The ARPG Pagan Online is now available in Early Access on Steam. The Diablo MMO from World of Tanks developers Wargaming offers a colorful and bloody world with unique classes and an interesting story.
What is Pagan Online? Pagan Online is a classic top-down action RPG. It was announced only in November 2018 and has been available in Early Access on Steam since April 18, 2019.
Among the many genre colleagues coming in 2019, it stands out mainly due to its story. Pagan Online is inspired by Slavic pre-Christian mythology and features mythical figures from the world of legends, such as vampires and ancient gods.
Pagan Online is currently only available for PC. Versions for PS4 and Xbox One are reportedly not planned. This information has been confirmed by the developers upon request from MeinMMO.
How does the Early Access of Pagan Online play? Pagan Online is played with mouse and keyboard, but unlike what is common in ARPGs and hack-and-slash games like Diablo. Your hero is controlled using WASD, attacks and abilities are mapped to Shift, Space, mouse buttons, and other keys.
You begin your journey as one of three initially available heroes and can unlock more heroes, loot, equipment, and companions during the game.
The visuals of Pagan Online are not up-to-date in Early Access, but the game runs very smoothly.
Currently, only a solo mode is available in Early Access. A coop option is expected to come soon. However, there is already a social hub called “Pantheon”, where you can meet other players outside of missions.
These are the features of Pagan Online: Some features have been known since an earlier trailer. Now, the portfolio has expanded. To stand out from the competition, Pagan Online offers some special features in its mythical world:
- Different modes and weekly and daily events such as monster hunts and assassinations
- A crafting system and loot that, according to the developers, should be “endless”
- A solo campaign with five acts and three difficulty levels
- A “Legacy” system for even more challenge once you own all the heroes
- A social hub, the Pantheon
Additionally, Pagan Online offers a total of eight different classes, all of which are largely based on Slavic mythology. Each class has unique skills and playstyles.
- Kingewitch, an axe-wielding berserker
- Anya, a vampire lady with a whip
- Istok, a heavy tank with hammer and shield
- Morokh, a mobile skeleton assassin with a scythe
- Lucian, a spiritual arcanist
- Valeria, a hunter with hand-crossbows
- Dameer, a blind, druid-like hero with a bear companion
- Masha, a melee mage with tarot cards and sound magic
At the beginning, you can choose between Kingewitch, Anya, and Istok. The other heroes can be unlocked through “shards” for the hero forge.
What is the cost of the game? You can buy Pagan Online for currently 26.99€ on Steam or for 26.99€ in the Wargaming shop.
