Decision Video games this week revealed extra details about its upcoming Dungeons & Dragons-based RPG, Battlemarked, which is about to launch later this yr on the corporate’s platform Demeo. The primary journey inside Battlemarked is about in Neverwinter Wooden, a well-known place for followers of the franchise. The studio can be working with story designer Matt Sernett, who’s Battlemarked’s narrative lead. Sernett previously labored on the D&D tabletop recreation and consulted for video games similar to Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale.
Alongside the setting and 2025 launch window, Decision additionally introduced the launch platforms for Battlemarked: It’s coming to Steam and PlayStation 5, with a VR model within the works for SteamVR, PSVR2 and Meta Quest 3. It’s additionally accessible to wishlist on a number of platforms immediately. Whereas Neverwinter Wooden is the setting for the primary journey inside Battlemarked, the developer already has a second journey within the works, to be revealed later this yr.
Sernett stated in a press release, “When Dungeons & Dragons launched fifth version again in 2014, the primary journey that many gamers went on ventured into Neverwinter Wooden, and I can consider no place higher for Battlemarked gamers to start their journey. The primary journey in Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked will take gamers to acquainted places together with Cragmaw Citadel and Mount Hotenow. The world of D&D is simply as a lot part of the story as its characters, and we are able to’t watch for gamers to immerse themselves in its risks and delights.”
Tommy Palm, Decision Video games CEO, added, ““Whereas the world of Demeo is wealthy with lore, our earlier titles focus totally on tactical motion over motivation and narrative. With Dungeons & Dragons, story is simply as essential as fight, so we’ve rebalanced our strategy to ensure we are able to ship extra of it. With the addition of dramatic minimize scenes, richer dialogue, and deeper participant selections, Battlemarked actually marks the beginning of the subsequent iteration of the Demeo Motion Roleplaying System.”
