Разработчик: Dead Mage
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ЭТО У НАС СЕМЕЙНОЕ
Children of Morta – action-RPG с подходом к развитию персонажей в стиле rogue-lite. Вы играете не за одного персонажа, за целую семью необычных героев с разными достоинствами и недостатками. Пробейтесь через орды врагов в подземельях, пещерах и других локациях, созданных с помощью процедурной генерации. Помогите семье Бергсонов противостоять наступающей Скверне.
ОСОБЕННОСТИ
СОВМЕСТНАЯ ИГРА уже доступна! Совместная онлайн-игра возможна как в сюжетном режиме, так и в режиме семейных испытаний (Family Trials) . Бросьте вызов Скверне вместе с другом, где бы вы ни были! Также возможна локальная совместная игра.
ИГРОВОЙ ПРОЦЕСС
Уникальный игровой процесс сочетает жанры action-adventure RPG, rogue-lite и hack and slash. Получая новые уровни, вы развиваете не только личные характеристики персонажей, но и всю семью. Смерть в игре не постоянная, поэтому между вылазками в подземелье членов семьи можно менять местами.
СЮЖЕТ
Действие Children of Morta происходит в дальних краях, но история рассказывает о темах и чувствах, знакомых каждому: о любви и надежде, тоске и сомнениях, потерях и великих жертвах, на которые мы идем ради спасения тех, кто нам особенно дорог. В конце концов это история о семье героев, противостоящей надвигающейся тьме.
ПОДЗЕМЕЛЬЯ
Все подземелья в игре созданы с помощью процедурной генерации, то есть в каждом новом приключении их структура уникальна. Каждое подземелье состоит из 2-4 уровней, в конце игрока ожидает битва с уникальным боссом. Вы в любой момент можете вернуться в предыдущие подземелья, чтобы получить дополнительные очки опыта или выполнить побочные квесты.
ПЕРСОНАЖИ И НАВЫКИ
Ведите дальний бой, накладывайте заклинания, блокируйте, оглушайте, лечитесь, уворачивайтесь и пользуйтесь пассивными навыками. Все эти умения вам предстоит обнаружить, открыть и улучшить. Каждый из семи членов семьи обладает уникальным набором навыков. Отец Джон – боец и мастер обороны с мечом и щитом. Старшая дочь Линда – меткая лучница. Кевин – тихий боец, вооруженный смертоносными кинжалами. Люси – подвижный и храбный огненный маг. Марк – смышленный мастер боевых искусств. Джоуи сокрушает врагов кузнечным молотом. А также пополнение в семье: Апан, могущественная целительница и надежная защитница в одном лице.
ХУДОЖЕСТВЕННЫЙ СТИЛЬ
Красивая, но опасная вселенная Children of Morta оживает на экране благодаря сочетанию пиксель-арта ручной работы и покадровой анимации с современными технологиями освещения.
КАРТА РАЗРАБОТКИ ПРОЙДЕНА ДО КОНЦА
Вот мы и прошли всю старинную карту разработки. В игре появился дополнительный контент, включая новых персонажей, предметы, механики и много что еще! В конце нас ждало бесплатное обновление Fellowship Sanctuary с онлайн-режимом совместной игры для двух игроков. Совместная онлайн-игра доступна во всех режимах, включая сюжетный и Family Trials. Как и в локальной совместной игре, вы можете сражаться как хотите, ведь у каждого из защитников Морты свой стиль боя.
Поддерживаемые языки: english, french, german, spanish - spain, polish, russian, simplified chinese, portuguese - brazil, turkish, korean, traditional chinese, japanese, persian
Системные требования
Windows
- ОС *: 64-bit Windows 7
- Процессор: 2.8 GHz Dual Core CPU
- Оперативная память: 4 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: GeForce GTX 660, Radeon R7 370 or equivalent with 2 GB of video RAM
- DirectX: версии 11
- Место на диске: 2 GB
- Звуковая карта: DirectX compatible
- ОС: 64-bit Windows 10
- Процессор: 3.2 GHz Quad Core Processor
- Оперативная память: 8 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: GeForce 960, Radeon RX 570 or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM
- DirectX: версии 11
- Место на диске: 2 GB
- Звуковая карта: DirectX compatible
Mac
- ОС: 10.11
- Процессор: 2.8 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo
- Оперативная память: 4 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: Dedicated video card recommended
- Место на диске: 2 GB
- Звуковая карта: DirectX compatible
- ОС: 10.14
- Процессор: 3.2 GHz Quad Core Processor
- Оперативная память: 8 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: Dedicated video card recommended
- Место на диске: 2 GB
- Звуковая карта: DirectX compatible
Linux
- ОС: Ubuntu 16.04
- Процессор: 2.8 GHz Dual Core CPU
- Оперативная память: 4 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: GeForce GTX 660, Radeon R7 370 or equivalent with 2 GB of video RAM
- Место на диске: 2 GB
- Звуковая карта: DirectX compatible
- ОС: Ubuntu 16.04 or higher
- Процессор: 3.2 GHz Quad Core Processor
- Оперативная память: 8 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: GeForce 960, Radeon RX 570 or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM
- Место на диске: 2 GB
- Звуковая карта: DirectX compatible
Отзывы пользователей
great story and narration to a rouguelike
Soild dundeon crawler co-op game. Single player is ehhh, but if you have someone to play it with I'd recommend it. Solid mechanics and interesting player move sets.
I feel like this game didn't get the traction it deserved, it's really well crafted and a lot of fun for the price point
gameplay loop is just ok, characters are all pretty fun and unique. story was not super engaging for me. 6.5/10, still fun!
its a good game, especially in terms of character design. Each character is beautifully crafted and has an interesting backstory. however, the limited variety of enemies and the lack of diversity in gameplay can make it feel repetitive at times.
That said, the game offers some great quests, and the music is perfectly matched with the overall experience.
Эмоциональное путешествие, которое сочетает в себе красивую графику, увлекательный геймплей и трогательный сюжет. Если вы любите roguelike, RPG или просто ищете что-то душевное и атмосферное, эта игра точно заслуживает вашего внимания.
Ah, the mysterious, noble, Bergson wizard family and their son... Kevin? Bro, what? Maybe I'm stereotyping generic white people names thinking that all wizards should have some name like Morgoth or Dumbledore? I don't know. Or maybe it was just a problem of conflicting vibes. But this felt like it was sort of in the category of close, but no cigar, or perhaps like the magical lights were on, but no one was home?
I really dig the idea of a wizard family that does cool stuff. I am old as dirt in comparison to You Youngsters so I remember much more primitive iterations of the same idea like Legacy of the Wizard (1987) which deals with a similar setup in a much lower-tech context. Not too much backstory, but that's OK!
I found the immediate action of gameplay mechanics fun and easy enough to figure out but I couldn't figure out what the actual purpose was of the progression. I found myself feeling like I was either retracing my steps, or repeating things. I don't know if this is the purpose of the game but I didn't really understand a whole lot about what was going on.
It's very pretty, which I liked. I would maybe give it another try. But I didn't particularly love it.
Children of Morta is a very fun game to play, I would highly recommend, but with the maximum of 2 players on coop it loses a LOT of potential. I bought it to play with 4 friends, unfortunately I couldn't because the game doesn't allow, so I asked for a refund. Beyond this issue, the game per se is really good.
stunning art and music, but that's where the positives (for me) end. as a roguelike, it's very subpar.
gameplay was fun the first few runs, but then it falls off in the later areas because it gets repetitive. ranged is overpowered. there's no reason to pick a slow melee character like joey or john unless you want to give yourself a challenge. the enemies don't have tells for when they're attacking and have weird hit boxes. if you're playing co-op, lagging and glitching out is inevitable if you're not the host.
the story is bad. good premise, bad execution and terrible ending. it's like the devs had different ideas for the tone and direction of the story, and instead of making a single coherent plot they shoved all the beats they thought of into the final product. following the bergsons is a nice, heartwarming tale of familial love and sacrifice, and the instant you step out of the house you're barraged by how awful the world is. one of the very first events you can encounter in the game is a wolf cub surrounded by monsters who have just killed its mother , and in the last areas you help a man find a new power core to fix his wife's? daughter's? life support machine, only to have her organs literally explode because it's too much power . the game is very gratuitous with its npc violence while also having wholesome family bonding moments.
the ending... the ending is horrible, full stop. spoilers for the entire ending -> ou is a being from another world who lands on morta and falls in love with the goddess of the land, rea. they love each other very much, he helps her with the land and its people, and eventually create the three spirits and have a child. and then ou becomes corrupt because he's jealous that his son is "stealing" his wife's attention, kills (?) rea and his son, then throws the worst tantrums that can only be pacified with human sacrifice. i admit it was nice when john refused to sacrifice his newborn daughter to temporarily sate ou and instead sought to end the cycle entirely, but that's the only good thing i have to say here. until it's all thrown out the window because after defeating ou in an intense fight, rea reappears and forgives him for everything?? and everyone lives happily ever after... you don't even learn most of that until you've saved the third and final spirit.
the ending really feels like a slap to the face and like i wasted my time. there were a million different ways to handle it, and the devs chose one of the worst ones. do not bother with this game if you wanted a satisfying story and conclusion. there's other, better games if you wanted a fun roguelike experience for the same price. 2/5, at least the art is amazing but that can't fix a broken game with bad writing.
The game is fun and begins with great narrative. This means that getting started is a bit slower than it might be for other games. I find this to be a great way for helping new players (or those that need to refresh their skills) to learn about game play. The game itself is easy to play and offers a normal mode and a hard one.
Graphics display may not be suitable for everyone, but I really like the retro look.
Thanks, devs.
very good game and worth the money, even more worth it when on sale. great game for playing with friends and game just vibe while following the story.
Look it's an aggressively average experience of a game. There are some pitfalls that you'll find are talked about through out the reviews. Basically, as a roguelike it feels pretty underwhelming. The machanics and coop is pretty jank.
Has some story that is light hearted and in support of family which is rare and nice to see in modern days. Although, there doesn't seem to really be any danger or threat to them so it robs them of any showing of strength, unity and sacrifice. Many of the relationships feel a little too two dimensional.
The ending makes a total of 0 sense for a resolution when considering the reasons around why said conflicts started in first place.
Music, narration and art were pretty good. Skill system, characters were decent although not the to level you would find in more mechanically focused roguelikes such as wizard of legend. Which also reflects in the difficulty and design of the levels, bosses and mobs. I'd like to call this a casual rogue like. Perhaps one that you introduce someone new to genre or less mechanically minded that could enjoy the other elements of the game. I could feel the passion of developers and think with a slightly larger budget and team they could do great things.
ótima variedade de estilos de jogo com os personagens da família, designs de nível, narrativa fenomenal
Of the 20 minutes I spent in this game, more than half was spent waiting for ~5 cutscenes to conclude overexplaining the frankly generic and limp story. The gameplay was ok, run of the mill and not as tight as I had hoped but not awful. Eventually I stopped waiting for combat to resume and quit.
Like a mix of Hades and Heroes of Hammerwatch. More story focused and a little less mechanically deep, but still very much enjoyable to play through the inner game loop with lots of abilities to unlock, some which dramatically change how their respective characters play.
Played in single player.
The story is just outstanding! It's great to get along with your friends. It ain't easy!
Constant interruptions by narrator, forced tutorials where devs treat you like you dont know what wasd means....
Fun little game with a distinct art style. Combat is decent, there's a story in there that's a bit novel and the new enemies in new areas are not just carbon copies of the first enemies you encounter.
10/10 game... omg. I didn't know how much i wanted to see a positive portrayal of a family team of characters.
The mechanics are great. Love the idea. The way levels are generated.. it really gives myself some ideas of what kind of games could follow up such a great game.
I would say. I think i would love some voice acting, but I don't really know if that's true.
played on hard. was good, but i had to bring it back to normal for me. mostly playing solo, and occassionaly local co-op. loving local co-op with the wife when we get amoment. love the setting and family vibe. fantastic pixel graphics. can recommend.
Very fun action roguelike with a simple but charming story and great pixel art.
Feels good to grow with the family's character.
Each character own different ability, choose your own style and enjoy the game.
If there're more stage and able to develop Home, it'll be more interesting.
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Difficulty in Normal mode :
Casual, I would say Hade is more difficult.
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Morta is a very fun game but, the game is a little grind heavy. Morta also offers a fun cooperative game mode.
Not a fan of the corruption fatigue mechanic. Can't honestly recommend this to someone with something like that in the game. For me, it screams of crying devs upset that you aren't playing the game like THEY want you to play it which it was one of gaming pet peeves.
Impossible to progress with melee characters, there are too many enemies in the dungeons, some of them are too fast, some can not be staggered, and health is scarce.
"ok that's no issue, there is an archer character who I really liked and I'm just gonna play her all the time" I thought. Wrong. If you play the same character for long enough it will get fatigued (in my case it was -56% max health) and the negative will wear off over time when they rest.
If you force me to play other characters please make sure they don't suck.
I've been enjoying the gameplay and visuals for this game. However, the narrative exposition in Children of Morta is exhausting and unnecessary, and it's killing my enjoyment of the game so much, that I had to go and mute the narrator and turn on subtitles. Guys, the animation and art tells the story just fine without some guy with an unlikeable drone telling you what you see. Let the visuals do the story telling instead of force feeding me narrative. I'm here to play an RPG roguelite and wasn't expecting an audio novel in between. It's not great. 90% of the narrator's spoken dialogue could be removed entirely and the game would not suffer for it. You hired these artists to do all this elaborate artwork and animation, and you're ruining it with some british dude yammering on and on describing what you see with your own eyes. If y'all were trying to hit that vibe Hades had with their narrator, Homer, you missed it. That being said, it's pretty good if you turn the sound for it off and use subtitles.
Honestly its not a bad game i just think its kind of boring and the character balance seems like ass. idk i only played 4 hours tho
This is an absolute gem, visually stunning with a heart-warming story. Fantasy action rogue-lite with a strong theme of family.
prefect game for story and rpg fans alike. play it one of the best ones.. aaa games lack impact for meny.
indie games/aa games hit just right
Children of Morta is an incredibly heartwarming and engaging action RPG that combines fast-paced combat with a deeply emotional story about family, sacrifice, and legacy. What stands out the most is its beautiful pixel art style, which perfectly complements the rich narrative and immersive world.
The game revolves around the Bergson family, each member with unique abilities that are not only powerful but also reflect their personalities and growth. As you fight to protect your homeland from evil forces, you’ll get a sense of connection with each family member, making their victories and losses feel impactful. The story is both tender and epic, making it easy to get emotionally invested.
Overall, Children of Morta is a beautiful, thoughtful game that successfully blends action with a powerful family narrative.
Hey!!! ...That's pretty good! Real talk though, being able to play a dungeon crawling rouge-like with my partner is a game changer. Pun intended.
have grinded on switch. not easy but satisfying. beautiful game and nice story. dlc worth pickup on sale
Nice game. Story rich. Good pacing. Challenging enough. Beautiful design.
This game is fantastic.
The multiplayer leaves a lot to be desired, but the hack'n'slash action is phenomenal.
Ranged characters seem to have somewhat of an advantage, but overall the progression, storyline, narration, BGM and even (surprisingly) the visuals are solid and give a sense of nostalgia.
Would recommend for $10 (I got all the DLC). It's the price of a movie.
I'd give this game a 6/10. This is a really fun game to get into, but the longer you play the more shortcomings you find. The story is rather good and fun to play through, but the late game and replayability is lacking. There are many obvious and rather easy to implement quality of life improvements that many, many players have mentioned in their respective reviews, but the developer has chosen not to make these changes, for whatever reason. I have 27 hours in game and enjoyed almost all of those hours, but I don't see myself playing this game anymore. I would continue playing for many more hours but the late game is very frustrating due to many poor design choices.
Storytelling - amazing
Visual - amazing
Gameplay - very average, only 4 atacks per character, 3 with very varied cooldowns. The gimmick of forcing the player to use all the character was ... okay.
Menu - garbage, designed for consoles.
Network - terrible, enemies took damage at least 0.5 seconds afterwards, I had issues of teleport backward, made for a frustrating gameplay.
Overworld - 0/10. As the co-op friend I had no control over anything. I just had to wait and sit while the host did the fun part.
Overall I did not enjoy myself and will not be playing more.
Only thing this game has going for it is story go buy binding of isaac rebith or hades instead
cant play online without endless bugs and lagging
Incredible game, especially for people with limited time and Mac users who want something casual.
Same price on GOG and Steam. Steam gets all updates while GOG gets none (for years now!). Quite scammy behaviour from 11 Bit Studios in my eyes. Will update review on Steam if something changes regarding Children of Morta on GOG.
A cool coop adventure game, with an intricate plot. but on one screen, in hot seat it's nearly unplayable: too little a screen for evading and dodging enemies' attacks.
Very very good roguelike
The mechanics are interesting and you have to play all characters to max out all of the skill trees because some abillities overlap. Which i really liked tbh. I like leveling up and i like skill trees so i didnt mind a bit of grinding.
Other than the good progression you actually have a pretty good story. I actually listened to almost every conversation instead of skipping and stuff. The characters are well written for a roguelike game.
You can also play another gamemode if you finished the main story
Fast-paced gameplay and arcade style controls are quick to learn and offer a decent feel of skill progression. The world is cool and the storyline is quite rich, if a bit cheesy at times. Just enough difficulty to make the stakes feel high. I like this game as a way to escape for 20-30 minutes, feeling refreshed and focused when I go back to other tasks.
I want to love this game. It has enough good ideas that you can see the great game that it could have been, but instead falls short in so many ways and becomes all the more frustrating to play because of it.
Time and care went into much of the design, while other (mostly gameplay-related) decisions are baffling. Visual design of the house that serves as the hub between levels, as well as the background artwork? Gorgeous and intricate. Visual design of the levels themselves? Generic, boring, and extremely repetitive. Design of the characters, to make them each have distinct personalities and playstyles? Fantastic. Combat? Grindy, repetitive, somehow both too fast and too slow.
It feels like the devs really love the lore of the family they created and spent the majority of their time polishing the hub world and crafting the story, and that the actual gameplay was an afterthought. Which is a shame... It's frustrating to play a game that could've been so much better.
Absolutely beautiful pixel animation and narrative storytelling. The gameplay is like Diablo, but with roguelike elements that remind me of Dead Cells.
If you want to buy this game strictly for the multiplayer experience - dont. It's unplayable due to lags even when the connection is fine. You will be very frustrated during the online sessions, when the lag, not your reflexes will kill you.
Multiplayer mode is out for a couple of months now, but it still has this sorts of issues.
tldr; Overall the game is really nice, but if you're planning to play coop - I do not recommend. Coop mode was realeased long time ago and it can be very annoying to play it (is nooone working on this game anymore? If so why are you charging for incomplete features?).
It is really heartbreaking to leave a negative comment on such a game. Cool storyline, amazing pixel graphics, fun mechanics. All plays well here... untill you enter coop mode.
I convinced my friend to buy it and play it together. Unfortunatelly, online coop mode is kind of trashy. Person invited to my game does not develop his own charactes - all progress is only saved on my account. So we both are exping my charactes only. Also there are sync problems for person who was invited, his hero is teleporting back and forth, dying from attacks he dodged at his screen (even with decent connection and minimal ping). You can find multiple threads online about it. Shame it didn't got decent net code, just bare minimum so it can be categorized as coop. For me it's a dealbreaker as ppl pay money just to be able to play online.
I'd be comfortable buying separate, coop-only version of this game, providing that it would actually work without any problems.
good simple fun. Nice story with wholesome message.
Children of Morta
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[td] A unique take to storytelling [/td]
[td] Pacing felt slow [/td]
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[td] Variety of Family members that have unique playstyles [/td]
[td] Some family members playstyles weren’t fun [/td]
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[td] Varied boss fights [/td]
[td] Dungeons run a bit long [/td]
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[td] Fan of the 16-bit art style [/td]
[td] Sometimes its hard to discern what’s going on in the cutscenes [/td]
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- PLAYED MAINLY ON STEAM DECK*
- AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- ASUS TUF RTX 4070Ti
- 32 GB 3600MHz RAM
- 2TB PCIe 4.0 SSD
[*]1440p Settings
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[td] Content and Replay Value [/td]
[td] Children of Morta is a narrative focused roguelite game. Therefore, by nature it has a high replay value. You play as multiple members of the Bergson family, each with their own distinct playstyle. Each dungeon you run through is procedurally generated with little bits of secondary story sprinkled throughout. The game encourages you to change family members for each run because character levels gained ARE NOT shared. The game penalizes overuse of characters so that you level each family [/td]
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[td] Should you get it?[/td]
[td] This can be a quick palette cleanser game. More so if you’re into the roguelite genre. But if you’re not into roguelites, you should stay away from this game. It doesn’t do anything to reinvent the genre. Just its own unique spin. If you are into the genre, I’d suggest getting this game because it has a reachable ending [/td]
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[td] 7/10. This game has been a long time coming for me. Sitting in my backlog. Played here and there throughout the years. My Steamdeck really allowed me to get back to this game and finally finish it [/td]
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Setting and Writing:
In Children of Morta you follow the Bergson family, Guardians of Mount Morta. They are tasked with curbing an impending doom name, wait for it, the Corruption. And this corruption is spreading rapidly. When playing as your selected family member you delve into cities with ancient spirits that have been locked away by the corruption. Freeing these spirits gives you answers on how to stop the corruption. The story telling is a bit dark but has a heartfelt cliché type ending. What is worth noting is the neat side stories riddles in the zones. Some of them tell tales of triumph over others fighting the corruption. Others are gut-wrenching stories on how people and societies have succumbed to it. Children of Morta does better than most other roguelites in developing and telling its story. Most of that has to do with the tone of the story. Although its overall message is one of love, there is plenty of heartbreak.
Gameplay system & Bosses:
As stated previously, Children of Morta is a roguelite that plays like Diablo. It sports a top-down, 3 skill ARPG playstyle. With that information it is well known that you will die in this game. But with death comes increased power. As you make your way through dungeons your choice of Bergson will gain levels to make them stronger. With levels comes new powers, and with new powers come deeper runs to complete the mission. There are six Bergson’s plus one friend. Each have their own playstyle that fall into the following archetypes: balanced melee, glass-cannon rogue, crit monk, tank, rapid spell slinger, balanced archer, and midrange specialist. As you can tell there are a plethora of styles to choose from. With all these archetypes it gives plenty to choose from if choosing to play multiplayer. Children of Morta sports both online and couch co-op. Children of Morta strongly encourages you to pick a different member each run (if you don’t, you’ll receive a health and damage penalty during the run). Diversifying your playstyles will see you make your way to bosses that entrapped the spirits you’re trying to free. Each boss is a unique challenge, but not overly challenging
Quest, Mini-games & Challenges:
This game is straightforward (like all roguelites). Make your way through all the bosses. The unique aspect that I enjoyed was how side missions and in dungeon encounters happen. These stories tell interesting stories on how others are dealing with the corruption. Not every story has a happy ending which I appreciate. It is a grim time in the world and no matter what the family does to help, sometimes it just falls through. This lets you know that during these desperate times, not everyone can be saved. Children of Morta also has a challenge mode, but the story mode was good enough for me.
Miscellaneous (art, music, etc.):
The 16-bit art style is beautiful but hard to discern sometimes. If nothing else, it’s what delineates itself from the rest of its roguelite brethren. The music is very high fantasy but not memorable outside of the main hub area.
Love the game, solid roguelike. But the game has slight stuttering and does not support ultra widescreens which is a disappointment in 2024.
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Dead Mage |
| Платформы | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 17.01.2025 |
| Metacritic | 82 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 89% положительных (6662) |