Dark age presskit

Pitch

Dark age is a strategic hack & slash game about a knight whose home was invaded by time travellers. You free up your land from the oppression and fight against futuristic enemies.

Factsheet

Developed and published by Afghan Goat Development.
Planned release date: 2025.05.05.
Planned operation system(s): Windows
Planned platform(s): Steam

Description

You play as a blacksmith who is quite the master of fighting and smithing. The combat is a card-based Noita spells-like system where you can make unique combos. The combat system also features parrying, dodging and jump-attacking. When the enemy is at low-hp you can choose to finish them for full stamina recharge. If you parry an attack then you can perform a full, unpunishable combo on your enemy! You have a main weapon, which you can throw and a heavy weapon which damages more and has a unique attack move. Hitting with your weapon costs no stamina but using or hitting with the heavy weapon will cost you a lot of stamina, while out of stamina your swing will have 10x less damage.
Your main goal is to destroy the portal where the travellers came from and eliminate the leaders. Your past is unknown but as time goes on, you slowly get to know your old self.

History

I've seen games where you travelled back in time to kick the bad guys ass. Now I wanted a game where the bad guys travel back in time to kick your ass. The game's combo system was inspired by Noita where you can make your own "attack sets". I also wanted to make a game with gigantic enemies.