Frenetic Dark Fantasy FPS Witchfire Locks in an Early Access Release Later This Year

Be part of the witch hunt.

At this time, The Astronauts formally confirmed that its grimdark fantasy first-person shooter Witchfire will probably be launching into Early Entry on PC on Sept. 20, 2023.

Accompanying the announcement was a brand-new trailer showcasing the eerie gothic shooter in motion. Go forward and take a look at the most recent footage down under:

From the identical studio who introduced us 2014’s critically acclaimed and BAFTA award-winning The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, Witchfire appears to be like set to be the Souls-like FPS that you just by no means thought you wanted.

That includes no cutscenes and myriad roguelike parts, gamers step into the footwear of a Preyer — a witch hunter armed to the enamel with highly effective sorceries sanctioned by the Vatican, in addition to sufficient scorching result in begin a brand new pencil firm.

Visually, the atmospheric shooter makes use of the Unreal Engine and appears actually spectacular, particularly for such a small workforce (the developer numbers simply ten). Plus, the studio has gone on file to explain the sport as a lot nearer in fashion to the Souls system than different FPS’ like DOOM.

The previous few trailers had been very fight targeted and I feel gave the improper impression that Witchfire is a continuous motion fest. It’s not. Positive, some fights will probably be extremely intense, however there are additionally durations of quiet exploration, planning, considering. It’s a lot nearer to Souls in that regard somewhat than, say, Doom. In order that’s why the start of this new trailer is slightly slower. 

Adrian Chmielarz, Inventive Director and Co-Founding father of The Astronauts

Proper now, there’s no information on whether or not the sport will probably be coming to consoles, although it’s value noting that the Polish developer’s debut title did launch on PC first after which made its option to different platforms sooner or later. Whether or not the identical will occur with Witchfire is unclear in the mean time.

Witchfire launches into Early Entry on PC on Sept. 20, 2023.

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