SellSwords Brings Monks, Demons, and Assassins Together as a Team

One of the newest indie games to try their hand at a Kickstarter campaign is SellSwords , a Metroidvania action RPG being developed by Flying Squirrel.

a Metroidvania action RPG being developed by Flying Squirrel. In it, four characters are used in succession by the player to progress through a series of procedurally-generated dungeons (similar to the mechanic in The Cave ). These characters are Bergamus (tank), Rea (berserker), Tsewang (the protector), and Gael (stealth). These dungeons, through which the player must navigate, are located in Kaliria, and by using the unique skills of all four characters, you can choose your path to reach the goal. There are many paths that lead to a common end, and the only wrong way is to not try.

Tsewang, the monk

In addition to the gameplay, there are special items that can be collected for recipes – once all of the required items have been acquired, the player takes them to a blacksmith, who will forge the special item for you, complete with stats and a description of how the item will benefit you. New and better items can be crafted, either by finding more materials, or by improving upon what you already have. There is, however, a chance that attempting to improve an item you’re already carrying can fail, much like trying to enchant items in Torchlight .

The character-switching mechanic

The reward tiers range from $10 (early bird, digital copy of the game), to $2,000 (too many items to list!). At the $20-$165 tiers, in addition to the game rewards, your pledge will earn you a single digital issue of The Indie Game Magazine, packed full of news, reviews, previews, and interviews. Once you hit $250 and above, you’ve got a package chock full of multiple items from previous tiers (4 copies of the game, 2 tee shirts, etc.), and a full year’s subscription to The Indie Game Magazine. The estimated release date of SellSwords is in March 2015, and the goal for this campaign is $60,000. For all backers who pledge on tiers that include tee shirts, skins, etc., these items are a Kickstarter exclusive and will not be available once the campaign has ended.

Check out the Kickstarter campaignto see the tiers, rewards, and character descriptions/biographies. You can “like” the SellSwords Facebook page, follow it on Twitter, or read the Flying Squirrel devblogto keep up with the game’s production.