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Mutant Year Zero devs are making a new tactical RPG called Miasma ChroniclesThe Bearded Ladies are back and they’re bringing Elvis with them

The Bearded Ladies are back and they’re bringing Elvis with them

Miasma Chronicles is the next tactical game from Mutant Year Zero developers The Bearded Ladies

The game stars an orphaned lad called Elvis, who is neither the one from the upcoming Baz Luhrmann film or the wacky big-headed alien fromPerfect Dark. Instead, he reminds me a lot ofStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order’s genero-Jedi Cal Kestis more than anything else. Must be the hair…

Miasma Chronicles | Announcement Trailer (ESRB)Watch on YouTube

Miasma Chronicles | Announcement Trailer (ESRB)

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Elvis also has an older robot brother in Miasma Chronicles, what with it being the future and everything, although it’s not yet clear whether their relationship is a kind of Full Metal Alchemist type deal, or something more benign. In any case, they’re both on a quest to look for their mam, who left Elvis a special glove that controls the Miasma. That sounds like it’ll come in – wait for it – handy. 505 say there will be lots of exploration mixed with tactical turn-based combat, along with ‘RPG elements’. My money’s on skill trees.

There’s not much else to go on yet about Miasma Chronicles, but you can wishlist it on theEpic Games Store. Miasma Chronicles is slated for release sometime in 2023 on Steam and the Epic Games Store for PC, and on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.