Roguelike Ravenswatch finally gets a release date - and the reveal of its iconic final boss
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From the creators of Curse of the Dread Gods, the new hack n' slash roguelike Ravenswatch finally gets its release date announced in a brand new trailer, as part of theFuture Games Showat Gamescom, presented by Sid Meier’s Civilization® VII. Not only that, but we’ve finally seen the final boss in all her cast-iron glory: a cauldron-riding witch who can only be the legendary Baba Yaga herself.
And that’s not all the trailer gives away. Ravenswatch had always been a game about playing a roguelike populated by characters from timeless storybook tales - think Fables and The Wolf Among Us, but via Hades - but we’d yet to see who this was all building to bringing down. Well, while the old crone isn’t namedper se, it’s not hard to put two and two together. A cackling witch nestled in a cauldron, which itself is waiting in a big cabin walking about on a pair of legs…? I know an icon of Slavic folklore when I see one: that’s the legendary witch Baba Yaga - and I can’t wait to see what horrible hexes she’s waiting to break out on the battlefield.
And there’s one more exciting bit of news from the trailer - Ravenswatch is also going to get a console launch! Aside from Steam, gamers will also be able to enjoy fighting fables on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. The best stories are universal, after all.
If you’re looking for more excellent games from today’s Future Games Show, have a look atour official Steam page.
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