The Astronauts game studio announced that the RPG shooter Witchfire is coming to Steam early access in 2024.
Witchfire’s Steam store page is now live, slated for a 2024 early access release. Players can wishlist the game on its new Coming Soon page to be notified upon its release.
The game is also available right now on Epic Games Store where The Wailing Tower update just dropped— an immense patch which includes a whole new map to explore, alongside new enemies, loot, gear, and features.
The Wailing Tower patch brings elements of cosmic horror to Witchfire, and offers the first new raid map since the game’s release. Arcana power-ups now feature “prophecies” and “curses” to benefit and challenge players, respectively, while the souls of fallen preyers can be called upon to aid you in your quest against new foes.
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In addition to gear and gameplay updates, compelling music tracks from composers Marcin Przybyłowicz (The Witcher, Cyberpunk 2077), P.T. Adamczyk (Gwent, Cyberpunk 2077) and Paweł Błaszczak (Dead Island, Call of Juarez, Dying Light) have been added to the game. Full patch notes can be found on The Astronauts’ website and Discord.
Witchfire is a single-player, dark fantasy RPG FPS, where you play as a wicked sinner turned witch hunter on his last mission to reach salvation.
Witchfire comes from the creative leads behind Painkiller and Bulletstorm. With a unique blend of souls-like, extraction and roguelite gameplay, Witchfire offers a challenging but satisfying experience with multiple roads to victory.
Skill and knowledge are essential for success in the battle against the Witch of the Black Sea and her witchfire-fueled army. If you die, you have one chance to return and claim what you lost— or regroup and tackle different enemies.
Explore vast, immersive biomes and select your battleground to confront the Witch’s forces. Each completed encounter strengthens you and your arsenal during this expedition through our roguelite system, called Arcana. There are countless ways to build your Preyer and dominate the Witch.
On each expedition, you can extract your looted items or, if you feel confident, confront the Witch’s Familiar to unlock new areas with powerful new items and upgrades.
Witchfire initially launched to early access on Epic Games Store in September of 2023.
“Thank you to our early adopters! To all of you who have participated in our early access so far: Thank you very much for your help in getting us to this point. Your feedback in our official Discord and beyond has been vital,” said Adrian Chmielarz, creative director of The Astronauts, in a statement.
The studio was founded in 2012 by three veterans who worked together on Painkiller and Bulletstorm. We are a fully independent game developer located in Warsaw, Poland, with a team of around 20 veteran developers.
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