Dawn of the Ashen Queen - grid-based dungeon crawler with narrative focus

[Konjad]

https://www.dawnoftheashenqueen.com

Spoiler

Coming at the end of this month:

"Dawn of the Ashen Queen" is a classic grid-based, first-person dungeon crawler reminiscent of 90s RPG games. Set out with your party to reveal the legacy of a millennia-old curse in a narrative-rich experience. Explore the colorful world of Eshavon, unearth its many secrets and fight dangerous foes sent out to stop you on your mission.

Explore your Fate​

Three years have passed since Eshavon was devastated during the Grand War. A shaky truce has been concluded between the Darok tribes from the north and the Imperial Kingdom south of the Blistering Mountains. As an Emissary of the Grand Marshal, you are spreading his will, tasked to oversee the reconstruction.

But as you visit one of the border towns, a surprise attack devastates the city and cuts you off from the rest of the empire. Together with a band of unlikely allies coming to your aid, it is now upon you to avert the danger to the empire and discover a plot that threatens not just your earthly kingdom but the very existence of the entire continent itself.

Key Features​

• In-depth RPG character creation with multiple races, classes and traits, a point-based ability system and several class-based skill trees.
• 3 NPCs join your party throughout the game, all with their own personality.
• Fleshed-out narrative driven gameplay with text-based cutscenes, dialogues and party banter bringing life to the world and let you experience an immersive story with twists and turns.
• Plenty of secrets wait for you to get discovered: secret doors, illusionary walls and puzzles to test your wits. But beware of devious traps, which lure careless explorers into their death.
• Real-time based combat where you fight your foes with a wide array of sharp weapons, powerful spells and cunning abilities.
• Explore the diverse world of Eshavon: Travel through lush forests, deep dark caverns, blistering ice mountains, mysterious crypts, fog-covered woods, ancient halls of a long-forgotten race and plenty of other colorful environments.

 

[cretin]

> real time based combat

 

[just]

real time cringe combat

 

[Lord_Potato]

Beautiful visuals seem almost wasted on a real time blobber.

 

[Gandalf]

Dawn of the Ashen Queen is a classic grid-based first-person Dungeon Crawler reminiscent of 90s RPG games such as 'Eye of the Beholder' or 'Lands of Lore'.

Found this bit on their website.

 

[Infinitron]

Dawn of the Ashen Queen is a classic grid-based first-person Dungeon Crawler reminiscent of 90s RPG games such as 'Eye of the Beholder' or 'Lands of Lore'.

Found this bit on their website.

"Dawn of the Ashen Queen" is a classic grid-based, first-person dungeon crawler reminiscent of 90s RPG games. Set out with your party to reveal the legacy of a millennia-old curse in a narrative-rich experience. Explore the colorful world of Eshavon, unearth its many secrets and fight dangerous foes sent out to stop you on your mission.

Explore your Fate​

Three years have passed since Eshavon was devastated during the Grand War. A shaky truce has been concluded between the Darok tribes from the north and the Imperial Kingdom south of the Blistering Mountains. As an Emissary of the Grand Marshal, you are spreading his will, tasked to oversee the reconstruction.

But as you visit one of the border towns, a surprise attack devastates the city and cuts you off from the rest of the empire. Together with a band of unlikely allies coming to your aid, it is now upon you to avert the danger to the empire and discover a plot that threatens not just your earthly kingdom but the very existence of the entire continent itself.

Seems heavily narrative-focused relative to this genre. That might be the Lands of Lore influence.

 

[ropetight]

At best, they will try to replicate Eye of the Beholder, Lands of Lore, Dungeon Master and M&M6 and somewhat succeed in it.
At worst... well, there is plenty of worst.

 

[Spike]

Will I ever find my Ashen Queen, bros?

 

[mondblut]

Looks like a Grimrock scenario.

 

[Nixheb]

So, anybody played it yet ?

 

[Berengar]

Looks ok. Definitely not doing much to stand out from any other grid based dungeon crawler.

Is it too much to ask for a Turn Based Mode option in these games these days?

 

[Butter]

Oh, it's real time. Unwishlisting.

 

[Infinitron]

Huh, how'd I miss this?



https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2809820/view/4541409756166750245

Release Date and Gameplay Trailer
Hello everyone!

I haven't written much in the past, but there are some good news:

The development of the game is finally coming to a conclusion. Release date will be 7 November this year (in about 2 weeks).

For the occasion, I also made a short gameplay trailer.

Have fun!

 

[covr]

Huh, how'd I miss this?



https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2809820/view/4541409756166750245

Release Date and Gameplay Trailer
Hello everyone!

I haven't written much in the past, but there are some good news:

The development of the game is finally coming to a conclusion. Release date will be 7 November this year (in about 2 weeks).

For the occasion, I also made a short gameplay trailer.

Have fun!

It is because devs cannot properly tag their games on steam and there's literally no marketing and very little interest for blobbers. During my recent steam search I've found e.g. this game released a day or two ago https://store.steampowered.com/app/3174830/Throne_Requiem/

 

[SpoonFULL]

It is because devs cannot properly tag their games on steam and there's literally no marketing and very little interest for blobbers. During my recent steam search I've found e.g. this game released a day or two ago https://store.steampowered.com/app/3174830/Throne_Requiem/

Not sure I can take this Throne Requiem seriously - the developer released almost 20 games in 2 years!

 

[Mortmal]

No reviews at all, no one discussing this game, no one has even heard of it. It’s likely another one of those poorly thought-out, unbalanced, and unfinished RPGs—we already have a sea of them. But something tells me we’ll eventually get the review we’re all waiting for:

 

[SpoonFULL]

Here is a review:

https://youtu.be/jFokM55x1fE?feature=shared

 

[covr]

It is because devs cannot properly tag their games on steam and there's literally no marketing and very little interest for blobbers. During my recent steam search I've found e.g. this game released a day or two ago https://store.steampowered.com/app/3174830/Throne_Requiem/

Not sure I can take this Throne Requiem seriously - the developer released almost 20 games in 2 years!

Maybe it is Cleve's son!

 

[Berengar]

It is because devs cannot properly tag their games on steam and there's literally no marketing and very little interest for blobbers. During my recent steam search I've found e.g. this game released a day or two ago https://store.steampowered.com/app/3174830/Throne_Requiem/

Not sure I can take this Throne Requiem seriously - the developer released almost 20 games in 2 years!

Maybe it is Cleve's son!

COOPer would never!

 

[Nixheb]

Ok, my two cents.
Some places are incredibly charming, gorgeous and impressive for the atmosphere they distill.
And.... wait... that's all ?
Yes, that's all. The rest is generic, bland, uninspired. Sometimes just plain bad.
Probably a game designed, written and generated with a shitload of AI involved.
Too bad...