Developer Unfrozen and publisher Daedalic Entertainment have announced that Iratus: Lord of the Dead, which is often mentioned as “Darkest Dungeon meets Overlord”, releases out of Steam Early Access today (April 23rd).
Boasting 90% positive user reviews on Steam, Iratus: Lord of the Dead launched on Steam back in July of 2019 and has plenty of updates and tweaks since. 1.0 will bring two new dungeon levels, more enemies, items, quests and all the QoL improvements since the game’s Early Access launch.
Here’s the launch trailer:
And the synopsis:
“An inversion to the classic heroic tale, Iratus: Lord of the Dead lets players use fallen foes to create fearsome monsters for their personal army. With a heavy focus on strategic combat, Iratus is a complex and rewarding experience for those with dubious ethics and a love of dark fantasy.”
Here are the key features for Iratus: Lord of the Dead:
– Play on the side of evil, embodied by the necromancer Iratus!
– Expand and improve your underground lair.
– Craft 18 types of obedient servants from the body parts of your conquered enemies: zombies, vampires, skeletons, mummies, banshees and many more!
– Each minion has six unique abilities for a total of nearly one-hundred abilities for you to command.
– Advanced combat system: to win you need to know both the strengths and weaknesses of your troops and enemies.
– Iratus can kill his enemies not only by magic or claw but also by draining their sanity!
– Four talent trees that alter the way you play: Alchemy, Magic, Ire and Destruction.
– Roguelike elements: minions that die are gone for good and the game saves automatically, making each choice irreversible.
– Detailed 2D graphics and a gloomy atmosphere of dark fantasy.
– Various difficulty levels, satisfying every type of player from novice to hardcore.
– Iratus himself is voiced by the voice-acting legend Stefan Weyte, famous for his performance as Caleb in the cult game series “Blood”
We played Iratus right as it launched into Early Access and were definitely impressed by what we played, appreciating its Darkest Dungeon inspiration while also wishing a few kinks would be ironed out. Here’s hoping the full release delivers.
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