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There’s a new Vampire Survivors meets V Rising game in town, so why not try its free demo?An Ankou is launching into early access next month
An Ankou is launching into early access next month
Image credit:PID Games
Image credit:PID Games
Following the lush card battling of last year’sForetales, developers Alkemi are now trying their hand at an entirely different genre withAn Ankou. The top-down roguelike casts you as the titular servant of Death, reborn and forced to continue working in the afterlife, mainly through killing demons and helping lost souls. Capitalism, eh? Lay your eyes on the reveal trailer below.
An Ankou - Reveal TrailerWatch on YouTube
An Ankou - Reveal Trailer
Those classes have access to different weapons and abilities, and the team teases more additions in the future, such as a cook or a blacksmith. I recently learned that Rag Picker (people that would sift through bins in search of sellable goods) was a not-uncommon job title in the 19th century. I’d quite like to see that moveset.
Our Katharine loved the developer’s previous game, Foretales, calling it a “brilliant meld of strategic card battling, smart puzzles, and warm, characterful storytelling,” in herreview. A good sign for An Ankou’s prospects, although I’m interested to see if the team’s brilliant storytelling chops makes the transition to this Survivors-like structure.
The team say there’ll be multiple game modes with runtimes ranging from 15 minutes to an hour, and some difficulty options should help you mod that further. An Ankou launches into early access next month, but you can try out the demo later todayon Steam.
