DOLMEN, a SoulsBorne-inspired Horror Action-RPG, surpassed their base Chapter 1 funding goal of 15,000 USD on Kickstarter ending the campaign with 585 backers, and officially raised 20,272 USD, hitting a stretch goal of 20,000 USD, thus granting two new weapons in the full release. The team is now focused on finishing up developments while continuing to collect ongoing feedback from their growing community. Initially aiming for 6 Chapters in during their first Kickstarter back in May of this year, now moving forward post-reboot, they realize that pacing themselves with their first chapter release will allow them to follow a better timeline and foster their community feedback even more along the way.
“What an amazing journey this has been, we wouldn’t be here without such a supportive community. If you hadn’t all believed in us we wouldn’t be moving forward with DOLMEN and thanks to all of you helping us realize our dream so we can bring DOLMEN to the masses! Our journey doesn’t end and we’re just onto the next chapter with a lot of work to achieve before our launch day, and we look forward to sharing the next steps as we progress” – Aleksander Rivers, Creative Director at Massive Work Studio
Watch the video of the entire developer team thanking their backers!
DOLMEN casts players onto a hostile alien world is known as Revion Prime, the location of the greatest recorded massacre in galactic history. Little more can be said about the far-off planet since its coordinates were lost to war. As neighbors, it has four gas giants and a nearby star called Nynfield. The corpses of those who lived there long ago orbit the planet — like a mass grave suspended in time. As the sole survivor of a crew of human astronauts pulled from charted space and abducted into a distant future, you awake below the planet’s surface with no supplies. Being alone on Revion Prime is like having been forgotten by life itself. With no answers as to how you got there, or what happened to your crew, your journey begins in the dark.
The key to survival in DOLMEN is adaptation and exploration. All gear must be harvested from the finite resources available on the planet. Craft armor, weapon upgrades and consumables as you try to survive, and power your space suit with Reactors to gain new attributes. The many kinds of eldritch horrors and abominable beings that populate the planet react dynamically and differently when attacked. By gaining experience, level up your character to fit your playstyle and improve your chances of survival. But don’t forget to stock your base or risk losing it all. Revion Prime is unforgiving; you’ll learn that the hard way.
“Where Stars Bleed is our first chapter on the world of Revion Prime, What you should expect from Chapter 1 is around 4-6 hours of gameplay, 2 Unique Bosses, Champions and 5 unique types of enemies that each have different fighting styles and hierarchies, 2 Armour sets that can be upgraded and customized to change the way you play DOLMEN. Each Tier of armor will come with different visuals and higher stats than its predecessor.
There will be 5 Melee weapons combined with 3 different shields you will use to face the foes of Revion Prime, Your melee weapons will be complemented by 3 different Ranged weapons each varying in how they compliment your time in Revion Prime.
There will be 2 different Reactors for you to use in DOLMEN and these will affect how you play the game.” — Pedro Bastos, Producer
DOLMEN’s Key Features:
- Explore a Devastated, Darkly Beautiful Planet: Revion Prime is an alien world, with environments inspired by the work of macabre artists like H.R. Giger and H.P. Lovecraft, that challenges you to unearth its dark history by connecting fragments of the past.
- Engage in Fast-Paced Dynamic Combat: Combat is intense and heavily based on timing, mixing melee-based attacks, Over-the-Shoulder (OTS) perspective long-range shooting and the use of defensive maneuvers such as dodging and blocking.
- Adapt or Perish: Craft to Survive: Mankind, so we believe, has become a prevalent species due to its ability to endure and adapt to inhospitable environments. Build up your skills and scavenge what little resources are available to create items and customize your equipment. You’re going to need anything you can find to live to see another day.
You can follow DOLMEN on Steam right now. Chapter 1 is slated for a 2019 release.
Related: DOLMEN Hit’s Funding Goal of 15K on Kickstarter in Just a Few Days, Going After Stretch Goals
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