Indie developer Fairyship Games has announced the release date for their upcoming action-adventure RPG Testament: The Order of High Human. Testament: The Order of High Human is slated for release on Steam and Epic Games Store on July 13, 2023, and you can download and play a free demo of the game right away as it is part of Steam Next Fest. To celebrate the announcement, the developer has also released the latest trailer for the game. Check it out below before we jump into additional details:
Testament: The Order of High Human is an original first-person, story-based adventure RPG where players will find themselves stepping into the shoes of Aran, the king of High humans. Set in the lands of Tessara, Aran serves as the guardian of the realm. Having been betrayed by his brother Arva, and robbed of his powers as the world around him is plunged into darkness and overrun by ominous creatures, you will be tasked with regaining Aran’s powers and using them to confront Arva and restore Tessara to its former glory. For making yourself powerful, you will be able to upgrade your sword, bow, and magic abilities as it will help you develop your very own fighting style.
Testament: The Order of High Human is a tale of a fallen king’s journey to save his empire from destruction and darkness and it pays homage to different titles and genres that we all grew up playing. Co-creator and studio co-founder Moe Naderi comments:
It’s amazing to be able to unveil Testament: The Order of High Human’s launch date after the best part of five years in development. The reaction to the first trailer we put out last month has been immense, and we hope players are going to like our ‘melting pot’ approach of tipping Testament’s hat to some of the biggest adventure games from the last decade in play.
Key features of the game include:
- Experience an immersive combat style based around three different approaches, each one designed to offer its own unique traits that allow the player to rely on it to get through the majority of play.
- Master sword game-play with a variation of destructive and elemental combos.
- Take charge of 16 magic abilities including single-target spells, traps, Area of Effect (AoE attacks), Damage per Second (DPS), and defensive spells.
- Utilize a magical bow with four different types of arrows such as a normal arrow, a ricochet arrow, an explosive arrow, and a passthrough arrow.
- Take advantage of a grand XP and upgrade system that motivates players to fully explore every land and dungeon.
- Experience unique gameplay areas with exciting platforming that reminds you of the nostalgic excitement from retro 2D platformers.
- Take charge of a brand new ‘Eclipse System’ based on gameplay entities called eyes of darkness and it consists of 3 different gameplay mechanics that can work separately or together to deliver exciting encounters and challenges.
- Use more than 18 consumables at the player’s disposal. These craftable items can affect the player’s health and mana or create enhancements to the player’s belongings and surroundings. Using them together can deliver advantages to help players shape their own playing style.
- Take on more than 40 main and side-quests, carefully crafted and relevant to the game’s consistent storytelling.
- Experience strong and engaging storytelling with a nonlinear narrative style.
Testament: The Order of High Human has been in development for the past four and a half years and currently, a PlayStation and Xbox version of the game is also in development. Initially, it is slated for a PC release via Steam and Epic Games Store only, and following the initial release, details on the PlayStation and Xbox release will be shared by the developer. It is currently priced at $34.99 and if you are interested in playing it, you can add it to your wishlist over at Steam.
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