Dawn of the Ashen Queen - Announced

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The dungeon crawler Dawn of the Ashen Queen has been announced for Q2 2024:

Dawn of the Ashen Queen

Dawn of the Ashen Queen is a classic grid-based, first-person dungeon crawler reminiscent of 90s RPG games. Set out with your party to reveal the legacy of a millennia-old curse in a narrative-rich experience. Explore the colorful world of Eshavon, unearth its many secrets and fight dangerous foes sent out to stop you on your mission.


Explore your Fate

Three years have passed since Eshavon was devastated during the Grand War. A shaky truce has been concluded between the Darok tribes from the north and the Imperial Kingdom south of the Blistering Mountains. As an Emissary of the Grand Marshal, you are spreading his will, tasked to oversee the reconstruction.

But as you visit one of the border towns, a surprise attack devastates the city and cuts you off from the rest of the empire. Together with a band of unlikely allies coming to your aid, it is now upon you to avert the danger to the empire and discover a plot that threatens not just your earthly kingdom but the very existence of the entire continent itself.

Key Features


  • In-depth RPG character creation with multiple races, classes and traits, a point-based ability system and several class-based skill trees.
  • 3 NPCs join your party throughout the game, all with their own personality.
  • Fleshed-out narrative driven gameplay with text-based cutscenes, dialogues and party banter bringing life to the world and let you experience an immersive story with twists and turns.
  • Plenty of secrets wait for you to get discovered: secret doors, illusionary walls and puzzles to test your wits.
  • But beware of devious traps, which lure careless explorers into their death.
  • Real-time based combat where you fight your foes with a wide array of sharp weapons, powerful spells and cunning abilities.
  • Explore the diverse world of Eshavon: Travel through lush forests, deep dark caverns, blistering ice mountains, mysterious crypts, fog-covered woods, ancient halls of a long-forgotten race and plenty of other colorful environments.
Thanks Couchpotato!

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Dawn of the Ashen Queen is a classic grid-based, first-person dungeon crawler reminiscent of 90s RPG games
Looks more reminiscent of a LoG clone. Still, it could be good.

At least this one is different in that it's more narrative driven.
 
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I prefer turn based yet real time can work if done well and backed with a stellar story. And reading above it sounds like the exploration factor is going to be solid.
 
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Added to my wishlist so I can keep an eye on it. It reminds me of a real time Bards Tale I guess?
 
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