Publisher Ravenage Games and developer 9FingerGames are putting a twist on the tower defence genre of games with Heretic’s Fork. Due out Q3 2023 on Steam, Heretic’s Fork incorporates deck building mechanics into its gameplay as you strive to manage the population of Hell.
The premise sees you as a manager of Hell, tasked with managing the rift between Hell and Earth, preventing escape attempts by dwelling heretics. That involves punishing sinners using the state-of-the-art computer system, the eponymous Heretic’s Fork, by building defence towers to hold back the swarms. Seeing as you have to manage all the circles of Hell, you’ll have to hire demonic subordinates to manage things.
The deck building portion comes in when fortifying your towers and acquiring new weapons. You’ll be using these cards to add new sections to your tower, create demonic garrison units, trigger holy, unholy and hellfire effects, and much more Successful runs unlock more cards, which you can then purchase from the money you’ve earned from the number of heretics you’ve culled.
To entice you further, 9FingerGames is also putting together a “prologue” of the final game called Heretic’s Fork: Probation, which will be available to download for free on June 2. The team will also be participating in the upcoming Steam Next Fest (which kicks off on June 19) offering another demo that will include more characters and more circles of Hell.
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