Software:Witchfire
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| Developer(s) | The Astronauts |
| Publisher(s) | The Astronauts |
| Director(s) | Adrian Chmielarz |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4[1] |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | September 20, 2023 (early access) |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Witchfire is an upcoming first-person shooter video game developed and published by The Astronauts. The game was released for Windows PC in early access in September 2023.
Gameplay
Witchfire is to be an action-oriented, skill-based first-person shooter game with no cutscenes.[2][3] It will also feature elements commonly found in roguelike games.[4]
Development and release
During the initial development, beginning towards the end of 2015, the game was being designed as a post-apocalyptic, science fiction survival simulator code-named "Astro Project 2", before turning into a dark fantasy first-person shooter.[5] Witchfire was officially revealed at The Game Awards 2017.[6] The Astronauts announced in January 2022 that Witchfire would be released via early access in late 2022.[4] However, in October 2022, it was announced that the early access date has been postponed to early 2023.[7] The game was released for Windows PC through the Epic Games Store on September 20, 2023.[8]
As of 2019, the development team has nine full members with three contributors.[9] The game is unrelated to the director Adrian Chmielarz's earlier Doom-style Painkiller (2004) and was also influenced by FromSoftware's Dark Souls and Bungie's Destiny series.[10][11] Its art direction inspirations include works of American landscape painters such as Thomas Hill, Albert Bierstadt, and Frederic Edwin Church.[12]
References
- ↑ "Over 80 Unreal Engine-powered games featured during 2022 summer gaming events". Unreal Engine. August 15, 2022. https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/over-80-unreal-engine-powered-games-featured-during-2022-summer-gaming-events. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ↑ "Witchfire – polskie studio rozpala stosy w grze o polowaniu na czarownice" (in pl). 14 December 2018. https://www.antyradio.pl/Technologia/Gry/Witchfire-polskie-studio-rozpala-stosy-w-grze-o-polowaniu-na-czarownice-27891.
- ↑ "Witchfire PC - wymagania, premiera, opis | MiastoGier.pl". http://www.miastogier.pl/encyklopedia,pc,18760.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wilson, Mike (January 27, 2022). "Dark Roguelite RPG Shooter 'Witchfire' Aims For Q4 2022 Early Access Release". Bloody Disguisting. https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3700741/dark-roguelite-rpg-shooter-witchfire-aims-for-q4-2022-early-access-release/. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ↑ "Witchfire - nowa produkcja Adriana Chmielarza miała być symulatorem przetrwania | GRYOnline.pl" (in pl). https://www.gry-online.pl/newsroom/witchfire-nowa-produkcja-adriana-chmielarza-miala-byc-symulatorem/z31b8b6.
- ↑ "Witchfire gets a sick ass reveal trailer" (in english). 8 December 2017. https://www.destructoid.com/witchfire-gets-a-sick-ass-reveal-trailer-476810.phtml.
- ↑ "How Redesigning One Core Feature of Witchfire Changed the Date to Early 2023". 2022-10-12. https://www.theastronauts.com/2022/10/redesigning-one-witchfire-feature/.
- ↑ Kennedy, Victoria (June 8, 2023). "Fantasy FPS Witchfire gets early access launch in September". Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/fantasy-fps-witchfire-gets-early-access-launch-in-september. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Redesigning Weapons" (in en-US). 2019-05-08. http://www.theastronauts.com/2019/05/redesigning-weapons/.
- ↑ "Is Witchfire the Next Painkiller?" (in en-US). 2019-04-18. http://www.theastronauts.com/2019/04/is-witchfire-the-next-painkiller/.
- ↑ "The Astronauts - We are the spacefaring types" (in en-US). 2019-05-29. http://www.theastronauts.com/2019/05/witchfire-destiny/.
- ↑ "Art Direction Note + Wallpapers" (in en-US). 2019-03-27. http://www.theastronauts.com/2019/03/art-direction-wallpapers/.
External links
- of The Astronauts, including a weekly-updated Witchfire development blog
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