Xbox Spell Casting, PC Shooter in the Wow Pit at GamesCom

Fans of fast-paced first-person shooters that send you beyond the earth plane to assassinate demons while heavy metal plays in the background should be stung by some upcoming release. No, no, not another Loss. We are talking about an indie game called In the pit, which absolutely looks like bananas. Microsoft presented a first look at its Gamescom stream earlier today.

See how bananas for yourself:

In the pit presents you as a traveling mystic in search of “occult power”. One of your cousins ​​stumbles upon a demonic portal in a distant dilapidated village overrun with supernatural horrors. The once frequent releases from your cousin stop. So obviously, you have to go and check things out.

Although details on In the pit are currently thin, the configuration is clear: you dive into this demonic portal. Rather than boring old weapons, you cast spells. As you explore, you can rescue captured villagers, who will then build the city and open various stores. You can still mix and match your permanent unlocks and upgrades to customize how the dungeon manifests during each of your races.

Yes, “works”. It’s true: it’s a roguelike … Loss inspirations – from heavy music to shredding and lively movement to the ‘killing demons’ thing – written on his sleeve. Sign me up the devil. (My editor also suggested that the game has some Witches and Heretic vibrations. Granted, I haven’t played them, but they do look cool, and the pairing might ignite those who did.)

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The last few years have not been without great roguelikes, but most of the best, be it the hellish horrors of Dead cells or the divine thrills of Underworld-are third person action games. I’m curious, excited even, to see how a tight first person shooter roguelike plays out.

In the pit is slated for release October 19 on Xbox One and PC, and will launch as part of the Xbox Game Pass Library.