How does a Souls-like party game like Deathbound work when it’s a single-player? Unholy crusaders will bind with fallen heroes to share a single vessel of four heroes – each with their unique combat skill sets, for a chance of survival.

While each plays a role, paying attention to their alliances is crucial as the world of Ziêminal is split between Faith and Science. Shared beliefs can offer combat buffs, though rival factions can produce conflict.

Deathbound Preview: Absorbin’ Morphin’ Faith Builds
Deathbound: a party-based Souls-like coming to PC and consoles this Summer is one to add to your watchlist immediately if a fan of the genre.
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Key features in Deathbound include:

  • The Essence – Gain the skills, memories and identities of fallen warriors throughout the world. Combine their unique personalities and combat styles and switch between them seamlessly. 
  • Party System – The essences you absorb form your party. Deathbound features a robust party system that allows you to craft a playstyle through talent trees. Switch between fallen warriors to harness their skills and abilities. Each party member’s affiliation in life will affect their synergy in death. 
  • Dynamic Morphing – Unleash the combined powers of fallen warriors with devastating Morphstrikes. Utilize different attack styles to pull off powerful combinations and finishing blows to defeat all who oppose you. 
  • Brutal World – Ziêminal is a world that mixes a technological past and a medieval present, home to diverse cultures. The city of Akratya is rich in lore and dangers. Explore a city falling into ruin under the shadow of a grand crusade. With its imposing brutalist architecture and melding of technology, it’s a city bound for oblivion.  
  • Unforgiving Monsters and Bosses – Face challenging enemies crafted to push you to your limits. Their very nature is based on the five stages of grief, with each new encounter commanding the attention of any soul who dares face them.

Watch the trailer below:

Deathbound is a one-of-a-kind party Souls-like from Trialforge Studio and Tate Multimedia that will be heading to PC via Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S this year. A demo is currently playable on Steam, and you can read about it here..