Mortal Rite Build 16331842 - early access

Mortal Rite is a dynamic action game centered around a fast-paced melee combat system that emphasizes strategy over button-mashing. Players can choose from a diverse roster of characters, each with unique lore, fighting styles, and abilities. The game encourages players to use various skills, strategies, and cooperation, as well as to collect and craft items to thwart the king's encroachment. You can play solo or in multiplayer mode from the beginning, with a maximum party size of five. Engaging in duels with friends in the refuge offers additional rewards, but be cautious, as larger parties attract more enemies.

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The game features evolving combat and progression, where players can find ability points and items scattered throughout the world to unlock new combat strategies. Items can be traded between players, and ability points can be used in the refuge to customize playstyles. Each area is guarded by a gatekeeper, and upon their defeat, players can revisit the area for new challenges, including updated maps, new enemy compositions, and new items.

Mortal Rite offers unique characters and abilities, with each character having two built-in playstyles through a stance system. Players can further customize their characters through ability swaps, upgrades, and items. The game supports co-op multiplayer from the start, allowing friends to join in immediately. Multiplayer mode introduces alternate enemies and layouts.

The combat system is fast and responsive, focusing on breaking enemy posture to interrupt attacks. Players can seamlessly chain different attacks, including light, heavy, and charge attacks. The game requires adaptation to various enemies using unique sprinting, dodging, and air attacks, and each character can counter attacks through parrying, deflecting, or blocking.

Players will encounter a variety of aggressive enemies, each with different tactics. Factions within the game influence fights, and players can manipulate these factions to make enemies fight each other instead.