A co-founder of Blizzard created a new game studio in 2020, which will release its first game in 2025: a role-playing game focused on co-op.
Who is behind the game? Sunderfolk is produced by the developer studio Secret Door, which belongs to the game studio Dreamhaven founded in 2020. Dreamhaven is the new company of Mike Morhaime, who co-founded Blizzard with Frank Pearce and Allen Adham. Alongside Sunderfolk, Dreamhaven is also developing the PvP shooter Wildgate created by Moonshot Games.
The Return of Game Nights
What kind of game is it? Sunderfolk is a tactical C-RPG (classic role-playing game) with turn-based combat, set to be released on April 23, 2025, for Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch.
You take on the role of animal heroes protecting an underground village called “Arden,” which has formed around the remnants of a magical stone. This leads you into the dangerous Shardlands, where you carry out various tasks for the villagers in your fight against evil forces.
The game’s main feature is its strong focus on couch co-op with up to 4 players. Sunderfolk aims to bring back classic game nights and gather friends or families in the living room. To achieve this, the role-playing game utilizes your smartphones as controllers: each player downloads a free app, scans a QR code on the screen, and controls their hero with it.
The gameplay is primarily inspired by board games, with each player taking turns choosing their ability cards.
6 Animal Heroes with Unique Skills
In Sunderfolk, you can choose from 6 different classes, each with set abilities. For example, there is a raven arcanist who uses spells and can teleport your teammates, and a bat bard who uplifts teammates with songs and manipulates enemies.
- Arcanist: Raven, Arcane magic (controls the field)
- Bard: Bat, Support magic (buffs the team)
- Berserker: Polar bear, Tank (can fling teammates and enemies)
- Pyromancer: Lizard, Fire magic (deals AoE damage with flames)
- Ranger: Goat, Ranged fighter (fights with bow and arrow)
- Rogue: Ferret, Melee fighter (deals high single-target damage and has evasion skills)
Each class comes with its own playstyle and corresponding ability cards. So, you can choose the class that best fits you or simply go for the coolest animal.
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