The first major patch for FIVE: Guardians of David is out:

Major Update 1.1 – OPTIMIZATION, ENGINE UPGRADE, AND MORE!

Kingdom Games is proud to announce that FIVE: Guardians of David Major Update 1.1 is live! We’ve focused on optimization, navigation, Impact & responsiveness among many other tweaks and changes. Our optimization passes have drastically improved frame rate across the entirety of the game! Many of you pointed out that navigation was difficult and followers were not responding appropriately and we’ve made great strides to improve both across the game.
Many of you have mentioned our abilities lack the oomph and power that they all appear to have. What is Impact & Responsiveness? When you activate an ability it should quickly respond and provide the type of impact, sound, screen shake, and beautiful visuals that you would expect from a powerful ability. We’ve made great strides to improve Impact & Responsiveness for all of the Mighty Men.

Environment Optimization
FIVE: Guardians of David has had a significant optimization pass across the entire game. We could not be more excited to share the results. The optimization pass touched on everything including art, design, and engineering. Players will experience smoother gameplay throughout!
Optimizing is an ever present thing in our lives, and we will always be working to improve performance for as many configurations as possible. With this update, we take a large step forward. Enjoy.
Navigation
The entire game has received extensive work, tightening up the navigation grids used within the environments. These efforts benefits players with smoother and more reliable movement and combat actions.

Engine Upgrade
We took the step of upgrading the entire game from Unity 4 to the latest Unity 5 version. This upgrade aided in extensive performance boosts. On average, we see a 100% improvement across the game. We’ve seen framerates double on most configurations.

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PCGamesN has interviewed Mike Madden, director of development at Kingdom Games:

Meet Kingdom Games, the Christian developer making an RPG that doesn't "Bible thump"

Five: Guardians of David is a game that tells a Biblical story of faith. Knowing that, it’s easy to assume that it will be the kind of thing you were allowed to play in junior school for education value. That image couldn’t be further from the truth. Instead, Five is an action RPG that’s got a hint of Diablo and Titan Quest about it. Developer Kingdom Games are determined to make a compelling action game that’s excitement and story first, and scripture only for those that want it.

Now two years old, Kingdom Games was set up with a very distinct purpose: approaching young people and teaching them about the morals and ethics of Christianity. “Rather than fighting to peel them away from a medium they adore - videogames - we decided to bring our vision to them in that format,” explains Mike Madden, director of development. Within two months a small studio was set up and development started. The team involves talent who have previously worked on the likes of Call of Duty: Black Ops, Darksiders, and The Old Republic.

Their first game is Five: Guardians of David, and it releases today. It’s the story of King David and his conquering of Israel, with players commanding a party made up of his five generals, swapping between each to make use of their unique combat skills.  

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Kingdom Games have struck an interesting balance when it comes to how Five presents its Biblical influences and message. The team don’t want to been seen as “Bible thumpers”, so much of the Christian elements are layered into the world like lore in an Elder Scrolls game. “It’s passive layers, you can get as much out of it as you want,” Madden explains. “It’s all there, down to Bible passages, but you can also walk right by it if you choose to.” 

Instead, the faith-influenced messages come through in design choices. “Do we want to put in achievements like most games do for killing x amount of y enemies? No we don't, that's totally against what we want to do. Everyone here is looking at making sure we practice what we preach,” says Madden. [...]

The action RPG FIVE: Guardians of David is now live on Steam:

About This Game:

FIVE: Guardians of David is an expansive action-RPG set in the ancient lands of Canaan. Lead and play the five heroes, battling across exotic locations filled with archaic cultures, rich characters, and powerful artifacts. Experience one of the greatest stories ever told in this 11-Act epic.

Features:

• Heroic Gameplay Fight a multitude of soldiers and Goliath-sized bosses.
• Fluid Character Swaps Swap between any of the FIVE and their unique fighting style on the fly.
• Miracle System Smite your foes with the blinding light of angels, hailstones of destruction, fires of the Earth, and many other miracles.
• Equip your Gear Gear up your FIVE with the extensive variety of ancient treasures, artifacts, and relics.
• Spy Network Stop hoarding your items! Donate valuables to develop crucial ties with different Spy Networks, and reap the rewards.
• Epic 11-act Story Experience the epic 11-act story of the FIVE featuring comic cut scenes from Sergio Cariello.
• Dave Fennoy (The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us) accompanies Adam Harrington (The Wolf Among Us, Tales from the Borderlands) as featured voice over actors.
  

Eye noticed this trailer for Five: Guardians of David:

The release of the historical action RPG FIVE: Guardians of David has been announced for November 2015 by Kingdom Games:

Trailer:

FIVE is our first title, a PC-only video game based on the story of King David, coming to Steam this November. FIVE is an action-RPG rooted in the ancient biblical narrative, and it gives an accurate historical and scriptural account of the five bodyguards of King David. Players are put in direct control of five heroes as they battle the traditional enemies, AND it will be awesome fun to play.