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Animal Gods to Launch on Steam Oct. 12

Animal Gods to Launch on Steam Oct. 12

A classic old-school action RPG, set in a 2D dark and mystical fantasy world

October 7, 2015 – Shepherdstown, West Virginia, USA – independent videogame developer, Still Games, announced today that action RPG Animal Gods is now complete and will be available digitally for the PC, Mac and Linux via Steam on October 12 and to follow on the Nintendo Wii U.

“We’re thrilled to be launching Animal Gods a year ahead of schedule and to reward our loyal fans and backers from our successful Kickstarter,” said Kara Myren, Lead Programmer at Still Games​. “Animal Gods is a story that we’ve been wanting to tell for a long time. It’s developed into such awesome and interesting game, that we can’t wait to share it with our eager Kickstarter backers and expectant fans!”

Animal Gods to Launch on Steam Oct. 12

Animal Gods is a fully illustrated, top-down, 2D action RPG where players adopt the role of Thistle, a young priest and hunter from an ancient age. Thistle’s journey will take her to tall mysterious forests, fields of stone and even discover a lost world. Set in a ravaged ancient European setting, our hero sets out to stop an arcane cult’s leader and release the cursed Gods of old.

Animal Gods to Launch on Steam Oct. 12

Featuring fast paced, precise action, players traverse the non-linear world of Animal Gods, exploring the dungeons in any order whilst wielding mythical items; the Rift Bow, Flame Cloak and the Sword of Wind.

Here is the official trailer:

About the Still Games
Still Games is an independent game studio started in 2013 by Kara Myren and Peter Harmon. They develop games from a studio located on the edge of a cliff in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Their mission is to build fantastical worlds that support a gameplay focused player experience.

Animal Gods will launch on Steam for PC, Mac, Linux October 12, 2015 and will follow on Wii U.

Related: Animal Gods Webstore Now Open

Source: Press Release

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