AMATA Games will publish and release Crescent Tower, a new 8-bit 2D dungeon RPG developed by Curry Croquette with inspiration from classic Final Fantasy titles on the NES. Crescent Tower will launch in 2025 for PC via Steam with English, French, German, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese language support.
Here’s an overview of the game, via AMATA Games:
A story woven from courage
A fusion of nostalgia and novelty awaits you!
An authentic 8-bit style dungeon crawler RPG packed with retro style, intended for the NES generation and all RPG fans!
Story
Crescent Tower, an unprecedented dungeon that appears just once every 50 years in the Imperial Capital Mayirdoam.
No one knows what lies at the top, yet rumors abound of a jewel that grants any wish the heart desires and of a potion of immortality. To finally discover what lies at the top of such a mysterious tower, nameless adventurers flock to Mayirdoam….
You were one of those brave souls who set out to venture into this Crescent Tower.
Gameplay mechanics:
- Simple turn-based battles – Easy to pick up but highly strategic turn-based battles. Pixel art characters wage combat on a side-view battle screen!
- Choose a character from 3 races x 9 classes – Freely create your own character from 3 races and 9 classes (jobs) at the Adventurers’ Guild! Your character will grow ever stronger by repeatedly changing jobs while transferring skills already learned.
- View all 10 levels of the dungeon from a 2D top-down perspective – Explore all 10 levels of the dungeon from a 2D, top-down perspective. The search area around you will expand by lighting torches to ensure visibility.
- The dungeon is filled with traps and mysteries… map it out as you proceed! – The 10-level dungeon is littered with various traps. The key to success is to advance while mapping out the area a little bit at a time.
- Game length: 10 – 20 hours on average
