We have some updated news about Battlerite, and you should sign up for the incoming beta test!

Not that long ago, back in March, I excitedly told you about Battlerite and that you could already start signing up for the Battlerite closed beta that is bearing down upon us. This post is both a reminder to indeed sign up for that beta test and also to give everyone a bit more information about the game. I am able to do this since Johan Ilves from Stunlock Studios was kind enough to email us some info about the game.

As I said last time, Battlerite is being developed by the same good people that brought us Bloodline Champions, and indeed is being thought of as the spiritual successor to that earlier game (which I very much enjoyed). It is also being developed in cooperation with Coffee Stain, the studio that brought us Goat Simulator, of all people. Since Stunlock provided an official press statement, let me give you a direct quote from that to describe the game:

“Battlerite is a top-down brawler focused on highly competitive PvP combat. Imagine a wild mash-up between World Of Warcraft: Arena and Super Smash Bros, using smooth W+A+S+D and mouse-aim controls. The quick 10-15 minutes matches makes it the perfect compliment to time-consuming competitive multiplayer games. No towers, no lanes, no creeps – Intense round based fighting, stripped of random elements to optimize the action.”

Players of Bloodline Champions will already be familiar with this type of gaming, and let me assure you that it is both intense and fun. There is also new information about another feature of the game: Top Down Bullet Time. Essentially, whenever a player dies all remaining players pull a Max Payne and time slows down for a few moments, giving everyone a chance to evaluate the situation. I am very curious to see how that plays out in practice!

Stunlock was also kind enough to provide some new in-game screenshots, some of which you can check out below. If you haven’t yet signed up for the Battlerite beta then I recommend that you head over to the game’s website and do so. Get on it!

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