Genre: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Soulstice
Soulstice Free Content Update
Hi everyone!
We’re excited to announce an all new free content update for Soulstice today! Check out the trailer below for all the info:
New Content:
Wow, lots of exciting new content to unpack. First up, players now have the option to play the game in Briar's Transcendent State!
You can unlock this playable form in Chapter 23 on your first run, or enjoy it from the very beginning if you are playing the game again after beating it.
We can’t wait to see you tear through the game in this badass form!
Mindfield Training Arena:
Next up - take your combat skills for a test in Mindfield, the new training arena designed to sharpen your techniques, and give you a place to perfect your skills.
Additionally, this content update also features a handful of small changes, fixes for the game. We look forward to seeing how you all enjoy this new update!
Check out the full patch notes below.
Changelog for update 1.1.0:
New content: • Added playable Transcendent State. This new transformation comes with a new set of moves, attacks and special abilities. It is unlocked in Chapter 23, and upon meeting this condition it is available since Chapter 1 when commencing a new run. The Transcendent State is unlocked automatically for all players who have already finished the game, even if a new run is already in progress. • Added Mindfield, a training arena where the player can test out their combat techniques. It becomes available from the Main Menu once Chapter 1 has been completed.
General: • Updated draw distance of environment meshes • Fixed collisions of certain level elements • General performance improvements • Tweaks and improvements of audio effects and music • General tweaks to UI and menus • General tweaks and improvements
Fixes: • Fixed an issue that caused some attacks to damage the player even when countered • Fixed some incorrect damage areas in some enemy attacks • Fixed an issue that caused on-screen enemy indicators to disappear • Fixed a rare crash in Chapter 25 • Reduced issues related to texture streaming that caused many textures to appear as low resolution • Fixed the appearance of the Champion mini boss's armor in Chapter 3 • Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the enemies to fall in slow-motion
Soulstice Update 1.0.4
Hello Soulstice players!
As we reach the end of the year, we wanted to push out one last big update for our great supporters and friends who have been playing Soulstice and all future players as well. Below you'll see the fully detailed improvements and fixes based on player feedback that the dev team has been hard at work on since launch.
Soulstice Changelog for Update 1.0.4:
General:
Combat camera improvements
General performance improvements
Improvements and adjustments to audio effects
Improvements:
Improved combat camera obstacle management: now obstacles automatically hide without blocking the camera
Added an option to automatically change the combat camera lock when attacking a new enemy
Improved camera lock target selection to reduce the selection of enemies that are behind the camera
Improved camera lock target selection to avoid selecting targets behind larger enemies
Improved camera auto-lock behavior after an enemy is killed to avoid locking a new target that is behind the camera
Improved camera movement when changing the locked target
Improved camera rotation speed in Locked Mode
Reduced camera glitches when performing a synergy attack
Improved canceling timing of player's aerial hit animations
Improved performance in-game cinematics
(Xbox Series X|S Only) Improved rendering performance
(PS5 Only) Improved rendering performance
(Windows Only) Implemented ASUS Aura Ready support: light effects will adapt to gameplay state
Improved performance in the boss fight of Mission 16
Improved ambient sound in the Prologue
Tweaked final score evaluation for Mission 7
Tweaked damage when falling down platforms in Chapter 25
Tweaked teleport behavior of Repentant enemy
Added additional audio feedback to Berserk gameplay sections
Improved movement behavior of Preacher enemy
Improved canceling on Swirling Upburst attack of the Tearing Penance weapon
Fixes:
Fixed an issue that prevented players from unlocking additional information in the Preacher enemy codex entry
Fixed an issue with flying enemies staying at undesired height from the ground
Fixed an issue where the Preacher enemy could attack from the ground
(Xbox Series X|S Only) Fixed a potential blocking issue when suspending the game during the first fight of Mission 6
Fixed an issue where some sections of the Help menu showed an incorrect element count
Fixed a rare crash in the boss fight of Mission 11
Fixed performance issues during the Slasher enemy special attack
Fixed a rare issue that caused the game music to continue playing after returning to the main menu
Fixed a possible crash when returning to the Main Menu during Mission 16
Check it out in game for yourself now and let us know on socials what you think of the update! -Modus Games & Reply Game Studios
Soulstice Update 1.0.3
Greetings brave Ashen Knights!
We hope you've been enjoying the game, and are gearing up for the holiday season ahead.
We are thrilled to inform you that Soulstice Update 1.0.3 is now LIVE!
Update 1.0.3 addresses a multitude of adjustments and fixes. Please refer to the Changelog below for more details.
For those with automatic updates enabled, there is no action needed.
Soulstice Changelog for Update 1.0.3:
General:
Updated draw distance of environment meshes
Fixed collisions of certain level elements
General tweaks to UI and menus
Tweaked cinematics audio
Minor text corrections
General tweaks and improvements
Fixes:
Fixed issue that might reveal certain character names too early, causing story spoilers
Fixed an issue that caused the amount of currency shown in menus to be different from the actual amount the player owns
Fixed a potential crash when loading a save game
Fixed an issue where certain enemies might occasionally spawn outside of combat area
Fixed an issue that caused Lute's kills to sometimes not count toward Challenge goals
Fixed an issue with additional score info being shown with wrong data
Fixed an issue that, in some cases, caused difficulty to attack an enemy, while another one was locked by the combat camera
Fixed an issue that caused a Codex entry to be unlocked early, causing story spoilers
Fixed issue that might prevent players from unlocking Achievement/Trophy "We can choose to fight" ("Complete the game")
Fixed an issue that prevented players from unlocking Achievement/Trophy "Chaos be Damned!" ("Perform all four Rapture finishing moves ") during challenges
Fixed an issue that prevented players from unlocking all entries in the Help menu section "Progression"
Fixed an issue that caused the change of camera lock target to have inverted vertical axis
(Xbox Series S Only) Fixed an issue that would cause the game to crash while reloading a checkpoint in Mission 1
Fixed issue that might cause the "Preacher" enemy to teleport on the roof of the arena
Fixed visual glitches when the player shoots arrows at the "Colossus" boss enemy
Fixed an issue that could prevent progression in Mission 17 by causing an elevator to disappear when reloading a checkpoint
Fixed an issue that caused enemies to appear partially inside the floor
Fixed an issue with Preacher's Ethereal Thorns damaging the player regardless of the active Field
Fixed an issue that might prevent players from reaching the crystal at the end of Mission 16
Fixed an issue that might cause the HUD to be visible during the intro cinematic of Mission 3
Fixed a potential blocking issue during tutorials
Removed a wall gap in Mission 3
Fixed collision issue in Mission 12
Fixed aspect ratio of camera in a cinematic during Mission 23
Fixed potential crash when returning to Main Menu after reloading a checkpoint
Fixed a rare freeze issue during combat
Fixed collisions in Mission 18
Fixed an issue that caused Briar's weapons to glow during a cinematic in Mission 23
Fixed an issue that caused some enemies to spawn again at the very end of the Prologue
Fixed a freeze during mission 21
Fixed a rare crash in Mission 9
Fixed issue with missing ambience sound effects in some cinematics
Fixed a rare crash that might occur when failing a Challenge
Fixed a text overflow issue in the shop UI
Fixed an issue that prevented Lute from countering one of Preacher's ranged attacks
Fixed an issue that could make Briar's model invisible in the Codex
Fixed a rare issue that caused Lute's active Field to be seen during cinematics in the Arrowhead boss fight
Fixed very rare crash when an enemy was killed
Improvements:
(Windows Only) Added an option that allows players to choose between different controller icon mapping (i.e. Xbox Series X|S or PlayStation 5)
(Windows Only) Added support for AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 1.0
(Windows Only) Added a setting to allow players to customize framerate during cinematics (will be able to select locked and unlocked framerates)
Improved behavior of auto camera lock with possessed enemies: now the lock will automatically switch to a wraith when spawned from the possessed enemy
Added new option to automatically advance all story dialogues
Added new option to hide all subtitles
Improved hints during Echo gameplay sequences
Added a setting to manage visibility of enemy locators and camera target in the HUD
Added a different input mapping to the Sword's Piercing Lunge (now it can also be triggered with dodge+attack)
Added a tutorial for Memory & Echo gameplay sequences
Added a tutorial for Lute's Perfect Counter
Challenges are now unlocked in the extras menu after the player first interacts with them, without the need to play them from within a Mission
Increased player dodge invulnerability frames
Tweaked some player attacks to improve attack canceling
Sword's Piercing Lunge now prioritizes the locked enemy as target
Increased mobility of all of Briar's air attacks
Added settings to customize camera distance and field of view during combat sequences
Added a new checkpoint in Mission 21
Avoided undesired player attack interruption when a Possessed Enemy is hit by chance, while the player is attacking a different enemy
Updated keyboard input mappings for menu navigation to improve support for different keyboard layouts
Increased time limit in Challenge 8
Disabled the possibility to open pause menus while the inventory wheel is open
Improved performance of water planes
Added some support for Color Deficiency Modes on input device colors
Improved navigation of the Challenge Selection from the Extras menu section
Tweaked scoring parameters in a combat of mission 4
Tweaked configuration of a combat in Mission 17
Reduced auto-collect delay of rewards at the end of challenges
Restricted Void Crystals to spawn during combat
Tweaked some of "Colossus" boss attack damage values
Thank you for all of your wonderful feedback and continued support. We hope that you enjoy all that Update 1.0.3 has to offer.
We love hearing from you, so please leave us a comment here, on your favorite social channels, or join the Modus Discord server and chat with us directly.
And if you missed it, click below to watch all of great things press are saying about Soulstice in the Soulstice Accolades trailer:
Happy Holidays, Your friends at Modus Games & Reply Game Studios ⚔👻
Launch Live Stream w/ Devs
Modus Games and Reply Game Studios today announced that the gorgeous, stylized action game Soulstice is available now across PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. An all-new trailer showcasing Soulstice’s lightning-fast combat and striking visuals has also been released in support of the highly anticipated title:
The fantasy-inspired world of Soulstice will transport players to places filled with danger and beauty. As sisters Briar and Lute race toward a Tear in the sky that has formed high atop the city of Ilden, increasingly horrific beings known as the Spawn of Chaos continue to pour into their world from the other side of the Veil. Only a Chimera, a powerful living weapon born from the union of two souls, can oppose these vile and ravenous beings.
Humanity’s most devoted protectors can purchase Soulstice’s physical Deluxe Edition, featuring a digital soundtrack containing 13 high-energy tracks, a digital artbook filled with more than 70 pages of stunning art, and the in-game consumable Ashen Blade Item Pack at leading retailers worldwide or at: https://store.maximumgames.com/products/soulstice-deluxe-edition
With an arsenal of weapons and customization options, Briar and Lute will have a near-endless array of stylish and creative ways to dispatch their enemies as they explore a city under siege. However, as the duo fight to reach the Tear above Ilden, their challenges will become greater and their surroundings more hostile and twisted.
For the latest details on Modus Games’ full lineup, visit its official site or chat with the team in their Discord server at https://modus.games/discord.
SOULSTICE - Now Available!
Modus Games and Reply Game Studios today announced that the gorgeous, stylized action game Soulstice is available now across PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. An all-new trailer showcasing Soulstice’s lightning-fast combat and striking visuals has also been released in support of the highly anticipated title:
The fantasy-inspired world of Soulstice will transport players to places filled with danger and beauty. As sisters Briar and Lute race toward a Tear in the sky that has formed high atop the city of Ilden, increasingly horrific beings known as the Spawn of Chaos continue to pour into their world from the other side of the Veil. Only a Chimera, a powerful living weapon born from the union of two souls, can oppose these vile and ravenous beings.
Humanity’s most devoted protectors can purchase Soulstice’s physical Deluxe Edition, featuring a digital soundtrack containing 13 high-energy tracks, a digital artbook filled with more than 70 pages of stunning art, and the in-game consumable Ashen Blade Item Pack at leading retailers worldwide or at: https://store.maximumgames.com/products/soulstice-deluxe-edition
With an arsenal of weapons and customization options, Briar and Lute will have a near-endless array of stylish and creative ways to dispatch their enemies as they explore a city under siege. However, as the duo fight to reach the Tear above Ilden, their challenges will become greater and their surroundings more hostile and twisted.
For the latest details on Modus Games’ full lineup, visit its official site or chat with the team in their Discord server at https://modus.games/discord.
About Reply Game Studios
Reply Game Studios is the development studio of the Reply Group, a team of dedicated professionals who work hard to present players with exciting AA games that feature high production values, deep experiences, and engaging stories on PC and next-gen consoles. For more information, visit www.replygamestudios.com
Release Date Announced, Plus Get Early Demo Access!
Soulstice kicked off this year's PC Gaming Show with a riveting new cinematic trailer highlighting the sisters’ unbreakable bond and some of the fiendish challenges the two will face along their journey through the city of Ilden.
It was via this trailer that we made the announcement that Soulstice is coming to Steam for PC and next gen consoles on September 20, 2022!
But wait, there's more!
In addition to the game’s release date, you can head over to SoulsticeGame.comright now and register to receive early PC demo access!
Release Date Announced, Plus Upcoming Demo Access!
Soulstice kicked off this year's PC Gaming Show with a riveting new cinematic trailer highlighting the sisters’ unbreakable bond and some of the fiendish challenges the two will face along their journey through the city of Ilden.
It was via this trailer that we made the announcement that Soulstice is coming to Steam for PC and next gen consoles on September 20, 2022!
But wait, there's more!
In addition to the game’s release date, you can head over to SoulsticeGame.comright now and register for the Soulstice Newsletter to receive free desktop and mobile wallpapers, immediate demo access in August, and more!
Soulstice Combat First Look
Last week we showcased an explosive new gameplay video for Soulstice. This new combat-focused video demonstrates how sisters Briar and Lute work in unison, using an array of destructive weapons and otherworldly powers to overcome their enemies and save the city of Ilden.
Watch the video here:
Be sure to Wishlist and Follow Soulstice on Steam and stay tuned for more as we approach the game's release this fall!
If you'd like to learn more about Soulstice, please visit the game’s official website at www.soulsticegame.com and chat with us on Discord at https://modus.games/discord.
Check out the new Sisters Trailer for Soulstice
Yesterday we released a brand-new trailer at the Future Games Show for Soulstice. The trailer showcases the unbreakable bond that sisters Briar and Lute exemplify as they harness their powers to take on their foes. You can check out the trailer here: https://youtu.be/pzRAw5FuM3E
Only by utilizing Briar’s incredible strength and Lute’s mystical abilities will the two be able to reclaim the city of Ilden. The dark, fantasy-inspired world will transport you to places filled with danger and beauty. Thanks to a deep combat system with ruthless combos, multiple weapons and myriad customization options, Briar and Lute will have an endless array of methods to take down enemies as they explore Ilden, facing new threats around every corner.
You can wishlist Soulstice right now on Steam, and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to keep up with all of the latest Soulstice news!
Soulstice Revealed at E3!
Today Modus Games revealed Soulstice, an upcoming fast-paced action title by Reply Game Studios, at the E3 PC Gamer Show. Packed with exhilarating combat, beautiful graphics, and over-the-top stylish action, players will control dual protagonists Briar and Lute simultaneously as they brawl through the dark fantasy world of Ilden.
https://youtu.be/Q6sfPefshjM
The balance of the Holy Kingdom of Keidas is compromised when powerful, feral creatures known as “Wraiths” invade from the other side of the Veil, threatening to consume the living. Wraiths corrupt their victims and can even possess their bodies, turning into unstoppable monsters that prey upon the common folk. The “Chimeras”, hybrid warriors born of the union of two souls, are the only ones who can protect humankind.
Briar and Lute are two sisters who have been reborn as a Chimera. The transformation has granted Briar superhuman strength and resilience, while Lute, who was sacrificed to bind her soul to her sister’s, has become a spirit with mystical powers.
Players will control both sisters simultaneously, allowing free-flowing hack and slash combos to be performed by alternating between Briar's mastery of melee weapons and Lute's otherworldly abilities. The duo will gradually unlock and upgrade an expanding arsenal of weapons and transformations to fulfill their true potential as a Chimera and reclaim Ilden, a city in ruins that has been ravaged by the Wraiths.
Soulstice will be launching in 2022. Learn more over at the official website and sign-up for the mailing list to access the extended gameplay trailer exclusive to email subscribers.
