Othercide was undeniably one of the most stylish tactical RPGs in recent years. It stood out with an impressive blend of graphic design, a unique concept, and a setting that was far from ordinary.
Now, Lightbulb Crew, the Franco-Swedish studio behind the 2020 roguelite that had players commanding The Daughters as humanity’s last line of defense, returns with a new RPG titled Ex Sanguis, which looks to be equally stylish.
Details are scarce for now, but the Steam page is already live, offering a few screenshots that unmistakably echo the developers’ earlier work. The maps bear a strong resemblance, as do the stylized character designs.
You command a group of Stillae, elite warriors pushing back against the creeping stillness draining their world. The battlefield promises to be dynamic and brutal, where manipulating the timeline, exploiting terrain, and triggering chain reactions can mean the difference between survival and annihilation; all elements that also defined Othercide.
Missions vary in risk and reward, and even failure brings some form of progression. Ex Sanguis currently has no release date, but I will continue to follow the game and share any new updates. Below are more details from the Steam page.
More details
Lead your group of Stillae, elite warriors fighting to save a dying world from the forces of Stasis and restore the flow of life!
Your perfect plan
Plan your next moves with dynamic turn-based combat, strategically triggering epic chains of events across the battlefield:
- Use Timeline Effects to speed up, delay or swap time position to impact turn order and outsmart your enemies.
- Play with your surroundings that can explode, ignite enemies, or block sight… changing the outcome of the battles
- Leverage physical effects like knock backs, forced facings, flanking bonuses, and damage-over-time to dominate every encounter.
Progress at your pace
- Choose your own path, your own difficulty through the map.
- Take on high-risk, high-reward missions, head straight for boss encounters, or slow down to gather resources to increase your chance of success.
- All missions contribute to gradual progress and reflect the type of experience you decide.
A Roguelite loop adapted to turn-based combat
- Adapt to random skill drops by combining them with your unique load outs generating different synergies.
- Breeze through the procedural levels to beat unique bosses and understand the world in Stasia.
- Even if you fail a mission, some progress is rewarded
A Crimson Rebellion
In a world drained by the Purge, blood is defiance. Each drop of it paints the world in reds and blacks, as a reminder that life fights back. This is not just violence, it’s a vivid rebellion in a pale, colorless world.
