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AWAKEN: Astral Blade Demo Receives Huge Update

Kerri GuilletteBy Kerri Guillette01/31/20242 Mins Read
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ESDigital Games has updated the popular demo for the upcoming Metroidvania / side-scrolling action game AWAKEN: Astral Blade with a host of quality-of-life and balancing improvements following feedback from the community.

Weave your own story in this dark, 2D, side-scrolling action fairy tale game. Join Tania, the bionically enhanced protagonist, as she is sent into the rainforests of Horace Islands in search of a missing Investigation Force. Once there, Tania discovers a dark Karpas energy flooding through the islands, mutating the animals and plants into deadly anathemorphs.

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Since the launch of the PC demo on Steam, developers Dark Pigeon Games has been actively listening to the valuable feedback from players and the community and working to improve the overall gameplay experience.

The main feedback was focused on the game’s difficulty, so the team implemented some improvements and balancing to enhance the gameplay. Some of the key additions include:

  • The entire UI interface has been reworked for ease of use.
  • The mini-map function has been rebuilt, and you can now set markers on there.
  • Optimized the main character for a more life-like movement experience.
  • Players can lower the difficulty of the game if they die three times in the same place.
  • A new combo interface has been added where players can check the available combos anytime.
  • Once the game is completed in normal difficulty mode, players can unlock the hardcore level to really test their skills.
  • Rookie’s Soul — when playing in an ‘easy’ difficulty level, a buff is applied to Increase the attack power and HP by 20% each every time the player dies.

The AWAKEN: Astral Blade PC demo can be downloaded from Steam now.

AWAKEN: Astral Blade Demo Overview

Demonstration of the main gameplay and visual aspects of the AWAKEN – Astral Blade game. Weave your own story in this dark fairy tale. In the mysterious ancient ruins, you will adventure with Tania to reveal her origins and fate. Is there any chance of survival in the darkest and desperate place?

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