Sovereign Syndicate is a steampunk-themed cRPG set in an alternate Victorian-era London with a gameplay mechanic that uses tarot cards instead of dice. A new gameplay trailer for the game was aired during gamescom:

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Explore an open world in this Victorian steampunk cRPG. Choose from three playable characters with branching stories that intertwine. Investigate, interact, and take action to leave your mark on the world and its inhabitants. No random stat points here, use your skills to level them up, and trust your fate to our tarot card chance system.

So, how will you solve your problems? Combat, persuasion, magic, explosives? The choice is yours and all your cards are on the table; but be careful, the docklands aren’t for the faint of heart.

Features of Sovereign Syndicate include:

• A large open world to explore, 20 different locations spread over the city’s east docklands
• Three playable characters
• Three intertwined stories to experience
• Branching narrative and dialogue system
• Character customization
• Tarot card chance system
• Single-player
• Optional Hardcore mode
• Multi-language support

Sovereign Syndicate is slated to launch later this year, and has new playable demo on Steam.

SOURCE: GBAtemp Inbox

 

[Bladexdsl]

so the whole game is strictly chance? yeah fuck that i'll stick to real RPG

 

[ShadowbannedAllstar]

We need more steampunk (and cattlepunk/weird west) entertainment. Not that Hollywood can ever do it justice - the best they could do was that terrible Will Smith Wild Wild West flick. I would like to see it more in vidya games, though.

 

[DaddyDearest]

Damn, I thought it was gonna be Syndicate but steampunk instead of cyberpunk