The crowdfunding campaign has hit over 100 backers and hit 25% of their goal.
Seattle, WA, 5/22/20 — Independent game studio Winterborn released their Pre-Alpha Demo for Externus: Path of the Solari alongside their Kickstarter campaign for the upcoming tactical role-playing game just four days ago. The Kickstarter campaign has reached the milestone of over 100 backers to the project along with hitting 25% of their goal less than a week from launching. Externus: Path of the Solari is a character-driven tactical roleplaying game (RPG) adapted from an original tabletop game. It takes inspiration from classic tactical RPGs along with modern game development to craft our own story and gives you characters that matter. Their approach is designed to allow you to get to know the characters in your party along with strategic combat in full 3D battlefields. They encourage party interaction through campfire scenes and storybook sequences that pay homage to the original tabletop game. Winterborn are a group of passionate game developers with over 11 years of experience in making games. They are building Externus using our custom BroadSword Engine built on the MonoGame Framework.
Features
Strategic Turn-Based Tactical Combat
Full 3D Battlefields
Character-Driven Story
Storybook Choose Your Own Adventure Sequences
Death Matters, Each Ally You Lose Will Change Your Story
Unique Full-Color Artstyle
Based on An Original Tabletop RPG
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The story of Externus: Path of the Solari follows Osmund Steele and his sons Alrik and Amante as they travel through the continents of Alcretia and Katrona. Osmund is part of an order known as the Soldat Solari, a tradition he intends to pass down to his sons, that is tasked with keeping balance and order throughout the world of Externus. It begins as we follow the Steele family and their companions on their way toward the town of Zyais when they run into unexpected trouble from a mysterious group known as The Monotheists. This group of zealots is led by a man named Gabriel, who has a history with Osmund and the Soldat Solari. Was it Fate that brought them together on this day? Was it the will of the gods? With Gabriel in the picture and rumors swirling of a larger threat, known only as The Abomination, the Steele family will have a lot of roadblocks in their way as they try to keep the balance of the world from shifting into chaos. Will your choices balance things or plunge them further into chaos? What does Fate have in store for you and your companions? Death matters in the world of Externus and losing an ally can change the story.
Externus: Path of the Solari is currently in development for Windows PC and Xbox One with plans to release on other consoles pending approval from the platform holders. Winterborn is currently seeking funding through Kickstarter, through June 18th, to fund additional art support for the project. They have launched a Pre-Alpha Demo of the game alongside the launch of the Kickstarter.
Winterborn was formed in January 2019 by former AAA developers Kent Gambill and Moudy Hamo alongside players of the original tabletop version of Externus. Winterborn is a passionate team working hard to bring an epic role-playing story to your fingertips as you explore a whole new world that has been built from years of tabletop play. They plan to release more information in the coming months, including interviews with the people who played the original tabletop version along with members of the development team. The goal at Winterborn is to make a game for both classic and new players that will be both rewarding and challenging as we bring the games we grew up with into the future.
Be sure to follow Winterborn to see the progress of Externus: Path of the Solari @WinterbornGames on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or at externusgame.com.
Direct Link to Kickstarter Campaign: www.kickstarter.com
Press Materials for Externus: www.externusgame.com/
Press-kit for Winterborn: www.winterborngames.
Winterborn, LLC is an independent game studio working on Externus: Path of the Solari, an upcoming tactical role-playing game for Windows PC and Xbox One.
If you would like more information about Winterborn and Externus: Path of the Solari, please email Trevor Osz at press@winterborngames.com
