Lovecraft’s Untold Stories hitting Switch next week

BadLand Publishing has announced that the action-RPG roguelite Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is coming to Switch next week. The title, developed by Blini Games, will be out on May 10.

Here’s a bunch of information about Lovecraft’s Untold Stories, along with a trailer:

Lovecraft’s Untold Stories combines action and RPG with a roguelite gameplay, in a universe inspired by Lovecraft’s works, where you’ll find all sorts of Myth monsters and all kinds of challenges that will test your sanity during the game.

Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is based on H.P. Lovecraft’s stories. You will experience first-hand the cosmic horror created by the genius of Providence. Every character will go through an investigation that will take them through different locations, from the creepy old Victorian mansion to the abandoned hospital where forbidden experiments take place or the jungle where lost tribes celebrate forgotten rituals, just to name a few.

Levels are randomly generated: it will be a different experience every time you play. Also, they vary depending on the character you’re playing with. Look for items and clues to unlock secrets and new stories!

5 characters, 5 ways of fighting the Mythos.

You can play as 5 different characters, each with a different playstyle and storyline. A private detective, a witch, a thief, a professor, and even a ghoul—each with different stats, weapons, and combat moves, creating five entirely different gameplay experiences.

The Detective offers a balanced playstyle, with average Health and Stamina. The Professor is a specialist in ranged combat, with less Health and a special shield granted by his weapon, the Tillinghast. The Witch does a lot of damage, has teleport abilities and elemental shields of fire and ice, but also a very low Health. The Thief is a specialist in melée combat that takes advantage of its stealth to maximize her damage. The ghoul does a lot of melée damage, has a high Health and regenerates itself, but can’t use medkits at all.

Madness Awaits…

Insanity crawls behind every corner for those who face the Mythos. In your investigations, you will face different situations where you have to choose what to do – make the wrong decision and you will start losing your mind. In order to face the Great Old Ones, you need knowledge, and to find it you have to explore – but the more you explore the more events that shake your sanity you will find… Those who go mad under the influence of the Mythos take their own life to escape the eternal terror they are now looking at. Not all hope is lost, though – there are some ways to recover your sanity…

Main features:
– Fight hundreds of different monsters from the Cthulhu Mythos in this intense action roguelite.
– Explore Lovecraft’s stories: every character has a storyline that crosses randomly generated levels set in different locations from Lovecraft’s stories, such as the hospital, the jungle, or the port city just to name a few.
– Face the Great Old Ones: Great Cthulhu, Nyarlathotep, Dagon, Shub-Niggurath, and Azathoth await you in special levels.
– Investigate thoroughly: explore every corner to find secret levels and knowledge about the Great Old Ones
– Learn about the Mythos to fight them: to have a chance at fighting the Great Old Ones you need to acquire knowledge about them, or their mere presence will drive you insane.
– Madness awaits: in the course of your adventures you will have to make some decisions, and taking the wrong ones will shake your sanity. If it gets too low, you will start losing your mind – and if you go mad you will take your own life to escape the horror.
– Pick your hero: Choose between 5 different characters, detective, the thief, the professor, the witch, and the ghoul.
– Different playstyles: every investigator has a different combat style and skills, but levels also vary depending on who you’re playing them with – so the gameplay experience is totally different.
– Collect and improve weapons, items, and artifacts. Each character has a set of weapons and items, and there are hundreds of other items you can find and use!
– Look for clues and special items to unlock secrets and new stories.

Lovecraft’s Untold Stories will cost $14.99 on the Switch eShop.

Source: BadLand Publishing PR