Game News Sovereign Syndicate releasing on January 15th

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Tags: Crimson Herring Studios; Sovereign Syndicate

https://www.terminals.io/games/sovereign-syndicate/news/4219

October 9th - London awaits! Crimson Herring Studios are proud to announce that Sovereign Syndicate, their tarot focused steampunk adventure set in a fantastical Victorian take on The Big Smoke, is launching next year on January 15th, 2024.

See the docklands from the perspective of three different characters, with NPCs reacting differently to each one's gender, race, appearance, & dialogue choices. Carve your path with forward by employing magic, persuasion, or even fisticuffs, with your decisions building up your character's skills and causing others to stagnate. Pick the right cards from the deck, manage your humors, and watch how your actions affect the temper of the city, pushing it to brink of despair or putting it on a path to redemption.

You can play the recently updated demo for Sovereign Syndicate right now on Steam as part of Next Fest and get acquainted while waiting for the game's release next year.​

 

[La vie sexuelle]

Tags: Crimson Herring Studios; Sovereign Syndicate

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I'm slowly starting to get lost in these Arcanum rip-offs.

 

[Mr. Magniloquent]

It's a Disco Elysium clone with steampunk aesthetic...and demi-human animals. No Truce with the Furries, indeed.

 

[Tyranicon]

I'm slowly starting to get lost in these Arcanum rip-offs.

This is the only one I know of. Genuinely curious, but which other ones are there?

 

[Vyvian]

I tried the demo and it seems kinda interesting.
Not a fan forced swapping between various protagonists though but that's just my personal hangup in RPGs.

 

[0sacred]

if it is indeed a Disco-like, this is the first one that at least looks interesting.

 

[Marte1980]

I have no idea why would anyone ever think that deck-building is a good mechanic for an RPG. It's stupid, extremely limiting, boring and destroys immersion!

 

[ropetight]

I'm slowly starting to get lost in these Arcanum rip-offs.

This is the only one I know of, plus that solodev one about the cleric. Genuinely curious, but which other ones are there?

There is lot of them that suck on similar nipple as Arcanum, victorian steampunk with string quartet music, but they rarely mix fantasy with it.

On top of my head, Firmament adventure has similarities with world of Arcanum.
Fallen London is going for years and it borrows atmosphere and mixes it with generic Lovecraft-like weird.
Lethis is steampunk city builder, not so good, unfortunately.

There is also that upcoming Obsidian inXile game, Clockwork Fuckwork or something like that.

 

[luj1]

This is a plastic looking game with 0 charm

Also trying to copy Disco Elysium. Honk honk

 

[luj1]

I'm slowly starting to get lost in these Arcanum rip-offs.

It is not an Arcanum ripoff at all

Steampunk doesn't auto translate to Arcanum. Especially poorly done steampunk such as this

This is a Disco Elysium ripoff, if anything

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

This is a Disco Elysium ripoff, if anything

Sovereign Syndicate being a Disco Elysium-like was noted immediately in the main thread for the game.

 

[La vie sexuelle]

I'm slowly starting to get lost in these Arcanum rip-offs.

It is not an Arcanum ripoff at all

Steampunk doesn't auto translate to Arcanum. Especially poorly done steampunk such as this

This is a Disco Elysium ripoff, if anything

The setting looks like the one from Arcanum. It's not like game creators have any particular erudition, even when it comes to pop culture.

 

[Zeriel]

I'm slowly starting to get lost in these Arcanum rip-offs.

This is the only one I know of, plus that solodev one about the cleric. Genuinely curious, but which other ones are there?

There is lot of them that suck on similar nipple as Arcanum, victorian steampunk with string quartet music, but they rarely mix fantasy with it.

On top of my head, Firmament adventure has similarities with world of Arcanum.
Fallen London is going for years and it borrows atmosphere and mixes it with generic Lovecraft-like weird.
Lethis is steampunk city builder, not so good, unfortunately.

There is also that upcoming Obsidian inXile game, Clockwork Fuckwork or something like that.

They Are Billions was also in a vaguely similar vein, but unlike the other indie hipster trash its actually a good and fun game.