Kingshunt has recently launched in Early Access on Steam and brings a massive amount of fantasy content. It is also an arena PvP game that represents a mix of For Honor, a MOBA, and the style of Warhammer Fantasy. Find out here how it plays and what is included.
What is Kingshunt? According to the description on Steam, Kingshunt is a 3rd-person online multiplayer action game that combines elements of tower defense and hack-and-slash.
In fact, the game looks like a version of For Honor, into which the developers have packed pretty much every fantasy creature from the last decades. The NPC enemies resemble all kinds of beings and creatures from Warhammer Fantasy.
Also, the playable heroes are tree beings, dark elf creatures, or a seductive sorceress that evoke memories of Warhammer.
Who are the developers? Behind the game is the Finnish indie studio Vaki Games, founded in 2016. Kingshunt is currently the studio’s only project.
MOBA gameplay and fantasy content – The features of Kingshunt
What are the special features of Kingshunt? The developers described their game as a mix of tower defense and hack-and-slash. But what exactly does that mean? We at MeinMMO have taken a look at the game on Steam:
- The gameplay is similar to that of a MOBA, such as LoL or Smite. At the start, you select a unique hero and must either destroy a large beast in the enemy camp as an attacker or protect it as a defender.
- Unlike in LoL, where the towers and minions are predefined, here you can set up the defenses yourself and determine the marching direction of the minion hordes.
- So, if you want a flamethrower turret right in front of your base or a company of orcs in the right lane, you can do all of that yourself.
- Additionally, you can further enhance your heroes in the game with runes. You collect the resources for this in the game.
How does it play? As an attacker, you must escort a kind of siege engine to the enemy base in a 5vs5 format. It plays like a typical payload mode, and the rolling monstrosity only moves when you keep its surroundings free of enemies.
When the thing reaches the enemy, it gradually dismantles their central NPC. Along the way, you fight the enemy minions and fend off disruptions from the opposing players. In the fights, you use primary and secondary attacks as well as three unique skills that are subject to a cooldown. Once you unleash them, you have to wait a while before you can use area attacks or powerful fireballs again.
As a defender, it works similarly, except that you must keep the payload free of enemies and thus prevent it from rolling forward.
All of this plays out quite quickly and dynamically, but don’t expect a polished opus with the budget of an AAA title like For Honor. However, for an indie title, it plays pleasantly quickly, and the dark fantasy aesthetics evoke the flair of Warhammer Fantasy.
When is Kingshunt coming out? Kingshunt recently launched in Early Access on Steam on August 25, 2021, and is expected to remain in this state for about a year before it is fully released.
A similar game with brutal action and a dark setting is the newly released in open beta Blood of Heroes.
