Retro is in and challenges are too – will the newly announced MMORPG Survived By be well received?
Time and again, people read that players want more challenges in MMORPGs. The games have become too easy; it was better in the past. With Survived By, these players will soon receive an online game that focuses on retro and plenty of challenges. Because every mistake can lead to permadeath.
Permadeath and Descendants
In the free-to-play game, up to 100 players per server fight side by side in fast-paced battles. Here, the projectiles fly around your heads, and if you catch one, you might have to say goodbye to your character.
But death doesn’t come so quickly. Not every projectile is immediately lethal, and you also regenerate health points. If you do meet your end, your character is gone, and it will receive a descendant who has part of the equipment of its ancestor.
Craft Better Weapons
Crafting plays an important role alongside the battles. Because you can craft better and deadlier weapons yourself – or find them. With these, you take on the ever more powerful opponents. You’ll encounter them in a large pixel world. Survived By relies on pixel art, giving the game a special retro look. The MMORPG will be free to play, and you can craft every item in the game yourself. The developers, Digital Extremes and Human Head Studio, plan to supply the title with many updates.
The closed alpha of Survived By is expected to start later this year. On the official website, you can register for the testing phase.
