Pathea Games is the studio that brought the world My Time At Sandrock and My Time At Portia. They were cozy life sim style games with bright vibrant visuals and an inviting tone. Their new game, The God Slayer is the complete opposite of the My Time games.
A new gameplay trailer was shared today for The God Slayer, an upcoming third-person, open-world steampunk fantasy RPG. The God Slayer is currently in development for Steam, Epic, PlayStation 5, and Xbox.
You take on the role of Cheng, who is working to build a resistance force against the god-like beings known as Celestials. The Celestials are doing everything they can to accumulate a powerful energy known as "Qi" that can be used to fuel their eternal lives.
Humanity also learned to utilize Qi, but they use it for elemental powers. The fact that humanity is using Qi doesn't sit well with the Celestials, so they decide to put humanity in its place by conquering the strongest kingdom in the lands, killing the king, and killing the kingdom's Elemancers. This event is known as the God Fall.
[quote]In this 40-hour story-driven campaign, players assume the role of one of these gifted Elemancers, Cheng, as he seeks to galvanise a resistance against the merciless Celestials. Imbued with a sense of power and anger at the loss of his own family during the God Fall, Cheng embarks on a journey to change his world, avenge the fallen, and slay the gods that have wronged him.
Featuring a darker tone than Pathea’s previous games, The God Slayer, features freeform RPG gameplay that players love with fully customisable elemental combat, a giant capital city named Zhou to explore, factions to befriend or belittle, and mission design that enables players to make different choices in how they achieve their objectives.
This exciting new release was first mentioned as part of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s ‘China Hero Project’ at ChinaJoy in 2023. Over the past two years Pathea has been crafting and refining their vision to create a truly immersive open-world story-driven experience.
For a more complete feature rundown please see below:
- A Reactive Steampunk Metropolis
Lose yourself in a unique fantasy steampunk setting, enhanced with Eastern flair. Set foot in the capital city of the Zhou Kingdom, an urban metropolis that is experiencing a technological revolution, with an assortment of airships, steamboats, monorails, and steam vehicles. A fortunate few in the upper class savor the miracle of air-conditioned homes and mechanical washing drums, while in the poor neighborhoods the vast majority still toil in soot-blackened factories or bow beneath the weight of noble privilege. - Customisable Elemental Combat
Combine water, earth, metal and fire to create powerful attacks and weaponry. Use these abilities to bend the environment to your whim and in direct combat. Experiment with different strategic options and create your own fully customisable fighting style to dominate enemies big and small. Every encounter is a challenge, every battle a chance to unleash thrilling elemental combos that scratch your creative itch. - Confront Challenges Your Way
Missions in The God Slayer will allow players to approach them in multiple ways. For instance, players are free to attack all enemies head-on, they can bribe guards to look the other way, they can activate elemental powers to create diversions / distract enemies, they can pathfind usually hidden side routes and utilize other means to achieve their objective. - A Story of Vengeance
Embark on a thrilling story-driven campaign filled with interesting characters and intriguing twists and turns. Choose your allies, inspire people across the city, and overthrow scheming gods to bring justice to the world.
