Update: The City of the Shroud release date for Chapter One is August 9, 2018 on Steam only. Console release is scheduled for sometime in 2019.
Original: Check it out, folks, the City of the Shroud release date has just been confirmed by publisher/developer, Abyssal Arts. The game is going to launch on August 9, 2018. You will get a chance to take part in a live, “player-driven story as it unfolds over four chapters. Your choices, and the choices of every player, will drive a living tale of shifting alliances as you race to uncover the truth of the magical shroud that holds Iskendrun captive.”
City of Shroud was described as a tactical action RPG with a combo-based battle system.
To learn more about the game, check out the key features below:
Features
- The story is a living episodic campaign: in each chapter, every player’s actions impact how the world, changing how the story unfolds for the entire community in the next chapter
- 4 chapters: each chapter is crafted based on the cumulative influence of every player’s choices and actions from the previous episodes
- Real-time, combo-based battle system: think on your feet and chain your attacks together to defeat your opponents
- Play your way: an optional “Wait Mode” pauses the action while you enter combos, and you can choose to slow down or speed up the gameplay to suit your playstyle
- Multiple difficulty options let you choose between focusing on narrative and testing your tactical prowess
- Online PVP multiplayer
- Deep combo and stat system lets you customize your team to suit your playstyle
- Steamworks support for customizing the appearance of your units in battle
- A distinctive world, beautifully realized in 2D and 3D
August 9 is the release date for the first chapter of the episodic campaign, which will be told over four chapters. This is when the story begins, but there are not yet any updates on how long we might need to wait between chapters.
