hair, shirt, bottom) for all playable characters
Star-themed skin (hair, shirt, bottom) for Seven
Legendary Edition (bundle of Rebel Edition and Heroic Content Upgrade Pack) - $34.98 ($23.44 with limited time Steam SHUMP Fest discount)
Relic Hunters Legend base game on Steam
Early Access player badge
Golden Early Access player banner
Digital comic book (120 pages)
Exclusive Early Access bubble pack
Exclusive Kami accessory for all playable characters
Gold-themed skins (hair, shirt, bottom) for all playable characters
Star-themed skin (hair, shirt, bottom) for Seven
For more information, and to stay up to date on Relic Hunters Legend, visit www.relichunters.com. Follow the official Steam page, X, and TikTok channels.
About Rogue Snail
Founded in 2014 by Brazilian Game Designers Mark Venturelli, Betu Souza, and Caio Lima, Rogue Snail is an indie and fully remote studio with a beautifully diverse team from all around the country. With titles such as Chroma Squad, Star Vikings Forever, Relic Hunters Zero, Relic Hunters Rebels, and Relic Hunters Legend under its belt, Rogue Snail believes in spreading love through its games, creating a healthy and welcoming place for everyone. If game developers are happy and rested, and if they're passionate about what they are creating, the players will feel that love when they play. For more information, please visit http://roguesnail.com/
About Gearbox Publishing
Founded in 2016, Gearbox Publishing was established with the goal of helping developers around the world bring their products to market while retaining their unique creative visions. The mission began with the critically-acclaimed Homeworld Remastered Collection for PC and has since been followed by many titles and partnerships, including Gunfire Games’ Remnant II, Risk of Rain 2, tinyBuild’s Hello Neighbor, System Era Softworks’ Astroneer, Compulsion Games’ We Happy Few, and Counterplay Games’ PlayStation 5 launch title, Godfall. Gearbox Publishing remains committed to its mission to entertain the world and become the most developer-friendly publisher in the industry. The Gearbox Entertainment Company is a proud member of the Embracer Group AB family of companies, which is publicly listed on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker EMBRAC B. (EMBRAC B). For more information, www.gearboxpublishing.com.
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