A dark and atmospheric action-horror game from Haenir Studios Blight: Survival, invites players to the gloomy and corrupt lands of the Middle Ages. The game, which does not yet have a definite release date, has officially started accepting applications for its highly anticipated limited closed testing period. Blight: Survival, is preparing to take players with their friends into a relentless fight against the terrifying mushroom zombie invasion in decaying villages. However, on this dangerous journey, players will not only be waiting for creepy creatures, but also soldiers of enemy kingdoms and complex combat dynamics.
Rotten Lands Where the Sword Rules
Blight: Survival is a co-op survival experience for up to four players, set in the midst of a bloody war between two opposing kingdoms. As a result of this brutal war, a mysterious “brain decay"The plague has transformed once peaceful villagers into terrifying, spore-spreading zombies. Players will take on the role of grave robbers trying to survive in this dark world, collecting valuables from abandoned battlefields while also working to stop the spread of this deadly plague. The game's core gameplay is supported by unique mechanics that combine the replay-oriented nature of the rogue-lite genre with the risk-reward balance of the extraction genre.
Strategic Battles with Directional Combat System
One of the most striking features of Blight: Survival is that it offers players in-depth control.directional fight” system. This innovative mechanic will allow players to precisely determine their character’s attack and defense moves based on the direction their swords are swung. While this system is familiar to us from games like For Honor and the upcoming Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, the developers say that in Blight: Survival, the mechanic aims to feel much more sharp, direct, and satisfying. The first trailers released also offer exciting hints about this ambitious combat system.
Swamps and New Horrors Emerge
New in-game content recently shared adds a new dimension to the dark and eerie world of Blight: Survival. Players will be able to experience a new level of eerie atmosphere that adds to the game's swamp biome and encounter terrifying new enemies unique to this dangerous region. The game's striking visual design creates a suffocating, disturbing, and detailed world reminiscent of games such as A Plague Tale: Innocence and the atmospheric horror game Hunt: Showdown. Surviving and finding the right path will not be easy in this hopeless land of ruins, eerie gallows, and decaying structures.
While no early access or definitive release date has been announced yet, Haenir Studios is rapidly progressing its development and is counting down to launch the first closed tests with a limited number of players. Applications for the closed test period are now open for players who want to take their first step into this dark and dangerous world and fight for survival with their friends in a world rotting against the zombie invasion. Blight: Survival already stands out as an intriguing alternative that combines dark action, survival and co-op experiences.
