You probably are unaware of it, but there has been a small team of Frozenbyteans making a game about sword fighting in all secrecy. We’ve been developing, testing, designing and perfecting this game for quite some time now. So let us introduce you to Boreal Blade, a team-based melee fighting game with a focus on PvP combat that combines reactionary and tactical gameplay, and allows you to alternate attacks and to develop a unique fighting style.
https://youtu.be/5SmZqbvZlb0
Steam Beta
Boreal Blade will be making its way to PC during 2019, but all interested players are welcome to join the Steam beta which is available now! Just head to the official Boreal Blade Discord to request a key. On Discord you can also give feedback to the devs, discuss about the game and look for fellow warriors to battle with. And remember that you can also wishlish the game on Steam while waiting for the release.
About Boreal Blade
They have a saying in Norvalg: Fight for a cause worth dying for.
A noble sentiment, but what happens when almost every cause is good enough to die for? Whenever a decision needs to be made – whether it is about heading to war or determining where the cheese should go in a sandwich – fierce Norvalgian warriors gather in their famous debating arenas, pray for strength from their gods and fight until the truth is uncovered. Are you ready to join the battle?
Boreal Blade is a team-based melee fighting game with a focus on player vs player combat and gameplay consisting of both reactive and proactive elements. The game features various weapon types and three distinctive fighting styles, allowing players to choose between two-handed weapons, a shield and a weapon combo, or long thrusting weapons like spears and pikes. Three armour classes with their strengths and weaknesses are also included to guarantee a varied, everchanging fighting experience.
Boreal Blade strikes an excellent balance between realism and gameplay. The game turns away from the rock-paper-scissors approach where weapons and shields matter only when the player presses the corresponding button to use them for attacking or blocking. Actually, there is no block button at all, but the passive blocking featured in the game allows players to block attacks by simply positioning themselves wisely and timing their attacks with care. Pre-determined attack key combinations and complex counter moves have been abandoned in favour of the beautiful simplicity of only a single attack button - and hundreds of ways to variate every attack. Players can move their weapon and character around freely, turning an attack into a block - and back to another attack just in a blink of an eye. Strikes and blocks meld into a seamless continuity. Weapon movement feels very natural, allowing players to create and modify their signature moves and distinctive fighting styles. More seasoned warriors can spice up their game with dodges, sprints, blocks, powered attacks, feint attacks and weapon throws to confuse opponents and make the battle more unpredictable and exciting.
Boreal Blade gives competitive players the chance to hone their prediction of attacks, counter-attacks, timing and the use of different stances to defeat their enemies on the battlefield and to hack them into pieces!
Key Features
Reactionary and tactical gameplay
Complete freedom of attack and block direction performed with simple controls, allowing players to concentrate on their battle tactics and series of manoeuvres and to control the flow of the battle.
There are hundreds of ways to variate attacks and players have complete freedom to move the weapon and character around, encouraging them to experiment and find the fighting style that suits them best.
Four multiplayer game modes
Players can charge into combat together with their clan mate warriors in Team Deathmatch and Boreal Battle modes where two teams go up against each other.
Boreal Claim mode consists of two teams who take turns attacking or defending a banner against the other team.
In Deathmatch it is everyone for themselves – the first warrior to get 20 kills wins the match!
Four different fighting styles
Hundreds of weapons, shields, pieces of armour and battle items for developing customized fighting styles and battle tactics.
Detailed character creation and game world
Create your warrior and choose their equipment, accessories and weapons and customize their appearance with jewellery, facial hair and armour dyes.
Explore the different fighting arenas across the Nordic mythology inspired, paintinglike Norvalg.
The game was also released today on Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch. There is a free demo version and full game available for all aspiring warriors. Both the demo and the full game are compatible, allowing players of both versions play together!
Hey everyone! The pre-purchases for Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince are now available on Steam :) Trine 4 is launching on October 8th this year, so only a little more than a month to go before you can jump into a new magical Trine adventure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZAw9joFlrY
Toby’s Dream DLC Level: All pre-orders of Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince will get a bonus in-game level, Toby’s Dream, at launch. Toby the dog, as previously seen in Nine Parchments, has his own adventure in Heatherwood Hall with the Three Heroes! Follow the pawsteps of Toby and help him find all the treats hidden in the castle and its gardens.
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince and Trine: Ultimate Collection arrive October 8
Great news, we've got a release date for Trine 4 and a brand new trailer! Both Trine 4 and Trine:Ultimate Collection will launch on October 8th!
The Trine series returns to the magic of 2.5D with Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince! The three heroes are back, sent on a quest to retrieve the troubled young Prince Selius. Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight, and Zoya the Thief are joined together once again on a thrilling quest through fantastical fairytale landscapes teeming with danger.
To celebrate the announcement, we've got a gorgeous new gameplay trailer for Trine 4 that you'll find below:
https://youtu.be/tZAw9joFlrY
Playfully showcasing the four-player co-op feature for the first time, the new trailer gives you a glimpse at new skills and multiplayer action! With an all-new combat system, Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince will have players vanquishing fantastical new enemies and solving new physics-based puzzles in the biggest and best Trine yet, as Trine 4 will have more gameplay than Trine 1, 2 and 3.
New Screenshots
Alongside Trine 4, Modus will release Trine: Ultimate Collection, the best way to experience the entire Trine series for new and existing fans alike. Packed with bonus content at retail, the bundle will include Trine Enchanted Edition, Trine 2: Complete Story, Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power, and Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince and will be available on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC both physically and digitally.
For more information please visit www.trine4.com/#store
Note: We don't yet have any digital pre-orders, Steam included, but for now please wishlist the game if you'd like to see it in your library :)
Like Trine on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trineseries/
Follow Trine on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrineSeries
Join the Trine 4 discussion on the Modus Discord: discord.gg/modus
Trine 4 - E3 2019 Highlights
We had a blast showing off Trine 4 at E3 this year with Modus! We were featured on YouTube Live, Twitch Live and GameSpot Live, and got to show some cool new gameplay from three levels. Trine 4 also won some amazing awards. Here are some highlights from the show!
YouTube Live https://www.youtube.com/embed/TTLuhF9TRaA?t=36031
Twitch Live https://www.twitch.tv/videos/436936319?t=21h41m
GameSpot Live https://www.youtube.com/embed/gWo39W0qris?t=7925
Interview with EPN https://www.youtube.com/embed/6kEzoGBAWeg
Booth Pictures
The Awards
Thank you everyone who stopped by our booth and tuned into the broadcasts, we can't wait to show more of Trine 4 in the upcoming months leading up to the launch :)
Starbase: A New Sci-Fi MMO Game By Frozenbyte Revealed!
After five years in the making, we are thrilled to announce Starbase and to reveal first details about the game and the official announcement trailer!
Starbase is a massively multiplayer online game with gameplay focused on building and designing spaceships and stations, exploration, resource gathering, crafting, trading, and combat.
Coming to Early Access later in 2019, you can wishlist the game here on Steam.
https://youtu.be/zXLTFwoYM_s
About Starbase
Get ready to conquer space by yourself or with friends in the ever-expanding universe of Starbase! Starbase is an MMO with a fully destructible environment and a multitude of fine-detailed simulations that allow you, the players, the ultimate freedom to conquer space and unleash your creativity.
Set in a universe of huge scale and detail, the fully-destructible environment and the hybrid of voxel and vertex-based game mechanics enable simulations in the game at immense depth. Wow, that’s a fancy sentence, right? But what does it even mean? Well, in practise, this:
Minor collisions may break a few outer plates from your spaceship, while fast-speed crashes can rip the ship apart. Thruster propellant pipe leaks may cause spaceships to stall, but the corrosive, leaking propellant might also melt the superstructure of your precious ship and cause a catastrophic failure. Damaged ship controls in a spaceship do not necessarily mean your space travelling is over, as you can apply manual values for the flight directly to the generator and thrusters from the engine room. Just remember that someone might steal your precious cargo while you are fixing away in the engine room.
The scale and depth of the simulation in all aspects of the game gives you the ultimate freedom to use your innovativeness and creativity – the building blocks of success in Starbase. From constructing single spaceships with durable outer platings to creating massive automated factories and designing electricity and data networks, you are free to do it your way.
Key Features:
Destructible environment with voxel and fracture damage and in-depth simulation
The environment in Starbase is fully destructible, meaning everything can be destroyed or disassembled with the right kind of tools and weaponry.
The in-depth physics simulation enabled by hybrid of voxel and vertex-based game mechanics make fights, exploration and flying spaceships more creative and fun and the simulation of structural and elemental durability in the game adds its own twist and challenge to the efforts to conquer space. Poorly designed superstructures combined with overpowered steering thrusters can snap the spaceships in half if cutting corners too much in a space race!
Play and interact online with thousands of players, join factions, and more
Start shaping the Starbase universe with fellow robots by joining and working for factions. Build, fight, chat and group up with other players to discover and settle the vast galaxy that is waiting for its first conquerors to make their mark.
Mine asteroids by yourself, trade and haul cargo with your friends, or build a capital station with a huge company.
Take part in the battle between the Empire and the Kingdom, or leisurely explore the galaxy while the insurance system has you covered should you accidentally wander into uncharted space.
Build and design your spaceships, stations, and devices down to the tiniest detail
The smallest building unit in Starbase is a single bolt, allowing you to build, repair and modify spaceships, stations, and devices as you wish.
Even the smallest ships have thousands of parts, each with their own detailed damage model, making building and designing a truly creative process.
Learning to use the in-game programming chips will take building and designing to a new level; innovation, automation of ships and creating clever ship layouts will make all the difference!
Explore the infinite universe and gather resources
Explore the vast universe to discover stations, social hubs and new raw materials. Arrange an exploration mission with friends and find out what the universe has to offer.
Travel to an asteroid field to mine raw minerals and salvage different materials from broken ships, trade materials at trading stations or steal from others if that floats your (space)boat.
Early Access
Starbase Early Access invites you, the pioneers, to a new galaxy that you can begin to first explore from one station, the Mega Station, located at the celestial orbit of a single planet. As you eventually settle the entire orbit, you can start finding ways to travel to the planet’s moons and someday all the way to other planets and distant star systems. The still unoccupied universe of Starbase offers adventurous pioneers the chance to take part in the building of the galaxy and in discovering what will be the first steps in the twilight of space travel.
Early Access allows you to explore, buy and modify spaceships, form social connections and to earn money by gathering and selling resources. You can start building your home stations at the Mega Station and begin the exploration and creation of the Starbase universe together with us here at Frozenbyte.
Join the discussion at Discord to choose a side from the rivalling factions of the Empire and the Kingdom or form your own alliances with other players. The plotting starts already! Discord is also the hottest place to be for competitions, latest news and possible alpha tests, so make sure you join now!
Join the mailing list at www.starbasegame.com for even more Starbase related content!
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince Announced!
We at Frozenbyte together with Modus are extremely happy to finally announce Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince and reveal the first gameplay details and trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNNHAHZgKkU
Featuring an all-new story that reunites Amadeus, Pontius, and Zoya, Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince returns to the magic of 2.5D sidescrolling with the puzzle-platforming gameplay that defined a genre in Trine 1 and 2. Come play as the three iconic heroes in the most extensive Trine adventure yet, complete with stunning new environments and dynamic, physics-based puzzles that players have grown to know and love.
After years apart, the Astral Academy has requested help from the three heroes to find Prince Selius, whose intensely dark nightmares have begun to slip into reality and wreak havoc on the waking world. Encounter more epic boss fights than ever before, solve fascinating puzzles, unlock new skills, explore lush, vibrant landscapes, and experience a hauntingly beautiful new soundtrack by the composer of Trine 1-3. Additionally, and for the first time ever, Trine adds four-player co-op to its feature list.
Key Features
Gorgeous, 2.5D landscapes. Explore uniquely designed levels in beautiful, 2.5 dimensions, from breathtaking ruins and haunted tombs to tranquil birch groves and blueberry forests.
Local and online multiplayer. Play with up to 4 players online or in local co-op.
Captivating storytelling. Follow the story of a haunted prince as you journey through magical fairytale landscapes inhabited by friendly creatures, as well as a host of nightmarish foes.
Dynamic puzzle-solving. Solve puzzles - solo or with friends - that feature fire, air, light, magnets, electricity and more, with challenges tailored to the number of players.
Abundant skill trees. Unlock diverse abilities and amazing new skills.
Completely revamped combat system. Experience the heroes' own bloodcurdling nightmares in boss fights featuring an enriched combat system with fresh challenges and thrilling action!
Enchanting soundtrack. Enjoy a wondrous soundtrack with songs that bring life to each new environment.
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince is developed by Frozenbyte and published by Modus Games. For more info and pre-orders please visit www.trine4.com or see more screenshots on our blog and website.
Has-Been Heroes free Expansion out now!
Has-Been Heroes has just received a massive free expansion pack!
The expansion adds tons of new content for players to discover and includes the Trine heroes – Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight, and Zoya the Thief – as playable characters once you have unlocked the Epic Quest mode. The Epic Quest mode will be a true test of skill for the most veteran players as the heroes have no starting spells! Complete with custom animations (Amadeus attacks with a box!) and beautiful 2D visuals in the style of Has-Been Heroes, the Trine heroes definitely need to perform some heroic deeds to complete this quest from another universe!
The expansion also adds a new region to the main game called the Sky Temple. Each Sky Temple run will include unique twists, new enemies and new bosses!
Updates to the main game include:
* 8 Young Heroes to unlock
* New "Sky Temple" region
* 120+ new spells
* 150+ new items
For players looking for another challenge, the expansion also brings two new game modes: "Challenge Mode" and "Seed Mode". Challenge mode is a single difficult battle with pre-set loadout of characters, items, and spells. By completing a Challenge players unlock a new Young Hero. Seed mode allows players to share a seed number with friends and play the exact same game/run with a timer upon completion. Use this to host a competition between you and your friends and compare strategy.
Hope you like it! :)
Big Quality Update for Has-Been Heroes
This update has been long overdue but it's finally here! We have updated Has-Been Heroes with some cool new features, and fixed a lot of issues that have been reported to us. So thank you all for your input, and we hope you enjoy the new stuff!
Below is the changelog! :)
Added information about the heroes to the Heroes menu
Added more spell effects (visual)
Gameplay:
Herald of Gales boss melee hits from 6 to 5 and Max Stamina from 18 to 16
Fire now removes freeze on enemies who are immune to fire
Fixed the Charm bug (does not hit heroes when charm ends)
Fixed Final Boss wet+wind bottom row issue
Fixed miscellaneous minor bugs
Fixed issues in tutorial helpers
Fixed dialogue text box "shadow copy"
Fixes to the backstab issues
Polished sound design
Polished spell effects
Polished text box wordwrap
Polished endings (incl. final story ending)
Overall these should be some noticeable quality improvements!
For all our lurking console players (we know you're there!), the update is out today on PS4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One also.
Also remember to check or try to get your way to the Hall of Heroes! Our 100% completionists marked there are now totalling at 11 brave warriors! On average their completion took 162 hours and 177 games. That's quite something!
...which leaves out just the final bit of news! It's also Summer sale time on Steam, and Has-Been Heroes will be on sale for the first time ever, available for -50%, for a meagre price of $9.99 USD! If you've been on the fence so far, now's the time to pick up the most challenging game of the year. ;)
Let us know what you think of the changes! Also good summer days to everyone!
Has-Been Heroes v1.0.2 now live!
Changelog:
* Gameplay: Hitting over enemy Stamina now has a damage penalty of -10% instead of -25%
* Gameplay: Skeleton Leader, who speeds up nearby enemies, now always walks into the battle, never spawns in the middle
* Gameplay: Bandana "Boxer" Skeleton Boss health now 1450 (was 1825)
* Gameplay: Heroes' lane backstab damage increased
* Gameplay: Battle clear bonus now 20 (was 25)
* Gameplay: Changes and fixes to Summon Boar spell
* User interface: Press left thumbstick to cycle main menu tips
* User interface: Helpful popup screen at the start of the game to explain Stamina
* User interface: Bigger font added to options menu
* User interface: Details added to Hero selection menu
* PC: Fix SLI rendering issues
* PC: Save data handling fixes
* Miscellaneous fixes
* Prologue dialogue fixes
* Wrestler recharge exploit fix
The old build v1.0.0 can also be played by selecting the old_v100 beta branch.
As usual, please let us know if you run into any issues. Best way to reach us is via email Support[at]Frozenbyte[dot]com.
Good luck on your runs!
Has-Been Heroes Now Available!
We are happy to announce that the release date for Has-Been Heroes is finally here! Take a look of the release trailer from below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNdQLneWp5M
Has-Been Heroes is a roguelike game developed by Frozenbyte in partnership with GameTrust, and it's now available on Steam for all regions! The game is also available for Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One in North America. The release for other regions is slated for early next week on April 4th.
There's one below, but more screenshots from the game can be found from our blog.
Great news, we've got a release date for Trine 4 and a brand new trailer! Both Trine 4 and Trine:Ultimate Collection will launch on October 8th!
