Gord, the dark fantasy strategy game from developer Covenant.dev, has been given a release date today after a launch window and some gameplay elements were teased some months ago. Accompanying the announcement was a new cinematic trailer:

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Gord is a single-player dark fantasy strategy game where, to survive, you must build, but to prevail, you must conquer the darkness beyond the gates. Complete life-threatening quests in this dark fantasy world while managing a populace whose personal stories and well-being can decide the fate of your tribe.

Key features of Gord include:

• Mature dark fantasy adventure: Lead the people of the Tribe of the Dawn and venture deep into forbidden lands in a lore-rich, dark fantasy strategy campaign
• Build to survive, conquer to prevail: Grow your gord from humble settlement to formidable fortress while protecting your citizens from invading tribes, gruesome monsters, and mysterious powers that lurk within the surrounding woods
• Unique ‘Sanity System’: Keep a close eye on your townsfolk as everything from illness to hunger and the death of kin can have devastating impact on their lives and well-being
• Hand-crafted quests: Take on a wide variety of quests and random encounters that will lead you deep into the wilderness to hunt legendary creatures, uncover ancient secrets, and vanquish deadly scourges
• Unleash powerful incantations: Unlock a variety of offensive and defensive spells, each with custom animations, to tip combat in your favour
• ‘Custom Scenarios’ mode with procedurally generated levels: Take on an endless variety of challenges by creating your own scenarios. Customize your playthrough by picking a main objective, choosing your starting party, level size, number of resources, enemy types, raid intensities, and even the severity of the weather!

Gord will launch on August 8th on Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

SOURCE: GBAtemp Inbox

 

[wartutor]

Looks interesting...but i want some gameplay footage before i decide to buy it

 

[gaga941021]

Looks interesting...but i want some gameplay footage before i decide to buy it

Then watch it on Youtube...

 

[Prans]

Looks interesting...but i want some gameplay footage before i decide to buy it

gameplay footage was reported before and linked to this article's first line.

 

[FAST6191]

Was hoping http://www.actsofgord.com/ got made into a game.

Anyway saw that and the gameplay trailer. Potential to dethrone King of Dragon Pass as choice for doomed village (assuming dwarf fortress is not on the cards that day). Most of the modern efforts with zombies or such like do OK, try to ape frostpunk without realising what made that good or lean too much into their gimmick to become something to replay.